Born Arthur Lee Koenig in Manhattan May 10, 1937, Mr. Kopit would eventually take his stepfather s surname. While studying engineering at Harvard University, Kopit began trying his hand at playwrighting, ultimately making his professional debut with
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma s Hung You in the Closet and I m Feelin So Sad. After the piece won a Harvard playwriting contest, it enjoyed a hit 1962 Off-Broadway run in a production helmed by Jerome Robbins that would also play a six-week Broadway engagement the following year. Arthur Kopit
Written to re-shape the largely false narratives around cowboys and Native Americans in the early days of the American West, Mr. Kopit s
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Original Off-Broadway Cast of Assassins Join Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman for Free Virtual Event March 8
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Studio Tenn Talks: Conversations with Patrick Cassidy series. The original Off-Broadway cast of
Assassins. Martha Swope / The New York Public Library
The original cast and creative team of the 1991 Off-Broadway debut of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidmanâs Tony-winning
Assassins reunite virtually March 8 at 8 PM ET to celebrate the musical s 30th anniversary.
The free online event is part of the
Studio Tenn Talks: Conversations with Patrick Cassidy series and features Studio Tenn Artistic Director Cassidy as well as other original cast members Victor Garber, Greg Germann, Annie Golden, Lyn Greene, Jonathan Hadary, Eddie Korbich, Terrence Mann, Debra Monk, William Parry, and Lee Wilkof plus Sondheim and Weidman, director Jerry Zaks, musical director Paul Gemignani, and orchestrator Michael Starobin.