Slog - Comments on Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson: Remember That Title http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th This show—which I saw in LA last week before its final tweaks and big unveiling in NYC—is going to be huge: Sadly, the youtube clips are sub-par and make the musical (by Alex Timbers, of NYC's Les Freres Corbusier) seem amateurish. Yes, it's an emo-rock/sketch-comedy musical about Andrew Jackson, but Bloody Bloody both deploys and mocks the emo-rock/sketch-comedy aesthetic. Like if Jon Stewart and Green Day got together to write a show—it rocks and it winks at the same time. It's all about populism, you see. You can hear the show's flagship number, "Populism Yea Yea!" (which, on the recording,... Copyright 2008 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:05:43 -0800 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:33:45 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Bub Haven't seen Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson yet, but I'm a fan of Le Freres Corbusier's earlier works, especially their brilliant breakthrough piece, A Very Merry Unauthorized Scientology Christmas Pageant. (Has it had a Seattle production?) Kyle Jarrow, who wrote the book, music and lyrics to Pageant, has not been as involved in the recent pieces. Truth be told, I have felt that the troupe's shows were becoming less brilliant yet more showy as Les Freres has grown more popular. However, your review gives me hope that Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson will steer Alex Timbers back in the right direction.

]]> Bub http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944303 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944303 Theater Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:22:34 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways oh, so it's a musical set in one of Linda Derschong's bars?

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944319 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944319 Theater Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:28:35 -0800 Comment by michael strangeways on a less smartmouth note, this actually looks like an interesting show and it would be cool if some of their shows do come to Seattle. And the cast/staff of Le Freres Corbusier are smokin'...check out pictures of them and their celebrity guests at:
http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=24482

]]> michael strangeways http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944380 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944380 Theater Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:53:49 -0800 Comment by Jiberish how did the show handle the indian wars and the removal? it seems like it could be an intersting show but i have mixed feelings after listening to the myspace clip, 10 little indians. irony and genocide, when its a subject close to you, can be difficult to take.

]]> Jiberish http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944397 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944397 Theater Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:05:08 -0800 Comment by ivan Whatever they say about Andrew Jackson, chances are that they will leave out that to date he is the one and ONLY American president who stated repeatedly, while in office, mind you, that allowing disparity in wealth between rich and poor to grow without government intervention was a threat to national security.

No other president we have ever had would touch that one with a 10-fooot pole. But Jackson nailed it, and FDR proved it.

]]> ivan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944411 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944411 Theater Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:11:31 -0800 Comment by Bub Jiberish, Les Corbusier is deeply rooted in irony. Again, I haven't seen Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson, but if it is like the troupe's other shows, Jackson likely sings with pride about killing Indians. Of course, this is designed to make Jackson look bad to today's audiences. If you have a close connection to the genocide, I think it would be difficult to take if you hear people laughing at the outrageousness of Jackson's statements.

]]> Bub http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944419 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944419 Theater Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:17:09 -0800 Comment by Brendan Kiley You guessed rightly, Bub—Jackson sings with pride about killing Native Americans (and Spaniards and Brits and Frenchmen: he was an ecumenical killer).

But conclusion of Bloody Bloody deals with the Indian Removal Act (and its concomitant violence) in a genuine and chilling way.

]]> Brendan Kiley http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944540 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944540 Theater Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:30:35 -0800 Comment by Andrew Sorry to say it boys and girls, Jackson was a....Democrat and sadly the first President that the party (then also knows as "the democracy") elected.

Though he did have a populist flavor (which Democrats have exploited for good and ill) I could not deal with a musical about him. He was also a slave holder as well as a killer of Native Americans....

I will have to pass.

]]> Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944571 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944571 Theater Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:57:01 -0800 Comment by Brendan Kiley Forgive me, Andrew, but I don't get it. Because attending a musical that is critical of Andrew Jackson will, somehow, indicate that you're pro-slavery and genocide? That seems bizarre.

]]> Brendan Kiley http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944621 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944621 Theater Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:27:03 -0800 Comment by Mike Daisey
I actually just did MONOPOLY! in Seattle, which as one of its threads is my experiences being produced by Les Freres Corbusier, my time with Alex Timbers and our efforts to secure a gigantic Tesla coil for show. They're good people.

]]> Mike Daisey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944645 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944645 Theater Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:43:18 -0800 Comment by Jacob The bullet, by the by, remained in Jackson's body for 19 years because, we assume, Jackson knew that time spent removing the bullets would just fall under the general category of "time not dueling," Jackson's least favorite category.

]]> Jacob http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944832 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/bloody_bloody_andrew_jackson_remember_th#c944832 Theater Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:33:45 -0800