Michael Friedman
Michael Friedman & Benjamin Walker
Michael Friedman & Justin Levine & Ben Steinfeld & Maria Elena Ramirez & Benjamin Walker
Michael Friedman & Benjamin Walker
Michael Friedman & & & Maria Elena Ramirez & Emily Young
Michael Friedman & Emily Young & & Kristian Nielsen & Jeff Hiller & & Bryce Pinkham
Michael Friedman & Benjamin Walker & James Barry
Michael Friedman & Maria Elena Ramirez
Michael Friedman & Benjamin Walker & James Barry
Michael Friedman & Emily Young & Maria Elena Ramirez & Lucas Near-Verbrugghe & Jeff Hiller & Greg Hildreth & Ben Steinfeld & Justin Levine & James Barry
Michael Friedman & Greg Hildreth & Ben Steinfeld & Benjamin Walker
Michael Friedman & Justin Levine
Michael Friedman & Benjamin Walker & Justin Levine
In the space of under two minutes (longer in the stage show), Jackson goes from the universally-adored man of the people to a stubborn, isolated, unpopular President, in part because of his inability to work with the Supreme Court and Congress, but mostly because he’s still an immature, impetuous ja...
BAND:
Crisis averted!
He's taking a stand (yeah, taking a stand)
And the best part is
Everything he says is right!
CITIZEN ONE (spoken):
"My name is Andrew Jackson, and I'm here to speak with you about the future of this incredible country. These are complicated times."
CITIZEN TWO (spoken):
"And today, we're going to need to make some complicated decisions."
CITIZEN THREE (spoken):
"But we're going to make those decisions together. I'm promising you transparency, accountability, and open collaboration between you and me."
CITIZEN FOUR (spoken):
'Cause I'm the People's President, and I'm here to be your friend, to be your advocate, to be your voice."
CITIZEN ONE (spoken):
"It's morning again in America -
CITIZEN TWO (spoken):
- And I'm your president."
CITIZEN THREE (spoken):
"I'm your president."
CITIZEN FOUR (spoken):
"I'm your president."
ALL CITIZENS (spoken):
Andrew Jackson!
BAND:
I really think that this will work!
We're young
We'll live forever!
At least for one more night
My luck will hold this time
It always has before
So I think
I think it just might work!
Crisis averted!
I'm going alone (yeah, going alone)
And the best part is
Everything I say is right!
FLORIDA WOMAN (spoken):
I mean, I think it's a real tragedy that Jackson moved all the Indians from here in Florida
FLORIDA MAN (spoken):
Me too. It's a real tragedy
FLORIDA WOMAN (spoken):
And that's why we hesitated to move here. Absolutely. We didn't want it to seem like we were endorsing that kind of behavior
FLORIDA MAN (spoken):
No. Of course not. But, then, we were like...it is nice it doesn't snow
FLORIDA WOMAN (spoken):
Yes, it is...so, it's like, it's really great that he did that. But we definitely don't condone it
BAND:
Did you really think
That this would work?
You're fucked!
You won't live forever
Your luck won't hold this time!
It won't be like before!
It's never
It's never gonna work!
Crisis Averted was written by Michael Friedman.
Crisis Averted was produced by Kurt Deutsch & Dean Sharenow.
Michael Friedman released Crisis Averted on Tue Sep 21 2010.