Assassins at Breakthrough Theatre

The Breakthrough Theatre Company presents the Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman musical, "Assassins", from February 13-March 2, 2026.

SYNOPSIS: A multiple Tony Award-winning theatrical tour-de-force, Assassins combines Sondheim's signature blend of intelligently stunning lyrics and beautiful music with a panoramic story of our nation's culture of celebrity and the violent means some will use to obtain it, embodied by America's four successful and five would-be presidential assassins. Bold, original, disturbing and alarmingly funny, Assassins is perhaps the most controversial musical ever written.

Assassins lays bare the lives of nine individuals who assassinated or tried to assassinate the President of the United States, in a one-act historical "revusical" that explores the dark side of the American experience. From John Wilkes Booth to Lee Harvey Oswald, writers, Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman, bend the rules of time and space, taking us on a nightmarish roller coaster ride in which assassins and would-be assassins from different historical periods meet, interact and inspire each other to harrowing acts in the name of the American Dream.

Advisory warnings for the musical Assassins include mature, dark, and controversial nature, focusing on themes of violence and political extremism. Key warnings include multiple loud gunshots, depictions of political assassination/violence, strong language (including racial slurs), and suicide.

SHOW DATES AND TIMES: February 13-March 2 Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays at 8 p.m. Sundays at 3 p.m.

TICKET PRICES: $25.00 General Admission $20.00 Seniors 60+ $18.00 Students $15.00 Monday Performances $13.00 Breakthrough Alumni

Tickets may be purchased online at www.breakthroughtheatre.com/tickets or at the box office when you arrive.

Cast of Assassins: Leo Polanco - The Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald Jeffrey O'Neill - John Wilkes Booth Brent Hollen - Charles Guiteau Nico J. Diviccaro - Leon Czologosz Daniel Royal - Giuseppe Zangara Kenny Robinson - Samuel Byck Jade Ganci - Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme Felicia Melcer - Sara Jane Moore Alex Saviano - John Hinckley Chase Kensington - The Proprietor Benji Fell - Billy/Ensemble Marcie Schwalm - Emma Goldman/Ensemble Enn Idord - David Herald/Ensemble Larry Stallings – Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, Roosevelt, McKinley, Ford, and Reagan Sydney Baldwin - Ensemble Matthew Beck - James Blaine/Ensemble Emily Pauline Cammarano - Ensemble Andrew Cylc - Ensemble Carla Davis - Ensemble Jessica Griggs – Ensemble Ali Hockman – Ensemble Allison Kennedy - Ensemble Evelyn Lavalle - Ensemble Rebeca Nimmons - Ensemble Grace Odunmbaku - Ensemble Noelle Richards – Ensemble McKenna Russell - Ensemble

Production Team: Wade Hair - Director Kathleen Sakson - Music Director Whitney Baldwin - Choreographer Mary Lee Stallings - Costume and Props Coordinator Carol Powella Barnes - Asst. Costumes and Props