Assassins"Nothing quite prepares you for the disturbing brilliance of Assassins." -David Richards, The New York Times "Dark, demented humor, as horrifying as it is hilarious." -Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press "Intelligent and thrilling musical theatre. Dazzling in its originality." -Ken Mandelbaum, Theaterweek Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking achievements in musical theatre attain a new level of audacity and accomplishment in his latest creation, Assassins. Evoking a fraternity of Presidential assassins and would-be assassins across a hundred years of our history (including John Wilkes Booth, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, John Hinckley and Lee Harvey Oswald), he and collaborator John Weidman examine success, failure and the questionable drive for power and celebrity in American society. The result is an unusually imaginative and utterly idiosyncratic entertainment compounded equally of insight, pleasure, and provocation. Assassins is an important and permanent addition to the American stage. |
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... radio ends . Oswald puts down the note and crosses to the radio as an Announcer comes on . RADIO ANNOUNCER : That was the Blue Ridge Boys and " Heartache Serenade . " And now we take you live to KTEX reporter Harry— ( Oswald turns off the ...
... radio and turns it on ) RADIO ANNOUNCER : -speaking to you from Love Field , where the President's plane has just touched down and is taxiing toward us across the tarmac . We understand the President intends to speak briefly here at the ...
... radio comes on ) RADIO ANNOUNCER : and now the motorcade is turning into Elm Street . There's someone holding up a banner , " All the Way with JFK . " The President is smiling and waving as his car heads for Dealy Plaza where it will ...