• The Ballad of Booth – Assassins (with Eric Matthew Richardson)

  • Sep 11 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
  • Podcast

The Ballad of Booth – Assassins (with Eric Matthew Richardson)

  • Summary

  • The assassin pioneer is the first person investigated in the show. Eric Matthew Richardson returns to discuss John Wilkes Booth, how he changed America, how Sondheim adapts his story, and whether we should believe anything he sings about.

    Eric's website: http://www.ericmatthewrichardson.com
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheEMRMusic

    We are using three productions to frame our discussion of Assassins.

    The original off-Broadway cast starring Victor Garber, Jonathan Hadary, and Terrence Mann (1990)

    You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-original-cast-recording/254421633

    Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2YhmmaSqQpHrx1XmVW3TpV?si=3iXLFILxQ8SJaaG-bXXNNg

    Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/j9vlZBY


    The first Broadway cast starring Michael Cerveris, Dennis O’Hare, and James Barbour (2004)

    You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2004-broadway-revival-cast-recording/881212225

    Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5ifTOl4KhC5KDQIN6HalFJ?si=D_2Ly4NlS3e3SsQR2LYSlA

    Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/01nc5zw


    The Broadway revival starring Steven Pasquale, Will Swenson, and Brandon Uranowitz (2021)

    You can listen to it on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/assassins-the-2022-off-broadway-cast-recording/1663102585

    Or listen to it on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/6U7iRoc5P856IAoVgDBqMk?si=tNzrOQmVTb2X4upp3F-szA

    Or buy it on Amazon: https://a.co/d/82iSrA8

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