American Idiot (2015)

Green Day     Billy Joe Armstrong

                 Book By  

Billy Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer

Rated R

American Idiot is a sung-through stage adaptation of punk rock band Green Day’s rock opera, American Idiot. After a run at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 2009, the show moved to the St. James Theatre on Broadway. The story, expanded from that of the concept album, centers on three disaffected young men, Johnny, Will, and Tunny. Johnny and Tunny flee a stifling suburban lifestyle and parental restrictions, while Will stays home to work out his relationship with his pregnant girlfriend, Heather. The former pair look for meaning in life and try out the freedom and excitement of the city. Tunny quickly gives up on life in the city, joins the military, and is shipped off to war. Johnny turns to drugs and finds a part of himself that he grows to dislike, has a relationship and experiences lost love.

The book was written by Armstrong and director Michael Mayer. The music was composed by Green Day and the lyrics were by Armstrong. The score included all the songs from American Idiot and additional Green Day songs from other sources, including 21st Century Breakdown, and unreleased songs originally recorded forAmerican Idiot.

The musical won two 2010 Tony Awards:Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Christine Jones, and Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Kevin Adams. It also received a nomination for Best Musical. On February 13, 2011, it won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.

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American Idiot (2015) Performances

• Friday, August 28, 2015 @ 8:00 pm
• Saturday, August 29, 2015 @ 8:00 pm
• Sunday, August 30, 2015 @ 7:00 pm
• Thursday, September 3, 2015 @ 8 pm
• Friday September 4, 2015 @ 8 pm
• Saturday, September 5, 2015 @ 8 pm

Janice B. Streeter Theatre

14 Court Street

Nashua NH (map it)

Tickets

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Production Staff

• Director– Donna O’Bryant Metzger
• Musical Director– Jeffrey Prescott
• Choreographer – Jen Sassak
• Producer – Evelynn Decker
• Technical Director– Paul Metzger
• Stage Manager– Beth Schwartz
• Set Designer – Paul Metzger, Don Smith-Weiss
• Lighting Designer – Josh Conover
• Sound Designer – Josh Conover
• Costumer– Lindsay Vago
• Properties – Gretchen Gray
• Assistant Stage Manager – Laura Millar

Cast List

American Idiot Cast

Johnny	Tunny	Will	St. Jimmy
Joe Paoni	Steven Gonzalez	Matt Kaiser	Elliot Owens

Whatsername	Heather	Extraordinary Girl
Jessica Vaughn	Sheree Owens	Anja Ward

Cam	Connor	Jesse	Joey
Cam Cassella	Connor Vigeant	Jesse Drake	Joey T.

 

Logan	Nat	Phillip
Logan Higgins	Nat Ward	Phillip Laks

Ensemble – The Women

Angelica	Caitlin	Danielle	Jen
Angelica Rosenthal	Caitlin Thistle	Danielle Lepine	Jennifer Ryder

Joanne	Julie	Kelly	Kelsey
Joanne Wood	Julie Shea	Kelly Purpura	Kelsey Rae Marot

Lo	Lauren	Leah
Lauren Dillon	Lauren Friedman	Leah Schwartz

	Sarah	Steph
	Sarah Wenrich	Stephanie Pappas

Questions? Please e-mail producer Evelynn Decker .

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