If You Keep Your Goal in Sight...

Finally, concrete news on the changes being made to Assassins, the not-so-new Sondheim musical making its Broadway debut in March 2004. (By the by, who came up with the bright idea of scheduling the premiere of Assassins for an election year? You know that marquee's not going to be on the RNC photo op list.)

I'm enjoying the idea of three voices within the play - I'm guessing that the Balladeer and the Proprietor will be set up as more direct antagonists, with the Assassins somehow synthesizing the two opposing views in their own crazy ways (as in the final verses of "Another National Anthem," when the Assassins integrate the hope of the Balladeer with the selfish desire of the Proprietor).

And this cast? To die for. Harris, Cantone, Cerveris and Kudisch are all top-notch. Kudos to the Roundabout for doing this right (thus far).