BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON
October 8, 2012
(BOSTON) – From October 19 to November 17, SpeakEasy Stage will proudly present the Boston premiere of the acclaimed rock musical BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON.
Featuring a book by Alex Timbers, and music and lyrics by Michael Friedman, BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON recreates and reinvents the life of ‘Old Hickory’ from his humble beginnings on the Tennessee frontier to his days as our seventh Commander-in-Chief. Using an anachronism-filled emo-rock score, the show tells the story of America’s first maverick president, who kicked British butt, shafted the Indians, and smacked down the Spaniards, all in the name of these United States.
Norton Award–winner Paul Melone will direct the Boston premiere production of BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON. Melone, who is also the company’s General Manager and Production Manager, has SpeakEasy credits that include Reasons to be Pretty; Adding Machine: A Musical; The Little Dog Laughed; Fat Pig; The Moonlight Room; Our Lady of 121st Street; and The Shape of Things.
Music director Nicholas James Connell, choreographer Larry Sousa, and fight choreographer Angie Jepson round out the creative team.
Gus Curry and Mary Callanan headline an exceptional Boston cast that includes Brandon Barbosa, Samil Battenfeld, Ryan Halsaver, Tom Hamlett, Amy Jo Jackson, Diego Klock-Perez, Michael Levesque, Evan Murphy, Josh Pemberton, Ben Rosenblatt, Alessandra Vaganek, and Brittany Walters. Mr. Curry, who made his Boston- area debut this past summer in the Gloucester Stage production of Carnival, will star as Andrew Jackson in the SpeakEasy production. Ms. Callanan, who is returning to the Boston stage after two years on the road with the national touring company of Mamma Mia, will play The Storyteller.
The SpeakEasy design team includes Eric Levenson (scenic), Elisabetta Polito (costume), Jeff Adelberg (lighting), and Eric Norris (sound) and Natalie Kearns (props). Amy Spalletta is the Production Stage Manager, and Katharine Clanton is the Assistant Stage Manger.
BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON will play from Oct. 19 – Nov. 17 in the intimate Roberts Studio Theatre in the Stanford Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont St. in Boston’s South End.
Ticket prices start at $25. There are discounts for students and seniors. Persons under age 25 are $25 at all times. Student rush tickets are $14, and go on sale one hour before curtain, limit one per valid student ID. . For tickets or more information, the public is invited to call 617-933-8600 or visit www.SpeakEasyStage.com.
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Production History
BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON was developed by the New York-based experimental theater company Les Freres Corbusier, whose Artistic Director is Alex Timbers, one of the show’s creators. After workshop productions in August, 2006 at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and May, 2007 at the New 42nd Street Studios in New York, Center Theatre Group picked up the show for a Los Angeles run in January, 2008 at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.
In May, 2009, the Public Theater in New York presented a concert version of the show, and then brought it back for a full production in March, 2010. This Off-Broadway version won the show an Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical.
In September, 2010, BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON moved to Broadway with many of the Off-Broadway cast reprising their roles, including Benjamin Walker as Andrew Jackson. The Broadway production garnered numerous award wins and nominations, including Tony Award nominations for Best Book and Best Scenic Design, a Drama Desk win for Outstanding Book of a Musical, and a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Music. The Broadway production ended its Broadway run in January, 2011.
Performance Schedule: October 19 – Nov 17, 2012
Wed., Thurs. at 7:30PM; Fri at 8PM; Sat. at 4PM & 8PM; Sun. at 3PM
Run Time: 100 minutes without intermission
Ticket Prices: Tickets Start at $25. Students & Seniors : $5 off at all times.
Age 25 and Under: $25 at all times.
Student Rush: $14 with valid college ID, at the box-office only, one hour
before curtain, subject to availability.
Box Office: 617-933-8600; www.BostonTheatreScene.com