Assassins is a musical written by John Weidman, with songs by Stephen Sondheim. It was first performed in 1990 and has received plenty of revivals.
It follows people throughout history as a twisted carny convinces them that shooting the president will fix their problems.
Victims[]
- President Abraham Lincoln - Shot in back of head by John Wilkes Booth.
- John Wilkes Booth - Shot in back by Boston Corbett.
- Mayor Anton Cermak - Accidentally shot by Giuseppe Zangara, died off-stage later.
- Giuseppe Zangara - Executed in electric chair.
- President William McKinley - Shot twice by Czolgosz.
- Leon Czolgosz - Executed offstage, ghost seen later on.
- President James Garfield - Shot twice in back by Charles Guiteau.
- Charles Guiteau - Executed via being hung by the neck.
- Samuel Byck - Shot himself up the face.
- Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme - Died offstage at some point, ghost seen.
- Sarah Jane Moore - Died offstage at some point, ghost seen.
- John Hinckley, Jr - Died offstage at some point, ghost seen.
- President John Fitzgerald Kennedy - Shot three times by Lee Harvey Oswald.
- Lee Harvey Oswald - Died offstage at some point, ghost seen.
Deaths[]
- Total - 14
Kill Counts[]
- The Proprietor - 14 (Alive)
- John Wilkes Booth - 1 (Deceased)
- Charles Guiteau - 1 (Deceased)
- Leon Czolgosz - 1 (Deceased)
- Giuseppe Zangara - 1 (Deceased)
- Lee Harvey Oswald - 1 (Deceased)