‘Assassins’ at Curtis Theatre & Southgate Productions

Sondheim takes aim at the American dream.

From left, Jake Burnett, Christopher Diem, Spike Pulice, Jaycob Hunter, Brandon Sanchez, Taras Wybaczynsky Jr., Luis Alex Rodriguez, Reese Chavez, Genevieve Kauper and Aaron Lipp. Photo courtesy of Francis Gacad & Jonathan Infante

By MaryAnn DiPietro

There is something inherently uncomfortable about laughing during “Assassins.” That, of course, is part of the point.

Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman’s darkly comic musical gathers a collection of people who assassinated or attempted to assassinate presidents of the United States and gives them something history rarely does: a chance to speak. They sing, argue, joke and search for meaning in a country they... [ Read the full article here ]

‘Assassins’

Curtis Theatre & Southgate Productions

When: Oct. 9-18, 2026

Where: Curtis Theatre, 1 Civic Center Cir, Brea

Information: (714) 990-7722,  www.cityofbrea.gov/1594/Curtis-Theatre

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