Who Played Balladeer in Assassins

Balladeer is a role in Assassins, a musical that opened Off-Broadway in 1990.

Based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr.<p>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.

6 actors have played Balladeer in Assassins.

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Performer	Production	Opened
Patrick Cassidy	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Anthony Barclay	West End Assassins	1992
Michael Sharp	Regional (US) Assassins	1992
Brandon Wardell	Broadway Assassins	2004
Chris Peluso	Broadway Assassins	2004
Neil Patrick Harris	Broadway Assassins	2004

Other Roles in Assassins

Role	Production	Opened
Balladeer	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Balladeer/Charles Guiteau	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Bartender	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Billy	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Bystander	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Bystander/Emma Goldman	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Bystanders	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Charles Guiteau	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
David Herold	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Fairgoers	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Gerald Ford	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Guiseppe Zangara	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Guiseppe Zangara/Bartender/Bystander/James Blaine/Warden/David Herold/Bystander/Hangman	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Hangman	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
James Blaine	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
James Garfield	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
John Hinckley	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
John Hinckley/Lee Harvey Oswald	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
John Wilkes Booth	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
John Wilkes Booth/Proprietor/Bystander/James Garfield/Gerald Ford	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Lee Harvey Oswald	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Leon Czolgosz	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Leon Czolgosz/Samuel Byck	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme/Bystander/Emma Goldman	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Proprietor	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Samuel Byck	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Sara Jane Moore	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990
Warden	Off-Broadway Assassins	1990

“Balladeer” Also Appears In

Production	Type	Year
The Apple Tree	Broadway	1966

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