Based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr.
The anachronistic show explores the lives of the nine presidential assassins and would-be assassins, weaving together fictional scenes where the characters interact among each other with real-life events.
| 1989 | New York |
Reading New York |
| 1990 | Off-Broadway |
Original Off-Broadway Production Off-Broadway |
| 1992 | Regional (US) |
Regional Revival Regional (US) |
| 1992 | West End |
London Revival West End |
| 2001 | Broadway |
Roundabout Revival [Cancelled] Broadway |
| 2004 | Broadway |
Roundabout Revival Broadway |
| West End |
London West End |
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| 2017 | Off-Broadway |
Encores! Off-Center Revival Off-Broadway |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical | John Weidman |
| 1990 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Director - Musical | Jerry Zaks |
| 1990 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical | Lee Wilkof |
| 1990 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lyrics | Stephen Sondheim |
| 1990 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Musical | Assassins |
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