CSC’s ASSASSINS to receive cast album

Exciting. If Assassins could make it happen, Company better follow!

I’m surprised. When did they record this?

CATSNYrevival said: "I’m surprised. When did they record this?"

Why surprised? What was the last major Sondheim revival that didn’t get a recording? (Asnes this one makes more sense than others, since by all accounts we should unofficially still stay tuned for news about the show’s transfer.)

I hope some of the dialogue--particularly Andy Grotelueschen's monologues--gets recorded for this album. I thought it was a phenomenal production all-around and I look forward to listening to it!

Also hoping we get an announcement about Company getting recorded soon.

Check Broadway Records' social media posts; it may be being recorded as we speak, or had some parts of it recently recorded.

Very excited to hear this news. I wasn't able to get to NY in time to see this production, but I had an odd question for those that did. Did Steven Pasquale as Wilkes Booth not sport a mustache? In photos I dont see one and it struck me as odd. Forgive me if this has been discussed elsewhere.

Updated On: 2/9/22 at 10:54 AM

Performances are great but Ooo.



Really really missing the brass. Especially in the bridge.

I think it's actually a very necessary orchestration element of this show, and especially the sort of Carpenters, 70'sey song this is supposed to be a riff on that brass is what makes it.

Listening to a few songs right now and loving them, but I need to get some sleep. Excited for a full listen tomorrow!

So far I only see it on the Broadway Records website and Spotify.

As an update, the album is now on iTunes / Apple Music!

https://geo.music.apple.com/us/album/assassins-the-2022-off-broadway-cast-recording/1614294844?itsct=music_box_link&itscg=30200&at=10l8Nk&ls=1&app=music

I'll never turn down a new recording of my favorite Sondheim show, and I loved this production, but this won't supplant the Roundabout album for me. I really miss that final gunshot at the end of the show - obviously, in the live production that was covered by

but I don't think it works without the gunshot. While I vastly preferred CSC's production to the 2017 one at City Center, I was disappointed that both of them fell into the trap of trying to do something "current" with the ending instead of keeping the original.

Updated On: 3/18/22 at 10:32 AM

Always happy for a new recording of Assassins. The accompaniment is really well done, I particularly appreciate the vibrant down-home vibe (feels like it's being performed in the actual bar the assassins meet in), and the vocals feel much less cartoony than the Broadway recording, which is welcome. I will say, I do kind of miss the game show vibe of the Broadway recording, particularly for the moment where Guiteau's corpse is just swinging there and the orchestra is going wild. Those moments of gleeful, violent juxtaposition are my favorite element of the show. I'm also convinced that Something Just Broke is unnecessary, but it's pretty and the use of the vibraphone is fantastic in this one.