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Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Shows · Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Reimagining Andrew Jackson as an emo rock star, the show follows the young frontiersman from his orphaned childhood through his brutal Indian Wars campaigns to his populist rise to the presidency. Jackson rails against the political establishment and Washington elites while championing the common man, but his methods grow increasingly authoritarian, raising questions about the dark side of populism and American expan…

Opened
2010
Performances
120
Type
Musical
Era
Modern
Music: Michael FriedmanLyrics: Michael FriedmanBook: Alex Timbers

Productions1 on Broadway

2010 Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre Original. October 13, 2010 · Alex Timbers 120 performances

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Licensing 1 entry

US Music Theatre International Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson matched on title alone — a lead, not a confirmed licensor

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In the literature6 passages

The irreverent Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson—an emo take on our seventh president, with music and lyrics by Michael Friedman and book by Alex Timbers— was embraced by critics with Ben Brantley calling it “the most entertaining and perceptive political theater of the season.” It also won the 2010 Drama Desk Award for out… book:theatre-world-2009-2010-season-v-66-willis#p124

Outstanding Book of a Musical: Alex Timbers, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Nominees: Joe DiPietro, Memphis; Joe Iconis, Bloodsong of Love; Dick Scanlan & Sherie Rene Scott, Everyday Rapture; David Thompson, The Scottsboro Boys; David Zellnik, Yank! book:theatre-world-2009-2010-season-v-66-willis#p428

Outstanding Book of a Musical: Alex Timbers, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (OB) book:the-playbill-broadway-yearbook-june-2009-to-may-2010-sixth-viagas-robert-new-yor#p406

Best Book of a Musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Alex Timbers book:the-playbill-broadway-yearbook-june-2010-to-may-2011-viagas-robert-7th-annual-ed#p422

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (2010) featured Kristine Nielsen as a character in a wheelchair named “The Storyteller.” The wheelchair was part sight-gag given that musical’s penchant for irony and the fact that Nielsen is not mobility impaired. book:broadway-bodies-ryan-donovan-2023#p231

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (Friedman, Timbers), 216–​17 book:broadway-bodies-ryan-donovan-2023#p319

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