[NEohioPAL] LAND OF CLEVE REVIEW: 'Green Day’s American Idiot' at Beck Center for the Arts is Powerfully Provocative

Cleve Land via NEohioPAL neohiopal at lists.neohiopal.org
Wed Aug 12 19:10:59 PDT 2015


*LAND OF CLEVE REVIEW: *
*'Green Day’s American Idiot' *
*at Beck Center for the Arts *

*is Powerfully Provocative*


*American Idiot*'s plot follows the stressful splintered lives of three
childhood friends who are experiencing the growing pains of adulthood.
Johnny (Dan Folino) is the restless one who heads to the big city to pursue
his musical career and find true love, but ultimately becomes an addict and
gets lost along the way. Tunny (Jonathan Walker White) also leaves home,
but eventually enlists in the military and serves in a war. Will (Riley
Ewing) wants to join them on their adventure, but has to grow up quickly
after his girlfriend (Annalise Griswold) shows up pregnant.

Artistic Director Scott Spence stages the show with stadium-quality  sights
and sounds, plenty of pyrotechnics that add up to a definite wow
factor. Co-Musical
Directors Larry Goodpaster and Bryan Bird deliver bigtime on the
musical front, while Choreographer Martín Céspedes (aided by Dance Captain
Holly K. Harris) never lets the performers rest for more than a few minutes.

Heading up the cast, Folino is perfect as the angst-filled Johnny, and
White and Ewing are equally strong as his slacker buddies. Other standouts
include DeVon Settles as a charismatic Army recruiter, Joe Virgo as a truly
scary drug dealer, and Kristen Hoffman as Will's sympathetic but
strong-willed girlfriend. Olivia Kauffman makes an especially indelible
impression as Johnny's elusive love interest.

The vocally versatile and physically flexible ensemble plays an impressive
array of supporting roles, and includes Mike Brandt, Kyle Burnett, Adam
James Cooper, Carlos Cruz, Tekla Gaughan, Trey Gilpin, Codie Higer, Devon
Jordan, Pat Miller, Danny Simpson, Carleigh Spence, Danny DiMarino, Richie
Gagen and John Lagucki...

*READ THE FULL REVIEW HERE:*

*http://inthelandofcleve.blogspot.com/2015/08/cleve-review-green-days-american-idiot.html
<http://inthelandofcleve.blogspot.com/2015/08/cleve-review-green-days-american-idiot.html>*
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