“Assassins” – Stray Cat Theatre
Theater Review – May 9, 2022
SONDHEIM’S “ASSASSINS” PROBES THE PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO KILL AMERICAN PRESIDENTS IN AN AMAZING STRAY CAT THEATRE PRODUCTION
“ASSASSINS”
Stray Cat Theatre, Studio Theatre, Tempe Center for the Arts
Tempe, AZ
By Chris Curcio
Theater Critic
An amazing cast tackles Stephen Sondheim’s rarely produced musical “Assassins” with winning results in a well-sung, strongly acted, and well directed staging of this very unusual story. Playwright John Weidman and Sondheim, who was never afraid to produce musicals about subjects rarely presented as singing tales, gather characters from throughout American history who have desired to kill American presidents.
Set in a carnival shooting gallery where … Continue Reading