Bold, original, surreal, disturbing, thought-provoking and alarmingly funny, "Assassins" is perhaps the most controversial musical ever written.brbrThis most American of musicals lays bare the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the United States, in a one-act historical "revusical" that explores the dark side of the American experience. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman bend the rules of time and space, taking us on a nightmarish rollercoaster ride in which assassins and would-be assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and in an intense final scene inspire each other to harrowing acts in the name of the American Dream.
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2004 | Best Revival of a Musical | Winner |
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“Moonlight, Music, and Romance: Musical Lunar Delights
First Church Cambridge (2/14 - 2/14) CONCERT | |
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The Recursion of a Moth
Boston Playwrights' Theatre (2/27 - 3/9) | |
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The Cher Show (Non-Equity)
Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts (2/14 - 2/16) | |
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“An Evening With Liz Callaway”
JM Productions at The Church of Presidents (2/22 - 2/22) LIMITED TICKETS REMAIN | |
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Daddy's Little Girl
The Chester H. Hawrylciw Theater, Northern Essex Community College, Haverhill. MA (2/21 - 3/2) | |
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The Fig Tree, and The Phoenix, and The Desire to Be Reborn
Boston Playwrights' Theatre (2/20 - 3/9) | |
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Beethoven & Mozart
Boston Baroque (3/21 - 2/22) | |
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The Triumph of Love
Huntington Theatre (3/7 - 4/6) | |
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Persian Songs Old + New
Bijou de la Vida Gallery (3/21 - 3/21) | |
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Prison Dancer: The Musical
Cutler Majestic Theatre (2/22 - 3/16) | |
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Kraftwerk
Boch Center Wang Theatre (3/11 - 3/11) | |
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