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{{short description|Comedic historical rock musical}}
{{Infobox Musical
| name = Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson
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| book = [[Alex Timbers]]
| productions = 2008 [[Los Angeles]]<br>2010 Off-Broadway <br>2010 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] <br> Regional and international productions
| awards = [[Outer Critics Circle Award]] for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical<br>[[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical]]
}}
'''''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson''''' is a [[Comedy|comedic]] [[Historical fiction|historical]] [[rock musical]] with music and lyrics written by [[Michael Friedman (composer)|Michael Friedman]] and a [[Book (musical theatre)#Definitions|book]] written by its director [[Alex Timbers]].<ref name=lesfreres>{{cite web |title=Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson |url=http://www.lesfreres.org/archives/06_jackson.html |website=Les Freres Corbusier |access-date=August 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908095307/http://www.lesfreres.org/archives/06_jackson.html |archive-date=September 8, 2010}}</ref>
 
The show is about the founding of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. It redefines [[Andrew Jackson]], America's seventh President, as an [[emo]] rock star and focuses on [[populism]], the [[Indian Removal Act]], and his relationship with his wife [[Rachel Jackson|Rachel]].
'''''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson''''' is a [[rock musical]] with music and lyrics written by [[Michael Friedman (composer)|Michael Friedman]] and a [[Book (musical theatre)#Definitions|book]] written by its director [[Alex Timbers]].<ref name=lesfreres>[http://www.lesfreres.org/archives/06_jackson.html " 'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson' production history"] lesfreres.org, retrieved August 20, 2010</ref>
 
The show is a comedic historical rock musical about the founding of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. It redefines [[Andrew Jackson]], America's seventh President, as an [[Emo]] rock star and focuses on [[populism]], the [[Indian Removal Act]], and his relationship with his wife [[Rachel Jackson|Rachel]].
 
==Synopsis==
The show opens when the cast, dressed as 19th-century American cowboys and prostitutes, take the stage. They are led by [[Andrew Jackson]]. They sing about their eagerness to strip the English, Spanish, French, and, most importantly, the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], of their land in [[North America]]. Along with this, they sing of the desire to bring political power back to the public and away from the elite ("Populism Yea Yea").
 
Jackson's childhood is shown in the [[Tennessee]] hills during the late 18th century. His family and the local shoe cobbler die of cholera and an Indian attack. This leads him to join the military, where he is imprisoned by the British. Jackson begins to express his disdain for the US government's lack of involvement with the people of the frontier and how he wishes someone would stand up to them ("I'm Not That Guy").
The show opens when the cast, dressed as 19th-century American cowboys and prostitutes, take the stage. They are led by [[Andrew Jackson]]. They sing about their eagerness to strip the English, Spanish, French, and, most importantly, the [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], of their land in the [[United States|US]]. Along with this, they sing of the desire to bring political power back to the public and away from the elite ("Populism Yea Yea").
 
Jackson's childhood is shown in the [[Tennessee]] hills during the late 18th century. His family and the local shoe cobbler die of cholera and in Indian attacks. This leads him to join the military, where he is imprisoned by the British. Jackson begins to express his disdain for the US government’s lack of involvement with the people of the frontier and how he wishes someone would stand up to them ("I'm Not That Guy").
 
Jackson is then shown as a young adult, regaling local tavern goers with his short meeting with [[George Washington]]. He is interrupted and attacked by several Spaniards. Jackson defeats them, but is injured in the process. A woman named [[Rachel Jackson|Rachel]] helps him to recover from his injuries. They fall in love during his recovery and eventually marry, though Rachel is not yet divorced from her current husband ("Illness as Metaphor"). At the end of the song, news comes that British, Indian, and Spanish forces are making advances into American territory. Meanwhile, the US government continues to do nothing to stop the attacks. Jackson realizes that if he wants this cycle to end, he must change things himself ("I'm So That Guy").
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Jackson organizes a militia to remove Indian Tribes throughout the Southeast both by force and negotiation ("Ten Little Indians"). In the aftermath of a battle, he adopts a young Native American child named [[Lyncoya Jackson|Lyncoya]]. [[John Quincy Adams]], [[Henry Clay]], [[John Calhoun]], and [[Martin Van Buren]] are introduced as they express their concern over Jackson's unauthorized territorial expansion. Jackson rebuffs their pleas, explaining how he has driven out the French and the Spanish, while acquiring more land than [[Thomas Jefferson]].
 
