J.P Morgan Saves the Nation (Sun & Moon Classics)

Based on the events surrounding J. Pierpont Morgan's single-handed attempt to save the nation from financial collapse during the panic of 1907, J. P. Morgan Saves the Nation brings together history, economics, and musical theater in an En Garde Arts production performed originally outdoors at the corner of Wall and Broad Streets, in direct view of the headquarters of Morgan Guaranty Trust Company, founded by the title character.Jones's and Larson's musical extravaganza explores a wide range of American values from the battle over control of the Susquehanna Railroad to the famous reordering of the American economy by J. P. Morgan. Spiritual faith and capitalist greed combine with ragtime, rock, and music-hall hymns to portray many of the inherent conflicts of the American scene.