Assassins

Our nation's most notorious assassins gather on stage to violently pursue a twisted American Dream.

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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.

Assassins requires skilled singers who are also versatile actors. This is an ideal choice for mature audiences and will challenge your designers as they try to recreate famous moments and people in America's history.

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Concert Selections for Assassins

Concert Selections are original Broadway orchestrations and exciting new symphonic arrangements of select songs for use in concert performances. Concert Selections are the perfect way to give audiences a taste of the musical theatre experience without the sets, props and costumes.

Pricing

Amateur
£60.00 per song for one month’s hire and one performance
Extra performances are £30.00 per performance per song
Extra months are £15.00 per month per song

Professional
£125.00 per song for one month’s hire and one performance
Extra performances are £62.50 per performance per song
Extra months are £31.25 per performance per song

Pricing is for individual songs only. Pricing for orchestral suites and other items is available by contacting us directly.

BALLAD OF BOOTH

From
Assassins

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

Music by
Stephen Sondheim

Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim

Orchestrated by
Michael Starobin

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Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

Arranged for
2 Male Voices

Starting Key
E♭
Estimated duration
8 min 34 sec
Instrumentation

(1x) Full Score; (3x) Piano/Vocal Score; (1x) Keyboard 1/Conductor Score; (3x) Reed 1: Flute, Clarinet, Harmonica; (3x) Reed 2: Oboe, English Horn, Alto Saxophone; (3x) Reed 3: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone; (2x) Reed 4: Bassoon, Baritone Saxophone; (1x) Horn; (1x) Trumpet 1 (+Cornet); (1x) Trumpet 2 (+Flugelhorn); (1x) Trombone; (1x) Keyboard 1; (1x) Keyboard 2; (1x) Guitar: Banjo, Acoustic Guitar; (1x) Bass (Acoustic); (3x) Percussion: Drum Kit, Woodblock, Timpani, Field Drum, Bass Drum, Cymbal, Gunshot

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EVERYBODY'S GOT THE RIGHT (FINALE)

From
Assassins

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

Music by
Stephen Sondheim

Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim

Orchestrated by
Michael Starobin

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Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

Arranged for
Chorus (Featured Solos)

Starting Key
B

Estimated duration
2 min 32 sec
Instrumentation

(1x) Full Score; (10x) Piano/Vocal Score; (1x) Keyboard 1/Conductor Score; (2x) Reed 1: Flute, Piccolo; (3x) Reed 2: Clarinet, Oboe, Alto Saxophone; (2x) Reed 3: Clarinet, Flute; (3x) Reed 4: Bassoon, Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone; (1x) Horn; (1x) Trumpet 1; (1x) Trumpet 2; (1x) Trombone; (1x) Keyboard 1; (1x) Keyboard 2; (1x) Guitar (Electric); (1x) Bass (Acoustic); (2x) Percussion: Drum Set, Woodblock, Timpani

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GUN SONG, THE

From
Assassins

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

Music by
Stephen Sondheim

Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim

Orchestrated by
Michael Starobin

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Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

Starting Key
D♭
Estimated duration
4 min 47 sec
Instrumentation

(1x) FULL SCORE; (5x) PIANO/VOCAL SCORE; (1x) KEYBOARD 1/CONDUCTOR SCORE; (2x) REED 1: Clarinet, Flute; (4x) REED 2: English Horn, Clarinet, Oboe, Alto Saxophone; (3x) REED 3: Bass Clarinet, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone; (2x) REED 4: Bassoon, Clarinet; (1x) HORN; (1x) TRUMPET 1; (1x) TRUMPET 2 (+Flugelhorn); (2x) TROMBONE (+Euphonium); (1x) KEYBOARD 1; (1x) KEYBOARD 2; (1x) GUITAR: Acoustic; (1x) BASS: Acoustic; (2x) PERCUSSION: Drum Set, Bass Drum, Timpani

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UNWORTHY OF YOUR LOVE

From
Assassins

First Performance Fee:
$175
Each Additional Performance:
$100

Music by
Stephen Sondheim

Lyrics by
Stephen Sondheim

Orchestrated by
Michael Starobin

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Arrangement Details
Song Type: Show Extraction
A show extraction is taken directly from the licensed show materials. No edits have been made to the song.

Arranged for
1 Male Voice, 1 Female Voice

Starting Key
B

Estimated duration
3 min 30 sec
Instrumentation

Reed 1 (Flute, Soprano Sax, Clarinet), Reed 2 (Alto Sax), Reed 3 (Flute, Tenor Sax), Reed 4 (Baritone Sax, Bassoon), 1 Horn, 1 Trumpet/Flugelhorn, 1 Trombone, 1 Guitar, (2) Percussion, 2 Keyboards (Synth), 1 Fender Bass. 1 Full Score, 2 Piano-Conductor Scores.

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