Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson: Difference between revisions

{{short description|MusicalComedic historical rock musical}}

| awards = [[Outer Critics Circle Award]] for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical<br>[[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical]]

== Production history ==

Developed by New York-based experimental company [[Les Freres Corbusier]], ''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'' had workshop productions in August 2006 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and in May 2007 at the New 42nd Street Studios, New York. It premiered in January 2008 in Culver City, California at the [[Kirk Douglas Theatre]], produced by [[Center Theatre Group]]. The cast included [[Sebastian Arcelus]], [[Stephanie D'Abruzzo]], Kevin Del Aguila, [[Darren Goldstein]], Greg Hildreth, Jeff Hiller, Adam O'Byrne, Maria Elena Ramirez, Kate Roberts, Jeanine Serralles, Ben Steinfeld, Robbie Sublett, Ian Unterman, and Ben Walker. Robert Brill was the set designer, Jeff Croiter the lighting designer, Emily Rebholz the costume designer, Bart Fasbender the sound designer, and Jacob Pinholster the video designer. Kelly Devine was the choreographer and [[Gabriel Kahane]] the music director.<ref name=lesfreres/><ref name="center">{{cite web |url=http://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/productiondetail.aspx?id=3198 |title=Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson |website=Center Theatre Group |accessdate=2008-02-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228215152/http://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/productiondetail.aspx?id=3198 |archivedate=2008-02-28 }}</ref>

The show premiered on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre]], with previews starting on September 21, 2010 and opening night October 13, 2010. Many of the cast from the off-Broadway production reprised their roles, including [[Benjamin Walker (actor)|Benjamin Walker]] in the title role, Maria Elena Ramirez, Jeff Hiller and Lucas Near-Verbrugghe.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |title=Broadway Run of ''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'' Will Include Original Cast Members |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-run-of-bloody-bloody-andrew-jackson-will-include-original-cast-members-com-171051 |website=Playbill |access-date=March 28, 2022 |date=August 20, 2010}}</ref> Despite positive reviews and early Tony buzz, the musical closed on January 2, 2011, after 120 performances.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |title=''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'' Ends Broadway Term Jan. 2 |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/bloody-bloody-andrew-jackson-ends-broadway-term-jan-2-com-174790 |website=Playbill |access-date=March 28, 2022 |date=January 2, 2011}}</ref>

''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'' had its Central Florida premiere at the [[Orlando International Fringe Theater Festival]] in the spring of 2014. Produced by BTW Productions and directed by Adam Graham with choreography by Michelle Alagna and musical direction by Brandon Fender, the cast included A. Ross Neal as Andrew Jackson, Jacqueline Torgas as Rachel Jackson, Anitra Pritchard-Bryant as the Storyteller and featured the band Hey, Angeline led by Anthony Smith as the Band Leader. Well received by critics and audiences alike, the show sold out the eniteretyentirety of its limited run {{citation needed|date=February 2016}} and went on to win Critic's Choice Award for Best Musical of 2014.

==Musical Reception numbers==

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| rowspan="2" | [[Drama League Awards]]

| Distinguished Production of a Musical

| [[Alex Timbers]] <small>(book)</small>; [[Michael Friedman (composer)|Michael Friedman]] <small>(music and lyrics)</small>

| {{nom}}

| Distinguished Performance

| [[Benjamin Walker (actor)|Benjamin Walker]]

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="5" | [[Outer Critics Circle Award#2009–2010 season|Outer Critics Circle Awards]]

| colspan="2" | Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical

| {{win}}

| Outstanding New Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway)

| Michael Friedman

| {{nom}}

| Outstanding Director of a Musical

| Alex Timbers

| {{nom}}

| Outstanding Set Design (Play or Musical)

| [[Donyale Werle]]

| {{nom}}

| Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical)

| Justin Townsend

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2" | [[Drama Desk Awards]]

| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical|Outstanding Book of a Musical]]

| Alex Timbers

| {{win}}

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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120309212331/http://broadwaysbestshows.com/show/Bloody-Bloody-Andrew-Jackson ''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'' Official Website]

* [http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=488478 Internet Broadway database listing]

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121008073700/http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=show&id=5502 Internet Off-Broadway Database listing]

* [http://www.mtishows.com/show_detail.asp?showid=000395 ''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson''] at the Music Theatre International website

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120423062234/http://www.knowtheatre.com/shows/bloodybloodyandrewjackson.html ''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'' at Know Theatre]

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