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<p>Created page with &quot;&#039;&#039;<a href="/index.php/Assassins" title="Assassins">Assassins</a>&#039;&#039; 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. ==The original text==...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>''[[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.<br /> <br /> ==The original text==<br /> <br /> ''[[Assassins]]'' is a satirical and stylish look at why individuals reach for a gun when they feel their voice can’t be heard. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, writers Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman, bend the rules of time and space, taking us on a roller coaster ride in which assassins and would-be assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and inspire each other to perform harrowing acts. Clever, funny and thought-provoking, this is a musical about the power of the President, the lure of celebrity and the failure of the American Dream.<br /> <br /> The musical opened Off-Broadway in 1990 to many mixed and negative reviews, and ran for 73 performances; in 2004, the show was produced on Broadway to highly favorable notices and won five Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical.<br /> <br /> ==Translations and adaptations==<br /> <br /> ==Performance history in South Africa==<br /> <br /> 2008: The South African premiere opened in December 2008 as the inaugural production of the [[NewSpace Theatre]] in Cape Town. This production was directed by [[Fred Abrahamse]] with a South African cast including [[Marcel Meyer]] as John Wilkes Booth, [[Riaan Norval]] as Lee Harvey Oswald, [[David Dennis]] as Charles J. Guiteau and [[Anthea Thompson]] as Sara Jane Moore. <br /> <br /> ==Sources==<br /> <br /> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassins_(musical)<br /> <br /> https://www.watermill.org.uk/assassins<br /> <br /> Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]<br /> <br /> == Return to ==<br /> <br /> Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]<br /> <br /> Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]<br /> <br /> Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]<br /> <br /> Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]<br /> <br /> Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]<br /> <br /> Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]<br /> <br /> Return to [[Main Page]]</div>

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