"...Luckily, you can hear Walker's hormonal take on Bloody Andrew on the original cast album, out soon on the Sh-K-Boom & Ghostlight Records label (Kurt Deutsch and Dean Sharenow produced the hell out of it). These songs show you what a musical can do when you plug in a livewire and use the past to illustrate how we got so fucked-up in the present. To hear Jackson sing, "I'm Not That Guy" and then "I'm So That Guy" is a lesson in political compromise as timely as today's headlines. Andrew and his wife cut each other and puke to feel something. Just give a listen to "Illness As Metaphor" (can't wait till the
Glee cast tackles that one)." - Peter Travers,
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“There’s not a show in town that more astutely reflects the state of the nation than the rowdy carnival Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. Hot and cool in one breath, this invigorating production feels unconditionally of the moment. Ben Walker has a star’s gift and the charisma to rule any stage, uptown or down. This devastatingly insightful show is likely to remain a true reflection of these United States for many years to come.” –The New York Times
“GRADE: A! If you haven’t seen it yet, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? Shows this WEIRD and WONDERFUL don’t make it to Broadway every day.” –Entertainment Weekly
“* * * * *! INSANELY FUNNY! BBAJ MAKES A BID FOR THE SMARTEST, SHARPEST NEW MUSICAL IN YEARS. Not since Sondheim’s ASSASSINS has a Broadway musical so starkly and brutally examined the underside of the American Dream. OF THEE I SING by way of SOUTH PARK, SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK and THE COLBERT REPORT!” –Time Out
“IRREVERENT & SUBVERSIVE!” –New York Post
“OFFBEAT, FRESH & FUN! BENJAMIN WALKER is MAGNETIC. IT’S WORTH THE BENJAMINS!” –Daily News
“90 thoroughly audacious, politically savvy, politically incorrect minutes.” –Newsday
“BLOODY GOOD! A PROVOCATIVE, SCATHING and TOPICAL satire with WILD and ZANY humor. BENJAMIN WALKER gives a STAR-MAKING performance.” –Variety
“A wildly entertaining ride!” –The Record
“BENJAMIN WALKER BLAZES!” –The Financial Times
“WHOLLY FEARLESS AND ARRESTING. The CONSUMMATE musical for the Wikipedia age.” –Chicago Tribune
“BLOODY BRILLIANT! A UNIQUE TRIUMPH in both political and musical theater. A chaotic combination of youthful exuberance, historical fact, populist ideology and gross humor.” –amNY
