Sondheim: Assassins
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STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Sondheim: Assassins
Michael Cerveris, Alexander Gemignani & Neil Patrick Harris / The Broadway Cast
[ PS Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Monday 2 February 2004
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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.
Using the framing device of an all-American, yet sinister, carnival game, the semi-revue portrays a group of historical figures who attempted (successfully or not) to assassinate Presidents of the United States, and explores what their presence in American history says about the ideals of their country. The score is written to reflect both popular music of the various depicted eras and a broader tradition of "patriotic" American music.
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.
Recorded June 7, 2004, at The Hit Factory, NYC.
Tracks:
1 Everybody's Got The Right
2 The Ballad Of Booth
3 Ladies And Gentlemen, A Toast!
4 How I Saved Roosevelt
5 What Does A Man Do...?
6 The Gun Song
7 The Ballad Of Czolgosz
8 Unworthy Of Your Love
9 I Am A Terrifying And Imposing Figure...!
10 The Ballad Of Guiteau
11 Have It Your Way
12 Another National Anthem
13 Take A Look, Lee
14 Something Just Broke
15 Everybody's Got The Right
