“Assassins” features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by John Weidman. It is based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr., and includes orchestrations by Michael Starobin. This production was directed by Noah Golden, musical directed by Aron Smith, choreographed by Virginia Skinner, stage managed by T. M. Gadomski and produced by Lara Morton & Elizabeth Santaus. The production featured set design by April Chateauneuf, costume design by Laura Feist-Roche, lighting design by Hannah S. Wollan, sound design by Rich ives, props by Ta’LannaMonique Lawson-Dickerson, and tech direction by Eric Wolff. The cast: Elizabeth Bottoni (Bystander & Others), Thom Brown III (John Wilkes Booth), Lu DeJesus (Giuseppe Zangara), Violet Falkowski (John Hinckley), Matt Griffiths (Samuel Byck) Graeme Kennedy (Billy, Bystander & Others), Em Kramm (Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme), David Lally (Bystander & Others), Loretta Lawson (Emma Goldman, Bystander & Others), Kat Lee (Bystander & Others), Caleb Morgan (David Herold, Bystander & Others), Ethan Sachs (Charles Guiteau), D’Arcee C. Neal (Bystander & Others), Derek Petti (Leon Czolgosz), Americo Salvi (Proprietor), Omar Sandakly (Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald), and Sheri Sanders (Sara Jane Moore). The band: Aron J. Smith (Conductor/Keyboard), Clio Janis (Keyboard II), Rick Sadlon (Reed I), Pat Lombardo (Reed II), John Tough (Guitar/Banjo), Jim Andrews (Bass), Pete Roe (Trumpet), and Nate Dobas (Percussion)
“Assassins” ran September 20-29, 2024 at Music Back Then Performance Theatre, West Haven, CT. For more information, visit FuseTheatreCT.org.
Playwrights Horizons, Inc - New York City produced Assassins Off-Broadway in 1990.
Assassins is presented through special arrangement with Musical Theatre International (MTI).All authorized performance materials are supplied by MTI. www.MTIShows.com
This production was made possible with help from grants by Arts Council of Greater New Haven , ArtsWestCT & The Community Foundation of Greater New Haven.