Assassins

ASSASSINS is based on an idea by Charles Gilbert Jr. Original orchestrations by Michael Starobin. Playwrights Horizons Inc., New York City, produced ASSASSINS off-Broadway in 1990. Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) Limited.

'Murder is a tawdry little crime. But when a president gets killed… he gets assassinated.’ A man sits in a storeroom on the sixth floor of a Book Depository in Texas waiting for John F. Kennedy’s motorcade to pass below. He rests his finger on the trigger, ready to join a line of men and women who have shot their way into the history books. Assassins is a satirical and stylish look at why individuals reach for a gun when they feel their voice can’t be heard. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, writers Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman, bend the rules of time and space, taking us on a roller coaster ride in which assassins and would-be assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and inspire each other to perform harrowing acts. Clever, funny and thought-provoking, this is a musical about the power of the President, the lure of celebrity and the failure of the American Dream. . This production includes themes of violence and contains strong language. Age guidance 12+ Please note, there will be no interval during Assassins. The running time is approximately 1 hour 40 minutes with no interval.