Assassins 1989

Ages: 13+
Opened: December 18, 1989
Closing: December 19, 1989

Assassins - 1989 - New York History , Info & More

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416 West 42nd St.(between 9th & 10th Aves) New York, NY 10036

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.

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