The [[Battle of New Orleans]] transforms Jackson into a national hero. He becomes Governor of Florida and decides to [[1824 United States presidential election|run for United States President in 1824]]. Although he receives the most popular and [[Electoral College (United States) Electoral College|Electoral votes]], he isdoes not electedhave Presidenta majority, dueleading to a loss in the politicalsubsequent maneuvering[[contingent election]] in the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]. ("[[Corrupt Bargain|The Corrupt Bargain]]"). Jackson spends the four years after the election at his home, [[The Hermitage (Nashville, Tennessee)|The Hermitage]]. He returns from political exile and forms the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. During the presidential election of 1828, Andrew Jackson becomes a surprise candidate ("Rock Star"). This is grueling both publicly and personally to Jackson and his family. Rachel, feeling as if she has no private life, questions Andrew's love for her versus the American People ("The Great Compromise").
Days before the election, a [[United States Senate|Senate]] panel led by [[Henry Clay|Clay]] investigates Jackson's past wrongdoings and accuses Rachel of bigamy. Despite this, Jackson ends up winning the election and becomes the 7th President of the United States. However, the accusation of his rivals, along with the stress of the election, leads to Rachel dying of grief. He vows to use both his presidency and his wife's death as a mandate to "take this country back" ("Public Life").
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As the American people gradually turn on him, Jackson takes stock of all that he has lost: his family, his wife, and now the love of the American public. He decides he must take ultimate responsibility for the nation's choices and declares that he alone will be the one to make the unenviable policy decisions regarding the Indians' fate ("The Saddest Song"). He summons Black Fox—an Indian Chief who organized the remaining Indian tribes into a confederation against Tennessee settlers—in order to make one last deal with the Native Americans still living in American Territories. Jackson implores Black Fox to peacefully move his people west of the [[Mississippi River]]. Black Fox asks for time to consult his tribe. But, Jackson violently snaps and decrees that federal troops will forcibly move the Indians West.
 
Near the end, the musical reviews Jackson's legacy and the views attributed to him. Some believe he was one of America's greatest presidents, while others believe him to be an “American"American [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]]".” The final scene shows Jackson receiving an honorary doctorate at Harvard. He reflects upon his achievements and his questionable decisions. The show telescopes out and we get a bird's-eye view of Jackson's damning legacy and our collective culpability ("Second Nature").
 
Finally, the company gathers to sing "[[The Hunters of Kentucky]],", before taking their bows.
 
== Production history ==
 
==Production history==
===World premiere===
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' listing]|website=Center Theatre Group |accessdate=2008-02-28 {{webarchive|url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228215152/http://www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/productiondetail.aspx?id=3198 |datearchivedate=2008-02-28 }} Center Theatre Group, retrieved August 20, 2010</ref>
 
===New York premiere===
''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'' opened [[Off-Broadway]] in May 2009 at The [[Public Theater]] in New York in a concert version, and returned to run from March 23 (previews) to June 27, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |urlname=http:"center"//www.centertheatregroup.org/tickets/productiondetail.aspx?id=3198 |title=Archived copy |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 cast included [[River Alexander]], David Axelrod, James Barry, Darren Goldstein, Greg Hildreth, Jeff Hiller, Lisa Joyce, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, [[Bryce Pinkham]], Maria Elena Ramirez, Kate Roberts, Ben Steinfeld, Ben Walker, Matthew Rocheleau and Colleen Werthmann. Scenic design was by [[Donyale Werle]], lighting design by Justin Townsend, costume design by Emily Rebholz, and sound design by Bart Fasbender. Danny Mefford was the choreographer and Justin Levine was the music director.<ref>[{{cite web |title=Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson |url=http://publictheater.org/component/option,com_shows/task,view/Itemid,141/id,1005 Bloody|website=Public BloodyTheater Andrew|access-date=March Jackson12, 2010] {{webarchive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324051943/http://publictheater.org/component/option%2Ccom_shows/task%2Cview/Itemid%2C141/id%2C1005 |archive-date=March 24, 2010 }} publictheater.org, retrieved March 12, 2010</ref><ref name=times1>{{cite web |last=Brantley, |first=Ben. [http|title=Old Hickory, That Emo Punk, Singing and Dancing to Fame |url=https://theaterwww.nytimes.com/2009/05/18/theater/reviews/18bran.html Theater Review: 'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'] ''|website=The New York Times'' |access-date=March 28, 2022 |date=May 1817, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hetrick, |first=Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/138452-Emo-Rock-Musical-Bloody-Bloody-Andrew-Jackson-Opens-at-the-Public-Theater-April-6 |title=Emo Rock Musical ''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'' Opens at the Public Theater April 6"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503112949/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/138452emo-Emorock-Rockmusical-Musicalbloody-Bloodybloody-Bloodyandrew-Andrewjackson-Jackson-Opensopens-at-the-Publicpublic-Theatertheater-Aprilapril-6-com-167384 |website=Playbill |access-date=MayMarch 328, 2010 }} playbill.com,2022 |date=April 6, 2010}}</ref>
 
