FLASHFORWARD FRIDAY: This Is The Age of Jackson

Today, in honor of the Broadway premiere of the hardest rocking musical of all-time - yes, that includes AMERICAN IDIOT, RENT and TOMMY - we have a host of clips from the daring and divine BLOODY, BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON. Check out last night's performance from LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON as well as the exclusive BWW TV: Behind The Scenes video in addition to the slick, attention-grabbing - and curiosity-provoking - Bruce Springsteen-inspired commercial. PLUS maybe a special surprise or two!

Rock Star

Almost all of what I have to say about BLOODY, BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON can be found in this week's SOUND OFF review of the absolutely excellent cast album, but given that Broadway has a brand new contemporary score with a fascinating concept in a show populated by some of the brightest new stars on Broadway in eons, just one plug would not suffice. This is what EVERY Broadway show should be trying to be: New, difference, exciting, original and innovative. Those five features this show has in spades - and this score reveals with every play of the cast recording - and while nothing matches the live experience, these clips may make the tangibility of the experience more possible. A bloody good time.

Last night's performance on LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON was some of the most unexpectedly fabulous rock star cocksmanship that I have ever seen - and this coming from a bunch of Broadway babies! No one will ever second guess the astounding abilities of lead Benjamin Walker after this. He OWNS this role and he OWNS this performance in this clip. From backstage at the writing desk to writhing with "sexy pants" on to wrecking the mic stand to wreaking havoc, this is a wealth of rock star-itude on display. Thrash it and trash it.

Click Here to View BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON ON JIMMY FALLON

BroadwayWorld is home to all-things ANDREW JACKSON so it should come as no surprise that we have exclusive behind the scenes footage of the show, as well as some clips of the onstage performance, available in our exclusive BWW TV BBAJ video content. A history lesson with a punk haircut and en emo soundtrack - the same could be said of the show!

Click Here to View Broadway Beat's BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON Special

Lastly, check out the ultra-cool TV commercial for BBAJ and follow orders like any good Populist and order tickets to the show! And pick up the cast recording while you're at it! After all, as the song states, this is the Age of Jackson.

Click Here to Watch the TV Commercial for BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON

That's all for this week. Please remember that if you have discovered a particularly thrilling, unique, bizarre or hilarious Broadway-related clip to please send us a line at the link below. Until next week...