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BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON will begin performances on Broadway at the Bernard Jacobs Theatre (242 W. 45th Street) on September 20, 2010 and officially open on October 13, 2010. Today, the cast met the press and treated them to a performance. Broadway Beat was there as the cast met the press!

Robert Foxworth plays King Lear and Bruce Turk the Fool in Shakespeare's tragedy, directed by Festival Artistic Director Adrian Noble. The crowns are swapped in Alan Bennett's The Madness of George III, also helmed by Noble, where Miles Anderson will play King George III and Foxworth will play Dr. Willis. The Festival also includes Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew directed by Ron Daniels with Jonno Roberts and Emily Swallow as the two sparring lovers.

Theatre Talk's Michael Riedel and Susan Haskins recently sat down with BLOODY BLOODY Andrew Jackson creators Alex Timbers and Michael Friedman to discuss the show's recent success and the genesis of the Emo music used in the piece. Click below to see the segment. Theatre Talk airs on PBS Thirteen in New York and CUNY TV. For schedules and more information, visit www.theatertalk.org.