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Studio 54 , (4/22/2004 - 7/18/2004)
First Preview:Mar 31, 2004 Total Previews:26
Opening Date:Apr 22, 2004   
Closing Date:Jul 18, 2004 Total Performances:101

Category: Musical, Drama, Original, Broadway


Production Staff [See More]
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Ellen Richard: Managing Director; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director of External Affairs; Gene Feist: Founding Director); Theatre Manager: Matthew Mundinger; House Manager: LaConya Robinson
Produced by The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Ellen Richard: Managing Director; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director of External Affairs; Gene Feist: Founding Director)
Produced off-Broadway in 1990 by Playwrights Horizons (André Bishop, Paul Daniels)
Book by John Weidman; Music by Stephen Sondheim; Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Musical Director: Paul Gemignani; Music orchestrated by Michael Starobin; Based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr.
Directed by Joe Mantello; Musical Staging by Jonathan Butterell
Scenic Design by Robert Brill; Costume Design by Susan Hilferty; Lighting Design by Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer; Sound Design by Dan Moses Schreier; Hair and Wig Design by Tom Watson; Projection Design by Elaine J. McCarthy; Lead Assistant Set Designer: Tobin Ost; Set Design Assistant: Michael Byrnes, Antje Ellermann, Todd Ivins, Dan Meeker and Jenny B. Sawyers; Assistant Costume Design: Maiko Matsushima; Assistant Lighting Design: Scott Davis; Associate Sound Design: David Bullard; Assistant Projection Design: Jacob Daniel Pinholster
Roundabout General Manager: Sydney Davolos; Associate Gen. Mgr: Greg Backstrom; Company Manager: Nichole Larson
Production Stage Manager: William Joseph Barnes; Stage Manager: Jon Krause; Roundabout Technical Supervisor: Steve Beers
Associate Conductor: Nicholas Archer; Keyboard: Nicholas Archer and Paul Ford; Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Soprano Sax, Harmonica: Dennis Anderson; Oboe, English Horn, Piccolo, Clarinet, Alto Sax: Andrew Shreeves; Clarinet, Flute, Piccolo, Bass Clarinet, E-flat Clarinet, Tenor Sax: Scott Shachter; Bassoon, Clarinet, Baritone Sax: Mark Thrasher; Trumpet, Cornet: Dominic Derasse; Trumpet, Flugelhorn: Phil Granger; French Horn: Ronald Sell; Trombone, Euphonium: Bruce Eidem; Guitars, Banjo, Mandolin: Scott Kuney; Bass, Electric Bass: John Beal; Drums and Percussion: Larry Lelli; Music Copying: Emily Grishman Music Preparation
Special Effects Equipment by Jauchem & Meeh, Inc.
Roundabout Director of Artistic Development / Casting: Jim Carnahan; Roundabout Associate Artistic Director: Scott Ellis; Roundabout Director of Marketing: David B. Steffen; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Production Assistant: David Solomon, Timothy Semon and Brendan Clifford; Italian Language Coach: Franco D'Allesandro
Cast
Becky Ann Baker Sara Jane Moore
James Barbour Leon Czolgosz
Mario Cantone Samuel Byck
Michael Cerveris John Wilkes Booth
Mary Catherine Garrison Lynette "Squeaky'' Fromme
Alexander Gemignani John Hinckley
Neil Patrick Harris Balladeer
Lee Harvey Oswald
Marc Kudisch Proprietor
Jeffrey Kuhn Giuseppe Zangara
Denis O'Hare Charles Guiteau
James Clow James Blaine
President Gerald Ford
Ensemble
Merwin Foard President James Garfield
Ensemble
Eamon Foley Billy
Ensemble
Kendra Kassebaum Ensemble
Anne L. Nathan Emma Goldman
Ensemble
Brandon Wardell David Herold
Ensemble
Swings: Ken Krugman (Swing), Chris Peluso (Swing) and Sally Wilfert (Swing)
Understudies: James Clow (Charles Guiteau, John Wilkes Booth), Merwin Foard (Leon Czolgosz, Proprietor, Samuel Byck), Kendra Kassebaum (Lynette "Squeaky'' Fromme), Chris Peluso (Balladeer) and Brandon Wardell (Balladeer, Giuseppe Zangara, John Hinckley)
2004 Tony Award® Best Revival of a Musical
winnerProduced by The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Ellen Richard: Managing Director; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director of External Affairs; Gene Feist: Founding Director) [winner]
2004 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Musical
winnerMichael Cerveris [winner]
 Denis O'Hare [nominee]
2004 Tony Award® Best Scenic Design
 Robert Brill [nominee]
2004 Tony Award® Best Lighting Design
winnerJules Fisher [winner]
winnerPeggy Eisenhauer [winner]
2004 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Musical
winnerJoe Mantello [winner]
2004 Tony Award® Best Orchestrations
winnerMichael Starobin [winner]
2004 Theatre World Award
winnerAlexander Gemignani [winner]
2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical
winnerProduced by The Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes: Artistic Director; Ellen Richard: Managing Director; Julia C. Levy: Executive Director of External Affairs; Gene Feist: Founding Director) [winner]
2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
 Marc Kudisch [nominee]
2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical
 Directed by Joe Mantello [nominee]
2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestrations
winnerMichael Starobin [winner]
2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design of a Musical
 Scenic Design by Robert Brill [nominee]
2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lighting Design
winnerJules Fisher [winner]
winnerPeggy Eisenhauer [winner]
2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Sound Design
winnerSound Design by Dan Moses Schreier [winner]
music by Stephen Sondheim; lyrics by Stephen Sondheim 
Assassins (2004 Broadway Revival Cast) - Various Artists

Everybody's Got the Right Proprietor, Leon Czolgosz, Charles Guiteau, Lynette "Squeaky'' Fromme, Samuel Byck, John Wilkes Booth, Giuseppe Zangara, John Hinckley and Sara Jane Moore
The Ballad of Booth Balladeer and John Wilkes Booth
How I Saved Roosevelt Giuseppe Zangara and Ensemble
Gun Song Leon Czolgosz, John Wilkes Booth, Charles Guiteau and Sara Jane Moore
The Ballad of Czolgosz Balladeer and Ensemble
Unworthy of Your Love John Hinckley and Lynette "Squeaky'' Fromme
The Ballad of Guiteau Charles Guiteau and Balladeer
Another National Anthem Proprietor, Leon Czolgosz, John Wilkes Booth, John Hinckley, Lynette "Squeaky'' Fromme, Giuseppe Zangara, Sara Jane Moore, Charles Guiteau, Samuel Byck and Balladeer
Something Just Broke Ensemble
Everybody's Got the Right (Reprise)Sara Jane Moore, Samuel Byck, Leon Czolgosz, Giuseppe Zangara, Lynette "Squeaky'' Fromme, John Hinckley, Lee Harvey Oswald, Charles Guiteau and John Wilkes Booth