Photo Coverage: AMERICAN IDIOT Final Soudcheck!
By: Peter James Zielinski Mar. 25, 2010
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On March 23, AMERICAN IDIOT fans were treated to a special preview of the show at a final soundcheck event. BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the experience and debut performance before performances officially began last night, March 24. Click here to watch BroadwayWorld's full coverage of the event and here to watch the cast premiere the show's title song!
AMERICAN IDIOT will open on April 20, 2010 at the ST. James Theatre. VMedia featured a story on the making of American Idiot, based on Green Day's album of the same name. AMERICAN IDIOT is being produced on Broadway by Tom Hulce and Ira Pittelman, in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
AMERICAN IDIOT follows the exhilarating journey of a new generation of young Americans as they struggle to find meaning in a post 9/11 world, borne along by Green Day's electrifying score. The musical includes every song from the acclaimed album American Idiot, as well as several songs from the band's GRAMMY® Award-winning new release, 21st Century Breakdown, such as "21 Guns."
Called a "masterpiece" by Rolling Stone Magazine, Green Day won two GRAMMY® Awards for the groundbreaking rock opera American Idiot, which sold more than 12 million copies worldwide. Now Billie Joe Armstrong and the band collaborate with one of the theatre's most acclaimed creative teams, led by the Tony Award-winning director of Spring Awakening, Michael Mayer, 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.
The cast of AMERICAN IDIOT stars Tony Award winner John Gallagher Jr. (Spring Awakening) alongside 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), Mary Faber (Avenue Q) and Tony Vincent (Jesus Christ Superstar). Also featured in the cast are Declan Bennett, Andrew Call, Gerard Canonico, Miguel Cervantes, Joshua Henry, Van Hughes, Brian CharLes Johnson , Joshua Kobak, Lorin Latarro, Omar Lopez-Cepero , Leslie McDonel, Chase Peacock , Theo Stockman, Ben Thompson , Alysha Umphress , Aspen Vincent and Libby Winters .
For more information, visit www.americanidiotonbroadway.com.
Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinksi
AMERICAN IDIOT at the ST. James Theater
Fans Line-up Oustside the ST. James
Fans Line-up Oustside the ST. James
An Excited Fan Waits to see the AMERICAN IDIOT Final Soundcheck
Fans Wait to see the AMERICAN IDIOT Final Soundcheck
Tre Cool and Billie Joe Armstrong
Mike Dirnt, Tre Cool and Billie Joe Armstrong
Mike Dirnt, Tre Cool and Billie Joe Armstrong
Mike Dirnt, Tre Cool and Billie Joe Armstrong Sign the ST. James Wall
Billie Joe Armstrong Signs the ST. James Wall
Mike Dirnt, Tre Cool and Billie Joe Armstrong's Signatures on the ST. James Wall
Cast of American Idiot
AMERICAN IDIOT Musicians
Miguel Cervantes, Andrew Call, Theo Stockman, Ben Thompson
Miguel Cervantes and Andrew Call
AMERICAN IDIOT Cast
AMERICAN IDIOT Cast
AMERICAN IDIOT Cast
John Gallagher Jr., Theo Stockman Rebecca Naomi Jones and Stark Sands
AMERICAN IDIOT Cast
AMERICAN IDIOT Cast
Michael Esper, John Gallagher Jr. and Stark Sands
AMERICAN IDIOT Cast
Tre Cool, Michael Mayer, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and AMERICAN IDIOT Cast
Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool
AMERICAN IDIOT Cast
Michael Mayer, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tre Cool and AMERICAN IDIOT Cast
AMERICAN IDIOT Cast
Michael Mayer, Billie Joe Armstrong and Tre Cool
Billie Joe Armstrong and Tre Cool
Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool and AMERICAN IDIOT Cast
Michael Mayer, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tre Cool and AMERICAN IDIOT Cast
Tre Cool and AMERICAN IDIOT Cast
Mike Dirnt and Billie Joe Armstrong
Michael Mayer and AMERICAN IDIOT Cast Pile-up
Michael Mayer and AMERICAN IDIOT Cast Pile-up
Michael Mayer, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tre Cool and AMERICAN IDIOT Cast
Michael Mayer, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tre Cool and AMERICAN IDIOT Cast
Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool
Theo Stockman, Michael Mayer and Billie Joe Armstrong
Michael Mayer, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tre Cool and AMERICAN IDIOT Cast
Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool
Michael Mayer, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tre Cool and AMERICAN IDIOT Cast
AMERICAN IDIOT at the ST. James Theater
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