Cast

Andrew Jackson – Philip C. Matthews
Rachel Jackson / Ensemble – Aly Westberg
Storyteller / Ensemble – Amanda Weis
Bandleader – Darren Hensel
Ensemble – Michael Burton, Rebecca Gebhart, Logan Greene, Ryan McGuire Grimes, Ryan Halliday, Kelly Houlehan, Emily Jabas, Loretta Miller, Kameron Nelson, Andrew Newman, Anthony Sofie, Christian Unser

Area Premiere June 6 – June 29, 2014 – New Century Theatre

Book – Alex Timbers
Music and Lyrics – Michael Friedman

BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON audaciously redefines America’s seventh president, the man who invented the Democratic Party and doubled the size of our nation, with a raucous blend of outrageous comedy, anarchic theatricality and an infectious rock score. Andrew Jackson was America’s first political maverick. A.J. kicked British butt, shafted the Indians and smacked down the Spaniards all in the name of these United States–who cares if he didn’t have permission? An exhilarating and white-knuckled look at one of our nation’s founding rock stars, this wildly entertaining musical recreates and reinvents the life of “Old Hickory,” from his humble beginnings on the Tennessee frontier to his days as Commander-in-Chief. It also asks the question, is wanting to have a beer with someone reason enough to elect him? What if he’s really, really hot? “The most entertaining and most perceptive political theater of the season. BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON manages to be a goofy delight and a perversely affecting comment on the American temperament at the same time.” – NY Times

Director – Steven Meerdink
Musical Director – Lori Maxwell
Assistant Director – Joe Hendren
Scenic Designer – Darren Hensel
Video/Image Designer – Christian Unser
Light Designer – Grant Merges
Sound Designer – Allen Weeks
Costume Designer – Lucas Skjaret
Prop Designer – Valerie Larche
Rehearsal Accompanist – Matthew Bear
Stage Manager – Joyce Norman