Assassins (2004)
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director:
Joe Mantello
playwright:
John Weidman
actor:
Becky Ann Baker
/
James Barbour
/
Mario Cantone
/
Michael Cerveris
/
Mary Catherine Garrison
…
genre:
History
/
Drama
region:
United States
language:
English
length: 1h 49m
release date: 2004-04-22
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.