Assassins (musical)

Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman and was based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. It uses a revue-like style to examine the men and women who have attempted and/or succeeded in assassinating a U.S. President. The style of the music varies widely, reflecting the different styles of music popular at the times of the events depicted.

Musical Numbers/Scenes

• "Everybody's Got the Right" (The Proprietor & The Assassins)
• "The Ballad of Booth" (The Balladeer, Booth, Herold)
• "Ladies and gentlemen, a toast . . ." (Guiteau, Zangara, Booth, Hinckley, Czolgosz)
• "How I Saved Roosevelt" (Company, Zangara)
• "What does a man do . . .?" (Goldman, Czolgosz)
• "Gun Song" (Czolgosz, Booth, Guiteau & Moore)
• "The Ballad of Czolgosz" (The Balladeer & Company)
• "Unworthy of Your Love" (Hinckley & Fromme)
• "I am a Terrifying and Imposing Figure!" (Moore, Guiteau, Blaine, Garfield)
• "The Ballad of Guiteau" (Guiteau & The Balladeer)
• "Have It Your Way" (Byck)
• "Another National Anthem" (The Assassins, The Balladeer, The Proprietor)
• "November 22, 1963" (Oswald & The Assassins) (included on the original recordings.)
• "Something Just Broke" (The Company) (added during the 1992 London production at the Donmar Warehouse)
• "Finale: Everybody's Got the Right" (The Assassins & Oswald)