Theater: In the Cross Hairs

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And is there one more Sondheim musical in the wings? "I'm at an age where the energy level is going down," he admits. "But I'm sort of fishing around at the moment." In the meantime, he'll be happy if an old musical called Assassins wins some new fans. "I have no idea what people will make of it today," he says. "I live in a liberal community, which is happy to bring into question things about this country. But you know, when people come in as divisively sensitive as they are these days--goodness." One thing is for sure: it's no time to leave town.