#Steven Sonheim

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maybe she would want you to?

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okay she wanted me to last time as well did that stop me from killing myself??

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what do you mean last time

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I think there should be support groups for people who get ripped to shreds and then see their partner again in the afterlife before being put back together like a puzzle and having them be cruelly taken away again.

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where's that comic of the virgin Mary starting a support group for her very specific situation where nobody shows up

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wow, this was like... before everything. before we even met. it's weird to see stuff like this from so long ago...

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Hey, maybe we should watch it all together tonight?

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Hello, everyone. It is me, yes, Lance, better known on here as slur de lis or the Penis King Of France. I would like to inform you that I will no longer be posting as I am about to become a zombie. My beloved wife seems to be pretty upset that I am using my last moments to post this, so goodbye.

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I don't know how to feel about the fact that this was his last post

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Callout post: @Sondheim

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Cory Michael Smith in the musical “Assassins”

First of all, I would like to thank Nat (@obfonteri !!) for their amazing help on this post. They have seen another production of Assassins before - and know how musical theatre productions at the New York City Center generally work.

This article, written by Andy Lefkowitz for Broadway.com gives us the following information about the production:

Steven Pasquale will play John Wilkes Booth, Julie White will portray Sara Jane Moore and Alex Brightman will play Giuseppe Zangara in the New York City Center Encores! Off-Center presentation of Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s carnival ride through the history of political violence Assassins. The previously announced production will run July 12-15 at City Center. Also set to appear in Assassins will be Steven Boyer (John Hinckley Jr.), John Ellison Conlee (Charles Guiteau), Clifton Duncan (The Balladeer), Shuler Hensley (Leon Czolgosz), Ethan Lipton (The Proprietor), Erin Markey (Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme), Cory Michael Smith (Lee Harvey Oswald) and Danny Wolohan (Samuel Byck). Assassins will be directed by Anne Kauffman, with music direction by Chris Fenwick and choreography by Lorin Latarro.

I will be adding more information about the show itself (plot, characters, songs, etc) and what we know from this production under the cut!

About Assassins

This is taken from the official Wikipedia page:

Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman, based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. It uses the premise of a murderous carnival game to produce a revue-style portrayal of men and women who attempted (successfully or not) to assassinate Presidents of the United States. The music varies to reflect the popular music of the eras depicted.

The musical first opened Off-Broadway in 1990, and the 2004 Broadway production won five Tony Awards.

Stephen Sonheim is a very important musical composer, some of his most famous works include Sweeney Todd and Into The Woods.

You can watch a video recording of the 2004 production (It features Neil Patrick Harris as the Balladeer!) here, please don’t share this link too openly though.

The official cast recording (also from the 2004 production) can be found here.

About Cory’s Character

Most characters in this play used to be actual people who attempted/succeeded to assassinate the president of the Unites States. Cory will be playing Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963.

This is what the plot of Assassins says about Lee in the show, once again taken from the official Wikipedia page:

The scene changes to the sixth floor of the Texas School Book Depository. Lee Harvey Oswald sits with a radio and a pistol, preparing to kill himself, but he is interrupted by Booth. Surprising Oswald with intimate knowledge about his life, Booth slowly and carefully attempts to convince him not to become his own victim and to instead assassinate John F. Kennedy. Summoning the other assassins from the shadows, Booth tells Oswald that by joining them he will finally make a difference, but Oswald refuses. Booth tells him that in the future, when Hinckley’s room is searched, Oswald's biographies will be found. Summoning the voices of Arthur Bremer, Sirhan Sirhan and James Earl Ray, Booth tells Oswald that the key to the future is in his hands. Oswald tries to leave, but Zangara addresses him passionately in Italian, his words translated by the other assassins, imploring him to act so their own acts can come alive again. They tell him that he has the power to cause worldwide grief and inspire global passion about himself, a man the world has never cared or heard about. Calling themselves his family, the assassins sing, imploring Oswald to act. He crouches at the window and shoots ("November 22, 1963").

After the assassinations, a group of citizens recount what they were doing when they heard that the President had been killed and lament that even though only a single man died, the nation has changed forever ("Something Just Broke").

The assassins regroup once more at the shooting range, now with Oswald among their ranks, and they proudly restate their motto, "Everybody's got the right to be happy," before loading their guns and opening fire on the audience ("Everybody's Got the Right (Reprise)").

