The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade Revival 1967

Opened: January 3, 1967

The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade - 1967 - Broadway History , Info & More

Majestic Theatre (Broadway)
245 West 44th St. New York, NY

The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade (German: Die Verfolgung und Ermordung Jean Paul Marats dargestellt durch die Schauspielgruppe des Hospizes zu Charenton unter Anleitung des Herrn de Sade), usually shortened to Marat/Sade (pronounced: [ma.ʝa.sad]), is a 1963 play by Peter Weiss. The work was first published in German.



Incorporating dramatic elements characteristic of both Artaud and Brecht, it is a bloody and unrelenting depiction of class struggle and human suffering which asks whether true revolution comes from changing society or changing oneself.

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The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the songs are in The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade and what's the order?
Homage to Marat
Marat We're Poor
Corday Waltz
Song and Mime of Corday's Arrival in Paris
The Tumbrel Song
Royal Anthem
The People's Reaction
Those Fat Monkeys
Poor Old Marat
One Day It Will Come to Pass
The Old Song
Marat's Nightmare
Poor Marat in Your Bathtub Seat
Copulation Round
Fifteen Glorious Years
Finale
What productions of The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade have there been?
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What Tony Awards has The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade been nominated for?
Best Direction of a Play for Donald Driver.

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