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.
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Cast
16 people
Becky Ann Baker
Sara Jane Moore
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James Barbour
Leon Czolgosz
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Mario Cantone
Samuel Byck
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Michael Cerveris
John Wilkes Booth
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Mary Catherine Garrison
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme
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Alexander Gemignani
John Hinckley Jr.
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Neil Patrick Harris
The Balladeer / Lee Harvey Oswald
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Marc Kudisch
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Jeffrey Kuhn
Giuseppe Zangara
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Denis O'Hare
Charles Guiteau
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James Clow
James Blaine / President Gerald Ford / Ensemble
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Merwin Foard
President James Garfield / Ensemble
Joe Mantello Director · John Weidman Writer John Weidman Author
United States release April 22, 2004 · Produced in United States
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Roundabout Theatre Company
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 22, 2004
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