By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer
April 8, 2021
Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim in 2018. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
White House hopefuls may want to steer clear of Classic Stage Company next week: Not one or even two, but three casts of the dark musical “Assassins” are massing.
With a unique fundraising event, the off-Broadway powerhouse is celebrating the Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman show about the men and women who killed or tried to kill the president of the United States.
Cast members of the 1990 world premiere will join virtually with the 2004 Tony-winning revival, as well as the cast of the upcoming Classic Stage Company production for an hourlong filmed program on April 15 that mixes memories and music, exploring the show from the actors’ points of view.