Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson Announces Opening Night & Cast Album Release Dates

The Public Theater’s critically acclaimed musical comedy Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson will begin performances at Broadway's Bernard Jacobs Theatre on September 20, one day earlier than previously announced, with an official opening night set for October 13. Benjamin Walker will reprise his performance in the title role; complete casting for the production, written and directed by Alex Timbers with music and lyrics by Michael Friedman, will be announced shortly. 

Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson has also announced a September 21 release date for the original cast album, to be released by Sh-K-Boom/Ghostlight Records.

The recording, produced by Kurt Deutsch and Dean Sharenow, will include the songs “Populism, Yea, Yea!”, “I’m Not That Guy,” “Oh, Andrew Jackson,” “Illness As Metaphor,” “I’m So That Guy,” “Ten Little Indians,” “The Corrupt Bargain,” “Rock Star,” “The Great Compromise,” “Public Life,” “Crisis Averted 1,” “Crisis Averted 2,” “The Saddest Song,” “Second Nature” and “The Hunters of Kentucky.” Friedman explained the origins of the show in a First Person essay for Broadway.com.

A brash rock musical about the country we live in and the leaders we choose, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson redefines America’s seventh president, the man who invented the Democratic Party and doubled the size of our nation, using a blend of comedy, anarchic theatricality and an emo rock score.

Producers for the Broadway transfer include The Public Theater, Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel, Scott M. Delman, Stewart F. Lane, Bonnie Comley and Susan Gallin/Mary Lu Roffe.