Stephen Sondheim's Assassins Fan Casting Poster

Fan Casting Stephen Sondheim's Assassins

A Miniseries

by Stephen Sondheim

Story added by sus_spence1 on April 19, 2021

Story Plot

Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by John Weidman, based on an original concept by Charles Gilbert Jr. Using the framing device of an all-American, yet sinister, carnival game, the semi-revue portrays a group of historical figures who attempted (successfully or not) to assassinate Presidents of the United States, and explores what their presence in American history says about the ideals of their country. The score is written to reflect both popular music of the various depicted eras and a broader tradition of "patriotic" American music.