1. Assassins Music & Lyrics by stephen sondheim book by John Weidman
Jessica Elkins

2. Productions
Original
Opened December 18th, 1990 Off-Broadway at Playwright Horizons
Closed February 16th, 1991 after 73 performances
Directed by Jerry Zaks
Notable Cast Members: Victor Garber and Terrence Mann

3. Broadway Premiere Revival
Productions
Broadway Premiere Revival
Opened April 22nd, 2004 at Studio 54 Theatre in New York, New York
Closed July 18th, 2004 after 101 performances
Directed by Joe Mantello
Notable Cast Members: Michael Cerveris, Neil Patrick Harris

4. Characters The Proprietor: Marc Kudisch
The Balladeer: Neil Patrick Harris
John Wilkes Booth: Michael Cerveris
Charles Guiteau: Denis O’Hare
Leon Czolgosz: James Stacy Barbour
Giuseppe Zangara: Jeffrey Kuhn
Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme: Mary Catherine Garrison
Sara Jane Moore: Becky Ann Baker
John Hinckley Jr: Alexander Gemignani
Samuel Byck: Mario Cantone
Lee Harvey Oswald: Neil Patrick Harris
David Herold: Brandon Wardell
Emma Goldman: Anne L. Nathan
Neil Patrick Harris as Lee Harvey Oswald and Michael Cerveris as John Wilkes Booth

5. Historical Background
John Wilkes Booth: Assassinated Abraham Lincoln
David Herold: Accomplice of John Wilkes Booth
Charles Guiteau: Assassinated President James Garfield
Leon Czolgosz: Assassinated President William McKinley
Giuseppe Zangara: Attempted Assassination of President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lee Harvey Oswald: Assassinated President John F. Kennedy
Samuel Byck: Attempted Assassination of President Richard Nixon
John Hinckley: Attempted Assassination of President Ronald Reagan
Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme: Attempted Assassination of President Gerald Ford
Sara Jane Moore: Attempted Assassination of President Gerald Ford

6. Awards: 2004 Broadway Revival *Denotes Win
Tony Awards
Best Revival*
Best Feat. Actor (Michael Cerveris*, Denis O’Hare)
Best Direction*
Best Orchestrations*
Best Scenic Design
Best Lighting Design*
Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Revival*
Outstanding Featured Actor (Marc Kudisch)
Outstanding Director
Outstanding Orchestrations
Outstanding Scenic Design
Outstanding Lighting Design*
Outstanding Sound Design*
Joe Mantello, Director

7. Ready, Aim, Sing: ‘Assassins’ hits broadway By Jessie Mckinley circ
Ready, Aim, Sing: ‘Assassins’ hits broadway By Jessie Mckinley circ. April 22, 2004
“…the greatest obstacle has been the strange intersection of its dark subject matter and world events…” (9/11, Persian Gulf wars, etc.)
“the American obsession with fame plays no small part in society's obsession with violence.”
'In 1991 I think that was darkly comic and unfathomable,'’ he [Mantello] said. ''But there's definitely a hush that comes over the audience now.''

8. ’Assasins’ Murders ‘em in London David Gritten circ
’Assasins’ Murders ‘em in London David Gritten circ. November 16th, 1992
“London theater critics have raved about the show, which has become the hot ticket in town this fall.”
“London audiences have responded warmly to the show's theme, and do not appear to have been outraged by it.”
Sondheim says "Assassins" is "about the promises that our political system offers-- such as the one that anyone can be President of the United States which is untrue."

9. 2004 Tony Awards Performance

10. Assassins : Playwrights Horizons. " Playwrights Horizons. N. p. , n. d
Assassins : Playwrights Horizons." Playwrights Horizons. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Nov
"Assassins (musical)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 07 Dec
"Assassins (musical)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 28 Nov
@EW. Neil Patrick Harris Returns to 'Assassins' Digital image. Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov
Mckinley, Jesse. "Ready, Aim, Sing: 'Assassins' Hits Broadway." The New York Times. The New York Times, 21 Apr Web. 06 Dec
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"Person List." Playbill: Broadway, Off-Broadway, London News, Listings and Tickets. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov
16, November. "'Assassins' Murders 'Em in London : Stage: New York Was Cool to Stephen Sondheim's 1990 Musical about the Murderers--and Would-be Killers--of U.S. Presidents. It's Now a Hit in England." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov Web. 07 Dec
"TOP 11 QUOTES BY JOE MANTELLO | A-Z Quotes." A-Z Quotes. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Dec <

11. Works Cited
Assassins : Playwrights Horizons." Playwrights Horizons. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Nov
"Assassins (musical)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 07 Dec
"Assassins (musical)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 28 Nov
@EW. Neil Patrick Harris Returns to 'Assassins' Digital image. Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov
Mckinley, Jesse. "Ready, Aim, Sing: 'Assassins' Hits Broadway." The New York Times. The New York Times, 21 Apr Web. 06 Dec
"Neil Patrick Harris." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, n.d. Web. 06 Dec <
"Person List." Playbill: Broadway, Off-Broadway, London News, Listings and Tickets. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Nov
16, November. "'Assassins' Murders 'Em in London : Stage: New York Was Cool to Stephen Sondheim's Musical about the Murderers--and Would-be Killers--of U.S. Presidents. It's Now a Hit in England." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov Web. 07 Dec
"TOP 11 QUOTES BY JOE MANTELLO | A-Z Quotes." A-Z Quotes. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Dec <