===Broadway premiere===
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. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/142237-Broadway-Run-of-Bloody-Bloody-Andrew-Jackson-Will-Include-Original-Cast-Members "|title=Broadway Run of ''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'' Will Include Original Cast Members"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821222416/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/142237broadway-Broadway-Runrun-of-Bloodybloody-Bloodybloody-Andrewandrew-Jacksonjackson-Willwill-Includeinclude-Originaloriginal-Castcast-members-Memberscom-171051 |website=Playbill |access-date=AugustMarch 2128, 2010 }} playbill.com,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.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/146232-Bloody-Bloody-Andrew-Jackson-Ends-Broadway-Term-Jan-2 "|title='Bloo dy'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'' Ends Broadway Term Jan. 2"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109111720/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/146232bloody-Bloodybloody-Bloodyandrew-Andrewjackson-Jacksonends-Endsbroadway-Broadwayterm-Termjan-Jan2-2com-174790 |website=Playbill |access-date=JanuaryMarch 928, 2011 }} playbill.com,2022 |date=January 2, 2011}}</ref>
 
Critics {{Who?|reason=Citations need|date=August 2021}} blamed the poor economy during the show's run and its unorthodox story and presentation for the show's failure to build popularity on Broadway. The showplay, which cost $4.5 million to produce, "will close at a loss to investors," according tosaid ''[[The New York Times]]'', which characterized it as "a favorite of critics that has had trouble catching on with theatergoers."<ref>{{cite web |last=Healy, |first=Patrick.[http |title='Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson' to Close |url=https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/12/01/bloody-bloody-andrew-jackson-to-close/?ref=theater "'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson’ to Close] ''|website=The New York Times'' |access-date=March 28, 2022 |date=December 1, 2010}}</ref>
 
===Boston premiere===
MakingIts itsfirst [[Boston]] debutproduction withwas at the SpeakEasy Stage Company in October 2012, the show was directed by Paul Melone, musical direction Nicholas James Connell, choreography Larry Sousa, fight choreography Angie Jepson, set design Eric Levenson, costume design Elisabetta Polito, lighting design Jeff Adelberg, sound design Eric Norris, stage manager Amy Spalletta and assistant stage manager Katherine Clanton.<ref name="speak">[http{{cite web |title=Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson |url=https://www.speakeasystage.com/2012/07/04/bloody-bloody-andrew-jackson-2/] speakeasystage.com|website=SpeakEasy Stage}}</ref>
 
The cast featured Brandon Barbosa (Lyncoya), Samil Battenfeld (Lyncoya), Mary Callanan (Storyteller/Ensemble), Gus Curry (Andrew Jackson), Tom Hamlett (John Quincy Adams/Ensemble), Ryan Halsaver (John Calhoun), Amy Jo Jackson (Ensemble), Michael Levesque (Ensemble), Evan Murphy (Ensemble), Josh Pemberton (Martin Van Buren), Diego Klok Perez (Henry Clay/Black Fox/Ensemble), Ben Rosenblatt (James Monroe), Alessandra Vaganek (Rachel Jackson), and Brittany Walters (Ensemble).<ref name=speak/>
 
