American Idiot
From: Tuesday, 9th October 2012
To: Saturday, 13 October 2012
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Synopsis
Green Day's American Idiot tells the story of three lifelong friends, forced to choose between their dreams and the safety of suburbia. Their quest for true meaning in a post 9/11 world leads them on the most exhilarating theatrical journey.
Our Review:
11 October 2012
When the first verse of "American Idiot" kicks in it's easy to assume that you're in for a 90-minute Billie Joe Armstrong tribute act; but when another voice joins in during the second verse you can rest assured that this is Green Day as musical theatre, and the rearrangements (by Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Kitt) are mind-blowing – perhaps even, as Billie Joe himself has said, better than Green Day’s original tracks.
Before curtain up the sound of news headlines fills the auditorium. Amongst reports concerning politics and terrorism we hear some familar names: “Britney”, “Justin Timberlake”, “Angelina Jolie”. Curtain up, and we see flickering images heralded on 32 TV screens that line the walls of Christine Jones’ Tony Award-winning set, from starving children to George Bush to terrorists to Britney’s bald head, along with scaffolding...
Cast
Alex Nee (Johnny)
Thomas Hettrick (Tunny)
Casey O'Farrell (Will)
Alyssa DiPalma (Whatsername)
Jenna Rubaii (The Extraordinary Girl)
Kennedy Caughell (Heather)
Trent Saunders (St. Jimmy)
Aurie Ceylon
Carson Higgins
Antwaun Holley
Daniel C. Jackson
Brandon Kalm
John Drause
Alison Morooney
Turner Rouse Jr
Jamal Shuriah
Dustin Harris Smith
Ashley Tobias
Chelsea Turbin
Jared Young
Creative
Green Day (Music)
Billie Joe Armstrong (Lyrics)
Billie Joe Armstrong (Book)
Michael Mayer (Book)
SJM Concerts (Producer)
Flying Entertainment (Producer)
Tom Kitt (orchestration/arrangements and musical supervision) (Music)
Steven Hoggett (Choreographer)
Michael Mayer (Director)
Christine Jones (Design)
Kevin Adams (Lighting)
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