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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.Read moreLess
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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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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Becky Ann BakerSara Jane Moore
James BarbourLeon Czolgosz
Mario CantoneSamuel Byck
Michael CerverisJohn Wilkes Booth
Mary Catherine GarrisonLynette "Squeaky" Fromme
Alexander GemignaniJohn Hinckley Jr.
Neil Patrick HarrisThe Balladeer / Lee Harvey Oswald
Marc KudischThe Proprietor
Denis O'HareCharles GuiteauExplore the crew
- Director
- Joe Mantello
- Writer
- John Weidman