===Other productions===
The first production of the show after its New York run was a non-Equity performance at the [[University School of Nashville]] in November, 2011.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Brady|first=Martin|url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/arts-culture/article/13053028/old-hickory-superstar-a-taste-of-bloody-bloody-andrew-jackson|title=Old Hickory, Superstar: A Taste of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson|work=Nashville Scene|date=March 14, 2014|access-date=2018-10-23|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usn.org/page/news-detail?pk=595266|title=HS Musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson to Inspire Discussion|date=2011-10-11|work=University School of Nashville|access-date=2018-10-23|language=en}}</ref> The performance was met with great enthusiasm from the Nashville community and long-time supporters of Andrew Jackson.<ref name="Ellis">{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/nashville/article/BWW-Reviews-University-School-of-Nashville-Takes-on-BLOODY-BLOODY-ANDREW-JACKSON-20111103|title=BWW Reviews: University School of Nashville Takes on BLOODY, BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON|last=Ellis|first=Jeffrey|work=BroadwayWorld.com|date=November 3, 2011|access-date=2018-10-23|language=en}}</ref> The production was directed by Catherine Coke with music direction by Ginger Newman and choreography by Abigayle Horrell. The cast included Sam Douglas as Andrew Jackson, Abigayle Horrell as Rachel Jackson, and Forest Miller as the bandleader.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/nashville/article/BWW-Reviews-University-School-of-Nashville-Takes-on-BLOODY-BLOODY-ANDREW-JACKSON-20111103|title=BWW Reviews: University School of Nashville Takes on BLOODY, BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON|lastname="Ellis|first=Jeffrey|work=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=2018-10-23|language=en}}<"/ref>
 
The show was produced by [[Know Theatre of Cincinnati]] in April 2012, with ''The Dukes are Dead'' as the onstage band.
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A staged reading of the show was performed by Outré Theatre Company in September 2013, directed by Skye Whitcomb.
 
''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.
 
A production of ''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'' ran on the [[American Shakespeare Center]] from June 15 to November 26, 2016.
 
===Controversy===
The original Off-Broadway run was criticized by the Native American community at large and a production in [[Minneapolis]] in June 2014 faced public protest by New Native Theatre.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Royce|first1=Graydon|title=JournalistNew Native Theatre protests 'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'|url=http://www.startribune.com/new-native-theatre-protests-bloody-bloody-andrew-jackson/261888441/|accessdate=13 June 2016|publishernewspaper=Star Tribune|date=June 4, 2014}}</ref>
 
At the Fountain Theatricals, a student organization at [[Stanford University]] dedicated to musical theatre and performing arts education, cancelled its production of the show for their Fall 2014 semester production due to pressure from the Stanford American Indian Organization. SAIO voiced concerns about the use of offensive caricatures of Native people regardless of the satirical style of the show.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Zingheim|first1=Kate|title=Journalist'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson' canceled after concerns by Native American community|url=http://www.stanforddaily.com/2014/11/21/bloody-bloody-andrew-jackson-canceled-over-concerns-by-native-community/|accessdate=13 June 2016|publisherwebsite=Stanford Daily}}</ref>
 
Raleigh Little Theatre cancelled their 2015 season's production of ''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'' and replaced it with ''[[Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)|Hedwig and the Angry Inch]]'', claiming a lack of support from local members of the Native American community.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Purcell|first1=Carey|title=JournalistControversial Musical ''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'' Canceled in Raleigh|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/controversial-musical-bloody-bloody-andrew-jackson-canceled-in-raleigh-com-339227|accessdate=13 June 2016|publisherwebsite=Playbill.com|date=January 14, 2015}}</ref>
 
