Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson: Difference between revisions

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. The performance was met with great enthusiasm from the Nashville community and long-time supporters of Andrew Jackson. 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.{{citation needed|date=February 2016}}

Productions debuted in the San Francisco Bay Area in [[San Jose, California]] at the San Jose Stage Company from June 2 to July 22, 2012, and in [[San Francisco, California]] at the [[San Francisco Playhouse]] from October 8 to November 24, 2012.

''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 ''[[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>

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