Jeb! The Musical

Jeb! The Musical (An American Disappointment) is a written musical[1] about Jeb Bush, specifically his 2016 presidential campaign,[2] written by members of Yale University, Boston University, McGill University, the University of Michigan and other institutions[3] who met online in the Facebook group "Post Aesthetics".[4]

The musical is a parody of the Hamilton musical with Jeb Bush in the place of Alexander Hamilton,[5][6] with political figures like Donald Trump and Chris Christie holding supporting roles.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Fuster, Jeremy (20 April 2016). "'Hamilton' Parody Mocks Jeb Bush's Failed Presidential Campaign". TheWrap.
  2. ↑ Nelson, Libby (22 April 2016). "Jeb! is the epic rewriting of the musical Hamilton you never knew you needed". Vox.
  3. ↑ Anderson, L.V. (21 April 2016). "Jeb! An American Disappointment is the Absurd Hamilton Parody We Need Right Now". Slate Magazine.
  4. ↑ Silberling, A. (22 June 2016). "How Facebook's Largest Meme Group Was Overthrown in One Click". Paper.
  5. ↑ Siede, Caroline (20 April 2016). "The Internet wrote a full-length, Jeb Bush-inspired version of Hamilton". The A.V. Club.
  6. ↑ Schramm, Michael (22 April 2016). "Crowdsourced Jeb! musical is ingenious parody of Broadway hit Hamilton". USA Today.
  7. ↑ "'Hamilton' parody 'Jeb! An American Disappointment' spoofs presidential campaign". AM New York. 20 April 2016.


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