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