Janus

Janus was a one-act musical written by Sander Cohen in collaboration with J.S. Steinman. The cabaret production was promoted by Cohen as “a tragic farce about identity”, and was staged at the Footlight Theater.BioShock: Rapture: Chapter 13
===Staging===
The show featured Sander Cohen as Robin Hood. He was dressed in skintight Lincoln green, with a mustache and beard, and carried a small bow and arrow slung over his shoulder. During the play, Cohen wore another face on the back of his head to emulate the titular Janus, the two-faced god from Roman Mythology. 
Robin Hood’s Merry Men were portrayed as almost naked Greek wrestlers. They were referenced in the only known lyrics to the musical, sung by Cohen’s Robin Hood: “loved to be in the Greenwood with my merry men, oh my gay and merry men, my oh so happy men, and then came along that dreadful bitch known as Maid Marian, and OH how paradise has fallen”.
After the introduction of the Merry Men, the King of England — who was dressed in a lion-blazoned cloak, wore a gold-plated crown and had a red beard that was precariously attached to his chin — brought Robin Hood to his castle. The King then proclaimed himself the new Sheriff of Nottingham. In response, Robin Hood stabbed the King to death to the beat of a song. After assassinating the King, Robin Hood switched the face from the back of his head to the front; here, the audience could see that the mask was actually the face of the King. Robin Hood then disposed of the King's body and took his place, after which the musical mercifully ended.
==Behind the Scenes==
*The ending of the play inspired Frank Fontaine, who was in attendance of one of the show's performances, in his plan to overthrow Andrew Ryan and take his place as “King”.
== References ==
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