Lee’s costume usually included a plain, white shirt - so you can easily distinguish him from the other characters. His character is the last assassin that the play includes and therefore an important figure and plot point.

I haven’t watched all of Assassins yet but I’ve listened to most of the parts including Lee (especially November 22, 1963 is very important for his character). However, it’s important to remember that Lee Harvey was an actual person...that killed the president. The assassins themselves glorify their actions in this play - but the Balladeer (along with several other characters) and the overall show itself warn about how terrible their actions were. 

About The Production

Some info that @obfonteri gave me about how Encores productions at the New York City usually work:

“NYCC Enchores is probably the most renowed regional theatre located in midtown Manhatten. It’s not Broadway, it’s not Off-Broadway, but it’s the best professional theatre after that. In NYC nothing is “bigger” than Broadway as far as popularity for tourists and general public knowledge. But as far as quality of production and professionalism, it’s equal to broadway.

Big name Broadway actors do their shows there. It’s just...they do a season of shows with short runs. So instead of a Broadway or Off-Broadway show that has an extended or open-ended run, these shows play for a few weeks and then another show opens.”

And here is some more information about Encores at the NYCC from the Stubhub ticket site:

“The Encores! event is a stripped-down version of a hit musical that is meant to showcase the music over the costumes, staging and acting. The sets are minimal and the orchestra is enhanced. Each cast gets eight days of rehearsal and one dress rehearsal for the production, which lasts for five performances.

The New York City Center hosts the Encore! event. The beautiful center was built in 1923 and had its first concert of the New York Philharmonic in 1943. Since then, it has hosted many events, mostly dance and opera productions."

As you can see, this production won’t actually take that much time for Cory, he’ll be done by July 15th. I estimate that he’ll have time for Gotham while they are filming 4x04/4x05 - Ed staying frozen until then seems alright to me.

After Broadway or Off-Broadway shows, fans can usually go to the Stage Door and ask the actors for autographs or just...talk to them. This won’t as easy at NYCC, as it has multiple exists. Therefore, not every actor is guaranteed to leave the building through the Stage Door exit and talk to the fans. 

Nevertheless, people who are planning to see the show for Cory can still try to meet him after the show...let’s just not be creepy stalkers, he really doesn’t need that. In general, it’s important to respect him and the rest of the cast (or, for that matter, anyone else who’s involved in this production).

Nat (@obfonteri) is probably going to see the show and might make a few audio recordings. Video recordings are generally hard to make during theatre performances, as it’s usually prohibited. Maybe we’ll be lucky and get some sort of video recording - it’s not guaranteed, though.

If you’re curious about Cory’s singing voice, you can check out this Spotify playlist that I made. His most important songs in that playlist are Career Day, Show Me The Magic and Ordinary Day. They are taking from a 2011 production of “The Shaggs - Philosophy of the World”, in which he played the character Kyle Nelson. This is a sneak peak of the production, Cory can also be seen in it (tiny, pre-Gotham Cory, must be protected).

To conclude, I highly recommend those who are interested to check out the video recording (or the cast recording) from Assassins, it’s a really good show. And, if you live close to NYC, I deeply hope that you get the chance to buy tickets for the show! If you still have questions, you can contact either me or Nat, they were so wonderful to offer their support on this. Thank you all for reading this. Please like, reblog or share it otherwise, if you can!

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Those good and crazy people: my friends.

-Company Written be Steven Sonheim

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Into the woods, Out of the woods, And home before-

Alan and Emily have both been having experiences with Steven Sondheim's perfectly written musical, Into the Woods.

Alan is currently playing the Baker in a student theatre group and Emily is researching it for her production management class. Both have found the show challenging in the last week, but for different reasons. Alan spent a large chunk of his weekend not only in out of rehearsals, but also memorizing lines. If you are unfortunate enough to have not seen the show, you would know that the Baker's lines, while not only many, are all somewhat normal sounding, and often interjected for seemingly no reason. Emily found the show frustrating because she had to catalogue every entrance, exit, and necessary prop for the show. Alan will confirm that that the entrances and exits for this show are a problem and a half because literally every page has someone coming and going. The mysterious man will frequently pop on stage, say a line, and leave. As much as we both love this show and as excited as Alan is to perform it, it reminds us the Musical Theatre is hard work and to be the best we have to put the effort in.