Assassins

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Becky Ann Baker Sara Jane Moore

James Barbour Leon Czolgosz

Mario Cantone Samuel Byck

Michael Cerveris John Wilkes Booth

Mary Catherine Garrison Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme