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Photos: AMERICAN IDIOT Starring Daniel Durant, Milo Manheim & More at Mark Taper Forum

First Look at the New Production Featuring an Ensemble of Both Deaf and Hearing Actors

By: Oct. 07, 2024
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Green Day's American Idiot, produced by Center Theatre Group in collaboration with Deaf West Theatre, opens Wednesday, October 9 at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles. Get a first look at photos! 

Slinging razor guitars, thundering drums, and an anti-hero named Johnny. Not the prelude of typical entries in the canon of musical theatre. But these elements herald a groundbreaking American musical all the same: with the burning passion of characters who yearn for something more, songs bursting with emotion, and a story that dares you to feel and celebrate and hope.

The music of Green Day and the lyrics of lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong captured the zeitgeist of a generation with its Grammy Award-winning multi-platinum album, which is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary. American Idiot puts those raw emotions front and center in a highly theatrical and thoroughly satisfying rock opera that burns up the stage.

This groundbreaking, new production, directed by Center Theatre Group Artistic Director Snehal Desai, and produced in collaboration with Deaf West Theatre, features an ensemble of both Deaf and hearing actors, and is performed simultaneously in American Sign Language and spoken English. CTG and Deaf West have a long history of bold and exciting collaborations, including Pippin, Sleeping Beauty Wakes, and Big River—which went on to have an acclaimed run on Broadway.

Through powerful performances and immersive staging, the show explores themes of identity and rebellion while amplifying the voices of Deaf and multi-cultural communities. With nods to contemporary culture, this electrifying interpretation pushes boundaries and celebrates the diversity of human experience. Join us for a bold and reimagined take on a modern-day classic like you’ve never seen—or heard—before.

 Photo credit: Jeff Lorch

Photos: AMERICAN IDIOT Starring Daniel Durant, Milo Manheim & More at Mark Taper Forum  Image
Daniel Durant (center) and the cast

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The cast

Photos: AMERICAN IDIOT Starring Daniel Durant, Milo Manheim & More at Mark Taper Forum  Image
The cast

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From Front to Back: Landen Gonzales and Will Branner

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Otis Jones IV, Ali Fumiko Whitney, and James Olivas

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Daniel Durant and Mars Storm Rucker (center) and the cast

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Kaia T. Fitzgerald (center) and the cast

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Mars Storm Rucker

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James Olivas, Otis Jones IV, Landen Gonzales, and Brady Fritz

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Milo Manheim and Daniel Durant

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Mason Alexander Park (center) and the cast

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The cast

Photos: AMERICAN IDIOT Starring Daniel Durant, Milo Manheim & More at Mark Taper Forum  Image
Otis Jones IV

Photos: AMERICAN IDIOT Starring Daniel Durant, Milo Manheim & More at Mark Taper Forum  Image
Landen Gonzales (center) and the cast

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Daniel Durant and Milo Manheim (center) and the cast

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Mars Storm Rucker and Daniel Durant








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