Assassins (theatre)/YMMV

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  • Cry for the Devil: The three ballads are used effectively in this way, but the one that seems to get the audience's sympathy most is "The Ballad of Czolgosz", where assassin Leon Czolgosz's motivations are stated clearly: he was a lonely man, who all throughout his life had lived in poverty and misery for reasons beyond his control, so he killed big business president Bill McKinley to "take control of his fate."
  • Ear Worm: And it's seriously a problem. "What a wonder is a gun! What a versatile inveeeeeention!" Do not see before working with first graders and/or getting on a plane.
    • "How I Saved Roosevelt" is another one you don't want to sing in public - "Too cold for the stomach in Washington/I go down to Miami, kill Roosevelt!"
    • And, of course, you do not want to get caught singing, "C'mere and kill a President..."
    • Everybody's got the right to some sunshine/not the sun but maybe one of its beams...
    • In the USA you can work your way to the head of the line...
  • Evil Is Sexy: "Johnny Booth was a handsome devil."
  • Germans Love David Hasselhoff: Initially met a much better reception in the UK than the USA.