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Christopher Durang, Mike Daisey, Alex Timbers et al. Set for Post-Show Panels for Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson

Christopher Durang
(© Joseph Marzullo / WENN)
Christopher Durang
(© Joseph Marzullo / WENN)

The Public Theater has announced the line-up of post-show discussions to follow select performances of the new musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, which is currently being presented in concert, through May 24.

Written and directed by Alex Timbers and featuring music and lyrics by Michael Friedman, the work is an irreverent look at America’s seventh president, Andrew Jackson. The cast includes David Axelrod, James Barry, Darren Goldstein, Greg Hildreth, Jeff Hiller, Lisa Joyce, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, Bryce Pinkham, Maria Elena Ramirez, Kate Cullen Roberts, Ben Steinfeld, Benjamin Walker, and Colleen Werthmann.

Following the Tuesday, May 12 at 7 pm performance, will be a panel discussion entitled “Dramatizing the Past,” and featuring Friedman and Timbers, along with Rinne Groff and other panelists, moderated by Mandy Hackett.

Following the Tuesday, May 19, at 7 pm performance will be “Comedy and Politics,” a panel discussion featuring Mike Daisey, Christopher Durang, and Timbers, moderated by Oskar Eustis.

For more information, visit www.publictheater.org.

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