This darkly satirical musical reframes American history through the eyes of those who attempted – successfully or not – to kill US presidents. Structured as a surreal carnival sideshow, the piece weaponises American musical traditions – vaudeville, folk ballads, barbershop quartets, patriotic Sousa-style marches and Bacharach pop – to undercut the myth of the “American Dream,” exposing how frustration, alienation and entitlement can curdle into violence.
Joe Mantello
Director
John Weidman
Writer
Becky Ann Baker
Sara Jane Moore
James Barbour
Leon Czolgosz
Mario Cantone
Samuel Byck
Michael Cerveris
John Wilkes Booth
Mary Catherine Garrison
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme
Alexander Gemignani
John Hinckley Jr.
Neil Patrick Harris
The Balladeer / Lee Harvey Oswald
Marc Kudisch
The Proprietor
Jeffrey Kuhn
Giuseppe Zangara
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Bob Marley: One Love65%
JFK75%
All Eyez on Me67%
Black Widow63%
Absolute Power66%
In the Line of Fire69%
The Alto Knights62%
Jersey Boys67%
LBJ64%
Les Misérables73%
Beyond the Sea62%
Parkland62%
G2063%
A Man for All Seasons73%
Cradle Will Rock64%
Cadillac Records70%
All the Way66%
The Man Who Knew Too Much74%
