Assassins NYC Reviews and Tickets

81%

(179 Ratings)

Positive

92%

Mixed

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Members say

Great singing, Clever, Great acting, Intelligent, Relevant

About the Show

Encores! Off-Center presents a star-studded concert staging of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s musical about the people who have attempted to kill or successfully assassinated U.S. presidents.

A carnival ride through the history of political violence, 'Assassins' looks right into the heart of American anger, providing sensational showstoppers for a gallery of U.S. presidential assassins ranging from John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald to Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme. 'Assassins' offers an uncanny vision of where we are today, where we might be going, and whether everybody really has the right to their dreams. Featuring Tony winners Victoria Clark and Shuler Hensley, and Tony nominees Steven Boyer, John Ellison Conlee, and Alex Brightman.

Show-Score Member Reviews (179)

Delightful, Entertaining, Great acting, Great singing, Great staging

See it if You love Sondheim, and you want a fresh new take on Assassins. And, if you want a stellar cast, this is your show.

Don't see it if You can't find humor in dark places.

Great acting, Great writing, Resonant, Relevant, Masterful

See it if you have ever liked Sondheim or other brainy writers or great singing or want to see a brilliant expansion of what musical theater can be.

Don't see it if you want something light-hearted or empty-headed, or a fully staged production. This is bitterly serious but also hysterically funny.

Clever, Intelligent, Resonant, Imaginative, Great singing

See it if Brilliant wicked Sondheim that evokes laughter tears and awe at the talent on stage and the brilliance of the book and score re assasins

Don't see it if You must see gorgeous cast especially Steven Pasquale as Booth, Victoria Clarke as Sara Jane Moore and Shuler Hensley as Czolgosz

Great singing, Great writing, Intelligent, Thought-provoking

See it if you want to see the most unusual Sondheim beautifully performed. It doesn't get better than this.

Don't see it if you don't like Sondheim or you don't want to think

Edgy, Profound, Refreshing, Relevant, Thought-provoking

See it if you love Sondheim and want to see a show that was way ahead of its time in 1990. The writing and themes are plucked from today's news.

Don't see it if it has closed so it's impossible to see it now.

Clever, Great singing, Intelligent, Relevant

See it if you want to see a great cast perform a wonderful, underperformed Sondheim masterpiece.

Don't see it if you are put off by the subject matter and minimal staging. Read more

Great singing, Intelligent, Relevant, Absorbing, Ambitious

See it if A must-see if you are a Sondheim fan

Don't see it if If you only like fully-staged productions, or dislike Sondheim or shows with a dark subject

Clever, Entertaining, Great singing, Great sondheim score, Intelligent

See it if you love Sondheim.

Don't see it if you can't abide the subject.

Critic Reviews (15)

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