STAGE TUBE: On This Day for 4/22/16- ASSASSINS
Today in 2004, Assassins opened at Studio 54, where it ran for 101 performances. Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman, based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. It uses the premise of a murderous carnival game to produce a revue-style portrayal of men and women who attempted successfully or otherwise to assassinate Presidents of the United States. The music varies t…