Globe, 9 Works Theatrical Hold Online Auditions for AMERICAN IDIOT Manila Premiere; View Some Entries

Be part of the Broadway and West End hit musical AMERICAN IDIOT by Green Day; upload your audition video to YouTube now until Wednesday, April 20, 10 p.m.

Manila, Philippines--Globe Telecom, a major provider of telecommunication and data communication in the Philippines, and theater company 9 Works Theatrical ("La Cage Aux Folles," "The Last 5 Years") are holding online auditions for the Manila premiere in June 2016 of the sung-through stage adaptation of American punk rock band Green Day's 2004 "punk rock opera" album, AMERICAN IDIOT.

Check out the mechanics below:

> Record a video of yourself singing any rock song.

> You may sing a cappella or with instrumental accompaniment.

> Minimum length requirement is one verse and chorus.

> Video should frame auditionee's upper half of the body in landscape orientation.

> The minimum video resolution is 720p.

> Upload the video to your personal YouTube account.

> Entry title should follow this format: #Globe9WTAmericanIdiot Audition Video - (Your Name)

> Via Twitter, tweet the YouTube link of your audition video and tag @enjoyGLOBE with the hashtags #TakeMeThere & #Globe9WTAmericanIdiot. Make sure your Twitter account is set to public.

> Submission of entries is until Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 10:00pm.

Better yet, check out some of the latest entries below:

The roles that are up for grabs are Johnny, Lead (Male, at least 18 years old); Tunny, Lead (Male, at least 18 years old); Will, Lead (Male, at least 18 years old); St. Jimmy, Support (Male, at least 18 years old); Heather, Support (Female, at least 18 years old); Whatsername, Support (Female, at least 18 years old); Extraordinary Girl, Support (Female, at least 18 years old), and Ensemble, Support (Males and Females, at least 18 years old).

Released in 2004 by Reprise Records, AMERICAN IDIOT, the album, topped the music charts in 27 countries and sold 15 million copies. Its singles "American Idiot," "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," "Holiday," "Wake Me Up When September Ends," and "Jesus of Suburbia" were certified platinum hits.

AMERICAN IDIOT, the smash Broadway and West End musical, tells the story of three boyhood friends: Johnny, Will, and Tunny. Each is searching for meaning in a post 9/11 world. Winner of two Tony Awards, Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Christine Jones and Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Kevin Adams, and winner of the Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, AMERICAN IDIOT opened on Broadway in 2010 and in the West End in 2015. Besides the hit songs from the album AMERICAN IDIOT, the musical also includes several songs from Green Day's 2009 album, "21st Century Breakdown" and an unreleased ballad "When It's Time."

On Broadway, Green Day vocalist-guitarist Billy Joe Armstrong performed the role of St. Jimmy at certain performances.

In Asia, AMERICAN IDIOT made its premiere in Tokyo, Japan three years ago. Performances in Seoul, South Korea also followed where Sean Michael Murray played Johnny, Mariah MacFarlane played Heather, and Daniel Jackson played St. Jimmy.

Following an extensive UK tour, AMERICAN IDIOT, which stars Newton Faulker as Johnny and "X Factor" finalist Amelia Lily as Whatsername, is set to return to the West End in July this year.

AMERICAN IDIOT, the musical, was written by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer, with music by Green Day and lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong.

Photo: Paul Kolnik

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