The bumpy ride to Broadway for Assassins appears to finally be coming to a succesful end. Artistic director of the Roundabout Theatre Company Todd Haimes had previously suggested that the long running revival of Cabaret would play until fall 2003 leaving the space free for the Assassins Broadway premiere. Plans have since been confirmed with the production set now to open for previews on March 19, 2004 with an official opening of April 22, 2004.
A Broadway production of Assassins had previously been planned by Roundabout only to be cancelled after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in America. Soon after the decision to cancel the production, Sondheim and Weidman released a statement saying, "Assassins is a show which asks audiences to think critically about various aspects of the American experience. In light of Tuesday's murderous assault on our nation and on the most fundamental things in which we all believe, we, the Roundabout, and director Joe Mantello believe this is not an appropriate time to present a show which makes such a demand." The cast of the production at the time took part in a one-day workshop of the show directed by Joe Mantello after the September postponement.
Tony Award winner Joe Mantello (Wicked, Take Me Out) will direct. Paul Gemignani (Into The Woods, Kiss Me, Kate) will serve as musical director. The cast (and their historical counterparts) as announced to date for the 2004 Roundabout production of Assassins include:
 James Barbour (Leon Cszolgosz) |
 Alexander Gemignani (John Hinkckley) |
 Denis O'Hare (Charles Guiteau) |
 Jeffrey Kuhn (Giuseppe Zangara) |
 Mario Cantone (Samuel Byck) |
 Mary Catherine Garrison (Lynette Fromme) |
 Becky Ann Baker (Sara Jane Moore) |
 Michael Cerveris (John Wilkes Booth) |
 Neil Patrick Harris (Lee Harvey Oswald) |
 Anne L. Nathan (Emma Goldman) |
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“Assassins is about how society interprets the American Dream, marginalizes outsiders and rewrites and sanitizes its collective history. "Something Just Broke" is a major distraction and plays like an afterthought, shoe horned simply to appease. The song breaks the dramatic fluidity and obstructs the overall pacing and climactic arc which derails the very intent and momentum that makes this work so compelling...”
- Mark Bakalor
“I found [the Sondheim Celebration's Company] to be completely delightful. Almost all of the numbers excited and energized me, and most of the scenes were about as pitch-perfect as you can get. I just sat there with a big smile on my face the whole show.
Which is not to say that it is perfect...”
- popcornonmyknees
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