{"product_id":"assassins-9781559360388","title":"Assassins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Nothing quite prepares you for the disturbing brilliance of \u003cem\u003eAssassins\u003c\/em\u003e.\" -David Richards, \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Dark, demented humor, as horrifying as it is hilarious.\" -Michael Kuchwara, \u003cem\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Intelligent and thrilling musical theatre. Dazzling in its originality.\" -Ken Mandelbaum, \u003cem\u003eTheaterweek\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStephen Sondheim's groundbreaking achievements in musical theatre attain a new level of audacity and accomplishment in his latest creation, \u003cem\u003eAssassins\u003c\/em\u003e. Evoking a fraternity of Presidential assassins and would-be assassins across a hundred years of our history (including John Wilkes Booth, Lynette \"Squeaky\" Fromme, John Hinckley and Lee Harvey Oswald), he and collaborator John Weidman examine success, failure and the questionable drive for power and celebrity in American society. The result is an unusually imaginative and utterly idiosyncratic entertainment compounded equally of insight, pleasure, and provocation. \u003cem\u003eAssassins\u003c\/em\u003e is an important and permanent addition to the American stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Theatre Communications Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559360388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.30w x 0.50d","brand":"Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36659780518044,"sku":"9781559360388","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e64839e1-226d-4182-8898-1672d43924ea.jpg?v=1603895460","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/assassins-9781559360388","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}