Book, Music, and Lyrics by
Jean Strong and John McCloskey

Directed by
Laura Wagner

ABOUT THE SHOW

John Walker: The Musical
The Adventures of the American Taliban

This rock-and-roll black comedy tracks John Walker, the "American Taliban," as he escapes the clutches of a pervy power-hungry government official named E.D. during a spectacular anti-terror event in Times Square. With the aid of a vain hack reporter named Don, John Walker dashes across the U.S.in a desperate search for a crusading whistleblower named Jessie, a woman who has the secret documents that could exonerate him.

Through their quest, we learn how an American suburban boy would toss his easygoing California lifestyle to become a fundamentalist Muslim and fight in a foreign war.

A hilarious musical, John Walker: The Musical includes chases and hot girl fights, inventive dance numbers, shifting loyalties and sudden plot twists. With rocking songs like "Taliban Plan," "Well if this Ain¹t America (I Don¹t Know What Is)" and "Don't Want No Chemicals Dumped on Me," your political anxieties will melt away and you will feel asubversive glee.

The show is an emotional and musical roller coaster, sometimes funny sometimes dramatically gripping. The score ranges from square-dance country to post-punk to Cole Porter-influenced ballads. Whatever your musical tastes, you will find yourself humming one of the tunes as you leave the theater. And whatever your political stripe, you will feel deeply for the plight of these unique characters.

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THE SONGS FROM JOHN WALKER: THE MUSICAL

 

FOR MORE INFORMATION

There are hundreds of news articles and editorials online about the story of John Walker Lindh. Here is a partial list.

DISCLAIMER

While the events and characters in "John Walker: The Musical" are drawn from the headlines, they do not necessarily depict actual events, or actions or beliefs of any living person.

 

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