Photo Flash: First Look at Aaron Tveit, Catherine Tate and More in ASSASSINS, Opening Tonight at Menier Chocolate Factory

Menier Chocolate Factory Artistic Director David Babani welcomes Jamie Lloyd's major revival of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman's ASSASSINS as part of the theatre's 10-year anniversary season. Joining are Carly Bawden, Simon Lipkin, Mike McShane, Andy Nyman, David Roberts and Catherine Tate are Stewart Clarke, Harry Morrison, Aaron Tveit and Jamie Parker. The production opens tonight, 1 December 2014, and runs until 7 March 2015. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!

13 people have tried to kill the president of the United States. Four have succeeded. These murderers and would-be murderers are generally dismissed as maniacs and misfits who have little in common with each other, and nothing in common with the rest of us. ASSASSINS suggests otherwise...

Carly Bawden returns to the Menier Chocolate Factory to play Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme. Stewart Clarke plays Giuseppe Zangara. Simon Lipkin plays The Proprietor. Mike McShane plays Samuel Byck. Harry Morrison plays John Hinckley. Andy Nyman returns to the Menier Chocolate Factory to play Charles Guiteau. Jamie Parker returns to the Menier Chocolate Factory to play Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald. David Roberts plays Leon Czolgosz. Catherine Tate will play Sara Jane Moore. Aaron Tveit plays John Wilkes Booth. Other cast includes Marc Akinfolarin, Greg Miller Burns and Melle Stewart as Bystanders.

Set and costume design is by Soutra Gilmour, with lighting design by Neil Austin, sound design by Gregory Clarke, musical supervision and direction by Alan Williams, orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin, and hair and make-up design by Richard Mawbey.

Photo Credit: Nobby Clark

Background: Harry Morrison (John Hinckley), David Roberts (Leon Czolgosz), Mike McShane (Samuel Byck), Catherine Tate (Sara Jane Moore), Stewart Clarke (Giuseppe Zangara); Foreground: Carly Bawden (Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme), Simon Lipkin (Proprietor), Aaron Tveit (John Wilkes Booth), Andy Nyman (Charles Guiteau)

Carly Bawden (Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme) and Catherine Tate (Sara Jane Moore)

Carly Bawden (Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme), Catherine Tate (Sara Jane Moore), Simon Lipkin (Proprietor) and Company

Andy Nyman (Charles Guiteau) and Catherine Tate (Sara Jane Moore)

Andy Nyman (Charles Guiteau) and Catherine Tate (Sara Jane Moore)

Background: Stewart Clarke (Giuseppe Zangara), Harry Morrison (John Hinckley), Mike McShane (Samuel Byck), Andy Nyman (Charles Guiteau), Aaron Tveit (John Wilkes Booth); Foreground: Catherine Tate (Sara Jane Moore), David Roberts (Leon Czolgosz), Carly Bawden (Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme), Simon Lipkin (Proprietor)

Harry Morrison (John Hinckley), David Roberts (Leon Czolgosz), Carly Bawden (Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme), Mike McShane (Samuel Byck), Simon Lipkin (Proprietor), Catherine Tate (Sara Jane Moore), Aaron Tveit (John Wilkes Booth), Stewart Clarke (Giuseppe Zangara) and Andy Nyman (Charles Guiteau)