May 1, 2023
We're continuing our Sondheim birthday miniseries, this time focusing on his murder ballads, and we're moving on to a show that is dominated by murder ballads -- 1991's Assassins. Join us as we look at "The Ballad of Booth"and try to pick apart both this extremely rich song and the show's message.
Audio note: It was raining when we recorded this episode, and
you will occasionally hear the rain striking Shannon's air
conditioner. We hope it won't distract too much from your enjoyment
of the episode.
All clips are from the 1991 Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording
of Assassins featuring Patrick Cassidy as The
Balladeer and Victor Garber as John Wilkes Booth and are used in
accordance with the Fair Use Exemption for criticism and
commentary.
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