Classic Stage Company announces ASSASSINS benefit concert on Broadway
Photo credit: Julieta Cervantes
Classic Stage Company have announced they will present a one-night-only concert performance of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s Assassins on Broadway to benefit CSC on 9 May at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.
Artistic Director John Doyle said: "After 12 weeks of sold-out performances of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's Assassins, we had to end our run earlier than expected. However, we've been granted a unique opportunity with this special benefit concert to bring back our original cast and allow CSC and the company to enjoy their deserved final curtain call. We hope those who loved the show (and those who may have missed it!) can join us in celebration of this landmark musical, and through their generosity help CSC continue its mission this season and beyond."
A journey through the dark side of the American dream, the Tony-winning musical Assassins explores the lives of nine men and women who either killed (or tried to kill) one of the Presidents of the United States. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald and beyond, the stories of our country’s most successful and would-be assassins intersect in unexpected ways, creating a powerful, yet unnervingly funny look at some of the most shocking moments in US history
This concert performance will feature the entire cast of the 2021 CSC production, which was directed by CSC Artistic Director John Doyle and played 12 sold-out weeks at their home on East 13th Street. The cast includes Adam Chanler-Berat as John Hinckley, Jr; Eddie Cooper as The Proprietor; Tavi Gevinson as Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme; Tony nominee Andy Grotelueschen as Samuel Byck; Bianca Horn as Emma Goldman; four-time Tony Award nominee Judy Kuhn as Sara Jane Moore; Steven Pasquale as John Wilkes Booth; Tony nominee Ethan Slater as Lee Harvey Oswald/The Balladeer; Tony nominee Will Swenson as Charles Guiteau; Wesley Taylor as Giuseppe Zangara; three-time Tony nominee Brandon Uranowitz as Leon Czolgosz; and Brad Giovanine, Whit K. Lee, Rob Morrison, and Katrina Yaukey as members of the ensemble.
The concert features orchestrations and musical direction by Greg Jarrett, with sound by Matt Stine and Sam Kusnetz.
Tickets for the benefit concert will go on sale on 7 April at 1pm ET here.
