Assassins [Original Broadway Cast]

Performer: Original Broadway Cast
Engineer: Tom Lazarus; Tommy Krasker
Producer: Tommy Krasker; Tommy Krasker
Distributor: Image Entertainment

Notes: Composer/Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim. Lyricist: Stephen Sondheim. Original Broadway Cast: James Barbour, Mario Cantone, Michael Cerveris, Mary Catherine Garrison, Neil Patrick Harris, Alexander Gemignani, Jeffrey Kuhn, Denis O'Hare, Mark Kudisch. Personnel: Merwin Foard, Marc Kudisch, Brandon Wardell, Eamon Foley, Becky Ann Baker, Anne L. Nathan, Kendra Kassebaum, Denis O'Hare & Company, James Barbour, Mario Cantone, Alexander Gemignani (vocals); Scott Kuney (guitar, banjo, mandolin); Dennis Anderson (flute, piccolo, harmonica, clarinet, soprano saxophone); Scott Shacter (flute, piccolo, clarinet, e flat clarinet, tenor saxophone); Mark Thrasher (clarinet, bassoon, baritone saxophone); Dominic Derasse (trumpet, cornet); Phil Granger (trumpet, flugelhorn); Bruce Eldern (trumpet, euphonium); Ron Sell (French horn); Paul Ford , Nicholas Michael Archer (keyboards); John Beal (electric bass); Larry Lelli (drums, percussion). Audio Mixer: Tom Lazarus. Liner Note Author: John Weidman. Recording information: The Hit Factory, New York, NY (07/07/2004). Editor: Bart Migal. Ensembles: Merwin Foard; Brandon Wardell; Eamon Foley; Anne L. Nathan; Kendra Kassebaum. Photographers: Joan Marcus; John Marcus. Stephen Sondheim is not someone to shy away from difficult raw material on which to base a musical, and ASSASSINS stands as the high watermark of unlikely sources for Broadway shows. Wasting no time revealing its viciously satirical bite, the opening scene is a fairground with a carnival barker inviting potential customers to "C'mere and kill a president" in "Everybody's Got the Right." In fact, almost the entire cast of characters here attempted--and, in some cases, succeeded in--just that, from John Wilkes Booth (Lincoln) to John Hinkley (Reagan). It is certainly a stretch to sympathize with this murderous, motley crew. But Sondheim's catchy melodies and pungent, punchy lyrics--some of which contain actual president and assassin quotes--coupled with a crack, committed cast, bring about the unlikely scenario of being entertained by killers. The CD includes a new song added for the 2004 revival ("Something Just Broke"), which fills in for the rest of America's reaction when the chilling news of an assassination arrives. This is a provocative, nearly heretical cast album with many stirring performances.

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