Assassins by Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman (1993, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherTheatre Communications Group, Incorporated
ISBN-101559360380
ISBN-139781559360388
eBay Product ID (ePID)796164
Product Key Features
Book TitleAssassins
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1993
TopicTheater / Broadway & Musicals, Printed Music / Musicals, Film & TV, American / General, United States / General
IllustratorYes
GenreMusic, Drama, Performing Arts, History
AuthorStephen Sondheim, John Weidman
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight6 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN91-014809
Synopsis"Nothing quite prepares you for the disturbing brilliance of Assassins." -David Richards, The New York Times "Dark, demented humor, as horrifying as it is hilarious." -Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press "Intelligent and thrilling musical theatre. Dazzling in its originality." -Ken Mandelbaum, Theaterweek Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking achievements in musical theatre attain a new level of audacity and accomplishment in his latest creation, Assassins. Evoking a fraternity of Presidential assassins and would-be assassins across a hundred years of our history (including John Wilkes Booth, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, John Hinckley and Lee Harvey Oswald), he and collaborator John Weidman examine success, failure and the questionable drive for power and celebrity in American society. The result is an unusually imaginative and utterly idiosyncratic entertainment compounded equally of insight, pleasure, and provocation. Assassins is an important and permanent addition to the American stage., A dark and funny look at the end of the American dream - Stephen Sondheim lifts musical theatre to new heights of brilliance., "Nothing quite prepares you for the disturbing brilliance of Assassins ." -David Richards, The New York Times "Dark, demented humor, as horrifying as it is hilarious." -Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press "Intelligent and thrilling musical theatre. Dazzling in its originality." -Ken Mandelbaum, Theaterweek Stephen Sondheim's groundbreaking achievements in musical theatre attain a new level of audacity and accomplishment in his latest creation, Assassins . Evoking a fraternity of Presidential assassins and would-be assassins across a hundred years of our history (including John Wilkes Booth, Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, John Hinckley and Lee Harvey Oswald), he and collaborator John Weidman examine success, failure and the questionable drive for power and celebrity in American society. The result is an unusually imaginative and utterly idiosyncratic entertainment compounded equally of insight, pleasure, and provocation. Assassins is an important and permanent addition to the American stage.
LC Classification NumberML50.S705A7 1991
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