John Wilkes Booth

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Assassins: On Stage At Fresno State

2012 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Terrance V. Mc Arthur

by Terrance V. Mc Arthur

Who is more American? Abraham Lincoln or John Wilkes Booth? John F. Kennedy or Lee Harvey Oswald? The Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman musical Assassins looks at those questions by prying into the souls and psyches of the people who have killed—or tried to kill—Commanders-in-Chief.

Behind The Musical: Assassins, This Weekend At Fresno State

2012 Articles, Arts & Entertainment, Lorie Lewis Ham

by Lorie Lewis Ham

The Stephen Sondheim musical Assassins is coming to Fresno State next week so I thought it would be fun to take a look at this unusual musical which some say is possibly the most controversial musical ever written—that statement alone makes me want to see it!