Assassins by Stephen Sondheim

Assassins by Stephen Sondheim

A dark and funny look at the end of the American dream - Stephen Sondheim lifts musical theatre to new heights of brilliance.

Dallas, November 22, 1963. Lee Harvey Oswald, panicking and alone, lifts a gun to his own head and prepares to die. Everyone who has tried to kill the President of the United States appears to help him change his mind. They may well succeed - these are men and women who will do anything to get famous.

Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman, based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. It first opened Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons in December 1990. 

Assassins opened in London at the Donmar Warehouse in October 1992, in a production directed by Sam Mendes.

A 2004 Broadway production of the musical won five Tony Awards.

Dr. John C. Weidman a Professor of Administrative and Policy Studies and Senior Associate in the Institute for International Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. Dr. Weidman has also served as the UNESCO Chair of Higher Education at Maseno University College in Kenya. Dr. Namgi Park is the Vice President of Planning at Kwangju National Teachers university in Korea. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh and is a member of the Advisory Committee to the Minister of Education in Korea.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781559360388
ISBN 10	1559360380
Title	Assassins
Author	Stephen Sondheim
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.
Year published	1993-01-21
Number of pages	120
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