Original Broadway cast members John Gallagher Jr. (Johnny), Michael Esper (Will), Christina Sajous (The Extraordinary Girl) and, after a triumphant 50 performance engagement Green Day frontman and the musical's composer and co-author, Billie Joe Armstrong (St. Jimmy) played their final performances February 27, 2011 (Gallagher, Esper and Armstrong) and February 26, 2011 (Sajous).
Called "the first great musical of the 21st century" by The Toronto Star, AMERICAN IDIOT tells the story of three lifelong friends, forced to choose between their dreams and the safety of suburbia. Their quest for meaning in a post 9-11 world leads them on an exhilarating journey.
Based on
Green Day's groundbreaking rock opera American Idiot,
Billie Joe Armstrong and the band collaborate with one of the theatre's most acclaimed creative teams, led by the Tony Award-winning director
Michael Mayer, Pulitzer Prize and two-time Tony Award-winning composer and orchestrator
Tom Kitt, and Olivier Award-winning choreographer
Steven Hoggett, to bring this explosive, iconic album to the stage.
AMERICAN IDIOT currently stars Tony Award winner John Gallagher Jr. (Spring Awakening), Tony Award Nominee
Stark Sands (Journey's End),
Michael Esper (A Man For All Seasons),
Rebecca Naomi Jones (Passing Strange),
Christina Sajous (The Wild Party), and
Jeanna de Waal (We Will Rock You - West End). The cast also features
Declan Bennett,
Jennifer Bowles,
Andrew Call,
Gerard Canonico,
Miguel Cervantes,
Van Hughes,
Brian CharLes Johnson, Jason Kappus,
Lorin Latarro,
Omar Lopez-Cepero,
Leslie McDonel,
Chase Peacock,
Wallace Smith,
Ben Thompson,
Alysha Umphress,
Aspen Vincent,
Mikey Winslow and
Libby Winters.
The show features Tony Award winning scenic design by
Christine Jones (Spring Awakening), costume design by Baryshnikov fellow
Andrea Lauer (The Butcher of Baraboo), Tony Award winning lighting design by
Kevin Adams (Hair), Sound design by Olivier and Obie Award-winner
Brian Ronan (Cabaret), as well as video design by
Darrel Maloney. The Music Director is
Carmel Dean and
Lorin Latarro is the Associate Choreographer.
Tickets range from $127.00 - $49.00 and can be purchased at The St. James Box Office or via telecharge.com (212-239-6200). The performance schedule for AMERICAN IDIOT is Tuesday at 7pm, Wednesday 8pm, Thursday at 8pm, Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm & 8pm and Sunday at 3pm and 7:30pm. For mroe information,
visit www.AmericanIdiotonBroadway.com.
Photo Credit: Paul Kolnik
Justin Guarini
Libby Winters and Stark Sands
Davey Havok
Davey Havok and Van Hughes
Van Hughes
Justin Guarini and Jeanna Dewaal
Justin Guarini and Van Hughes
