Benjamin Walker to Star in Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson at the Public

The Public Theater has scheduled a return engagement of the rock opera Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson featuring Benjamin Walker (Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Inherit the Wind) in the title role. The show, which played a sold-out run in spring 2009 as part of the Public’s LAB season, will begin previews on March 23, 2010, and run through April 25, written and directed by Alex Timbers.

In addition to Walker, the company will include members of the original Public LAB cast: James Barry as Male Soloist, Darren Goldstein as Calhoun, Greg Hildreth as Red Eagle, Jeff Hiller as John Quincy Adams, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe as Martin Van Buren, Maria Elena Ramirez as Rachel, Kate Cullen Roberts as Elizabeth, Ben Steinfeld as James Monroe and Colleen Werthmann as The Storyteller. Complete casting will be announced at a later date.

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson features music and lyrics by Michael Friedman (This Beautiful City) and a script by Timbers (director of Gutenberg! The Musical!), who is artistic director of the theater company Les Freres Corbusier. The show is described as a fast-paced entertainment that takes a sharp, irreverent look at America’s seventh president. This satirical epic reveals questions about the country we live in and the leaders we choose.

The Public presentation of Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson will be co-produced with Center Theatre Group and in association with Les Freres Corbusier.