==Characters and original casts==
== Musical numbers ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:1000;"
*"Populism, Yea, Yea!" – Company
|-
*"I’m Not That Guy" – [[Andrew Jackson]]
! rowspan="2" | Character
*"Illness As Metaphor" – Andrew Jackson, [[Rachel Jackson]], [[James Monroe]], & Bandleader
! [[Kirk Douglas Theatre]]
*"I’m So That Guy" – Andrew Jackson & Company
! [[Public Theater]] Lab Series
*"Ten Little Indians" – Female Soloist & Female Ensemble
! [[Public Theater]]
*"The Corrupt Bargain" – Female Ensemble (Toula, Elizabeth, & Naomi), [[John C. Calhoun]], [[John Quincy Adams]], & [[Henry Clay]]
! [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
*"Rock Star" – Male Soloist, Andrew Jackson, & Company
|-
*"The Great Compromise" – Rachel Jackson
!<small>2008</small>
*"Public Life" – Andrew Jackson & Company
!<small>2009</small>
*"Crisis Averted" – Male Soloist & Bandleader
!<small>2010</small>
*"The Saddest Song" – Andrew Jackson & Company
!<small>2010</small>
*"Second Nature" – Bandleader
|-
*"The Hunters of Kentucky" – Bandleader & Company
! [[Andrew Jackson]]
| colspan="4" align="center" | [[Benjamin Walker (actor)|Benjamin Walker]]
|-
! The Storyteller
| colspan='1' align=center| Taylor Wilcox
| colspan='2' align=center| Colleen Werthmann
| colspan='1' align=center| [[Kristine Nielsen]]
|-
! Elizabeth / Erica
| colspan='1' align=center| Diane Davis
| colspan='3' align=center| Kate Cullen Roberts
|-
! Andrew Sr. / [[John C. Calhoun|Calhoun]]
| colspan='1' align=center| Adam O’Byrne
| colspan='3' align=center| Darren Goldstein
|-
! Cobbler / Messenger / [[John Quincy Adams]] / Tour Guide / Florida Man
| colspan='1' align=center| Matthew Rocheleau
| colspan='3' align=center| [[Jeff Hiller]]
|-
! Toula / Female Ensemble
| colspan='4' align=center| Nadia Quinn
|-
! Female Soloist / Announcer / Naomi
| {{n/a}}
| colspan='1' align=center| Lisa Joyce
| colspan='2' align=center| Emily Young
|-
! [[James Monroe|Monroe]]
| colspan='4' align=center| Ben Steinfeld
|-
! [[Rachel Jackson|Rachel]] / Florida Woman
| colspan='1' align=center| [[Anjali Bhimani]]
| colspan='3' align=center| Maria Elena Ramirez
|-
! [[Black Fox (Cherokee chief)|Black Fox]] / [[Henry Clay|Clay]]
| colspan='1' align=center| Will Greenberg
| colspan='1' align=center| [[Bryce Pinkham]]
| colspan='1' align=center| Michael Crane
| colspan='1' align=center| [[Bryce Pinkham]]
|-
! Male Soloist / Citizen / Phil
| colspan='1' align=center| Will Collyer
| colspan='3' align=center| James Barry
|-
! [[William Weatherford|Red Eagle]] / University President
| colspan='4' align=center| Greg Hildreth
|-
! [[Keokuk (Sauk leader)|Keokuk]] / [[Martin Van Buren|Van Buren]]
| colspan='1' align=center| Brian Hostenske
| colspan='3' align=center| Lucas Near-Verbrugghe
|-
! [[Lyncoya Jackson|Lyncoya]]
| colspan='1' align=center| Sebastian Gonzalez
| colspan='1' align=center| David Axelrod
| colspan='1' align=center| [[River Alexander]]
| colspan='1' align=center| Cameron Ocasio
|}
 
==Musical Reception numbers==
* "Populism, Yea, Yea!" – Company
* "I’m Not That Guy" – [[Andrew Jackson]]
* "Illness As Metaphor" – Andrew Jackson, [[Rachel Jackson]], [[James Monroe]], & Bandleader
* "I’m So That Guy" – Andrew Jackson & Company
* "Ten Little Indians" – Female Soloist & Female Ensemble
* "The Corrupt Bargain" – Female Ensemble (Toula, Elizabeth, & Naomi), [[John C. Calhoun]], [[John Quincy Adams]], & [[Henry Clay]]
* "Rock Star" – Male Soloist, Andrew Jackson, Bandleader & Company
* "The Great Compromise" – Rachel Jackson
* "Public Life" – Andrew Jackson & Company
* "Crisis Averted" – Male Soloist & Bandleader
* "The Saddest Song" – Andrew Jackson & Company
* "Second Nature" – Bandleader
* "The Hunters of Kentucky" – Bandleader, Andrew Jackson & Company
 
