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About
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.
Theatrical
Apr 22, 2004
Studio
Roundabout Theatre Company
Cast
Full credits →B
Becky Ann Baker
Sara Jane Moore
J
James Barbour
Leon Czolgosz
M
Mario Cantone
Samuel Byck
M
Michael Cerveris
John Wilkes Booth
M
Mary Catherine Garrison
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme
A
Alexander Gemignani
John Hinckley Jr.
N
Neil Patrick Harris
The Balladeer / Lee Harvey Oswald
M
Marc Kudisch
The Proprietor
D
Denis O'Hare
Charles Guiteau
A
Anne L. Nathan
Emma Goldman / Ensemble
