A Return Visit . . . but not for long

Assassins — based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. — features a book by John Weidman with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Paul Gemignani — who was involved with the original Off-Broadway run at Playwrights Horizons in 1990 — served again as musical director. Orchestrations are by Michael Starobin. Musical staging is provided by Jonathan Butterell (Nine)

The original staging of "Assassins" in 1990 at Playwrights Horizons featured Jace Alexander as Oswald, Patrick Cassidy as Balladeer, Victor Garber as Booth, Greg Germann as Hinckley, Anne Golden as Fromme, Lyn Greene as Goldman, Jonathan Hadary as Guiteau, Eddie Korbich as Zangara, Terrence Mann as Czolgosz, Debra Monk as Moore and Lee Wilkof as Byck. The Jerry Zaks-directed staging lasted 71 performances.



Assassins' "Gun Song" quartet Denis O'Hare, Michael Cerveris, James Barbour and Becky Ann Baker.

photo by Joan Marcus