==Reception==
''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'' received mostly positive reviews. The ''[[New York Daily News]]'' called it "bloody entertaining" and Benjamin Walker "magnetic and energetic", applauding the show for its lightweight and silly atmosphere.<ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/arts/2010/10/14/2010-10-14_bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_review_old_hickory_meets_adam_lambert_in_spirited_p.html] ''The New York Daily News''</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' noted that "there is no show in town that more astutely reflects the state of this nation than ''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson''."<ref>[http://theater.nytimes.com/2010/10/14/theater/reviews/14bloody.html] ''The New York Times''</ref> Whereas one local critic of the San Francisco production (2012) referred to it as "an unmistakable exercise in American self-loathing."<ref>[http://www.bayareacritic-at-large.com/2012/10/bloody-bloody-andrew-jackson-san.html] ''Bay Area Critic-at-Large''</ref>
''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'' received mostly positive to mixed reviews. The ''[[New York Daily News]]'' called it "bloody entertaining" and Benjamin Walker "magnetic and energetic," applauding the show for its lightweight and silly atmosphere.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dziemianowicz |first=Joe |title='Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson' review: Old Hickory meets Adam Lambert in spirited pop-rock musical |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/bloody-bloody-andrew-jackson-review-old-hickory-meets-adam-lambert-spirited-pop-rock-musical-article-1.187065 |website=New York Daily News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727054912/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/bloody-bloody-andrew-jackson-review-old-hickory-meets-adam-lambert-spirited-pop-rock-musical-article-1.187065 |archive-date=July 27, 2018 |date=October 14, 2010}}</ref>
 
[[Terry Teachout]] of ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' appraised it thus: "Comically speaking, ''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson'' is a one-joke show that gets three-quarters of its laughs from hearing 19th-century characters use 21st-century slang. Politically speaking, it's little more than an ultra-predictable mashup of Howard Zinn and ''Dances With Wolves'' (white people bad, red people good)… Michael Friedman's hard-edged, guitar-driven score is, however, another story. The music is tuneful, [and] the lyrics are honest-to-God smart."<ref>{{cite web |last=Teachout |first=Terry |title=Emo-cracy Comes to Broadway |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704361504575551990855593242 |website=The Wall Street Journal |access-date=August 31, 2021 |date=October 15, 2010}}</ref>
==Awards and nominations==
 
Ben Brantley of ''[[The New York Times]]'' noted: "There's not a show in town that more astutely reflects the state of this nation than ''Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson''… both smarter and cruder than your average Broadway fare";<ref>{{cite web |last=Brantley |first=Ben |title=Ideal President: A Rock Star Just Like Me |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/14/theater/reviews/14bloody.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=March 28, 2022 |date=October 13, 2010}}</ref> whereas fellow ''[[The New York Times|Times]]'' critic [[Charles Isherwood]] said the musical "taps most directly into the vein of snarky post-collegiate humor epitomized by ''The Daily Show'' and ''The Colbert Report''… and panders cheerfully to the taste for ribald humor that is a primary ingredient in the more frat-boyish elements of late-night comedy."<ref>{{cite web |last=Isherwood |first=Charles |title=Theatrical Stumbles of Historic Proportions |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/12/theater/12history.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=August 31, 2021 |date=December 10, 2010}}</ref>
 
A San Francisco critic of that city's production, however, referred to the musical as "an unmistakable exercise in American self-loathing,"<ref>{{cite web |last=Alonzo |first=Gregory M. |title=Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson : San Francisco Playhouse : A Capsule Review |url=http://www.bayareacriticatlarge.com/2012/10/bloody-bloody-andrew-jackson-san.html |website=Bay Area Critic-at-Large |access-date=August 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831080959/http://www.bayareacriticatlarge.com/2012/10/bloody-bloody-andrew-jackson-san.html |archive-date=August 31, 2021 |date=October 13, 2012}}</ref> while ''[[Power Line]]'' blog critic Scott Johnson of Minneapolis–St. Paul termed the play in retrospect "the worst thing I'd ever seen performed on a stage, bar none… extraordinarily unfunny."<ref>{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Scott |title=In Which Charles Isherwood Blames the Victims |url=https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2010/12/027924.php |website=Power Line |access-date=August 31, 2021 |date=December 15, 2010}}</ref>
 
==Awards and nominations==
===Off-Broadway production===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! style="width:5%;" | Year
! style="width:20%;" | Award Ceremony
! style="width:45%;" | Category
! style="width:20%;" | Nominee
! style="width:10%;" | Result
|-
| rowspan="9" style="text-align:center;"| 2010
| 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}}
|-
|[[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music|Outstanding Music]]
|Michael Friedman
|{{nom}}
|-
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music|Outstanding Music]]
| Michael Friedman
| {{nom}}
|}
 
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! style="width:5%;" | Year
! style="width:20%;" | Award Ceremony
! style="width:45%;" | Category
! style="width:20%;" | Nominee
! style="width:10%;" | Result
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| rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"| 2011
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==External links==
* [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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