Release Date
2004-04-22
Status
Released
Original Title
Assassins
Runtime
1h 49m
Original Language
EN
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Roundabout Theatre Company
Overview
This darkly satirical musical reframes American history through the eyes of those who attempted – successfully or not – to kill US presidents. Structured as a surreal carnival sideshow, the piece weaponises American musical traditions – vaudeville, folk ballads, barbershop quartets, patriotic Sousa-style marches and Bacharach pop – to undercut the myth of the “American Dream,” exposing how frustration, alienation and entitlement can curdle into violence.
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