Assassins (musical) - Awards and Nominations

Awards and Nominations

2004 Tony Awards
  • Best Revival of a Musical (WINNER)
  • Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Michael Cerveris) (WINNER)
  • Best Lighting Design (Peggy Eisenhauer and Jules Fisher) (WINNER)
  • Best Direction of a Musical (Joe Mantello) (WINNER)
  • Best Orchestration (Michael Starobin) (WINNER)
  • Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Denis O'Hare) (nominated)
  • Best Scenic Design (nominated)
2004 Drama Desk Awards
  • Outstanding Revival of a Musical (WINNER)
  • Outstanding Director of a Musical (nominated)
  • Outstanding Orchestrations (nominated)
  • Outstanding Set Design of a Musical (nominated)
  • Outstanding Lighting Design (nominated)
  • Outstanding Sound Design (nominated)
  • Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Marc Kudisch) (nominated)

Although Assassins had not run on Broadway prior to 2004, the 1992 West End production and 1991 Off-Broadway production led to a ruling by the Tony Awards Administration Committee that the musical is a revival instead of an original musical.

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