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</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Christine Howey<i><span style="color:#1F497D"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">"<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">American Idiot</span></em> finds its sweetest grooves...to skip it would be to miss its explosive energy, an
atomic force that never lets up."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Cleveland Jewish News</span></em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">, Bob Abelman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">"<em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">American Idiot</span></em> rocks the house…masterfully done…truly amazing."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Cleveland Performing Arts Examiner</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">, Kate Miller<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Beck Center for the Arts
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:red">Green Day’s American Idiot</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Music by Green Day</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Book by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Musical Arrangements and Orchestrations by Tom Kitt</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">July 10 – August 16, 2015</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">3 p.m. Sundays</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Mackey Main Stage</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823;background:white">Beck Center for the Arts is pleased to present the locally produced premiere of Green Day’s American Idiot, July 10 through August
16, 2015 on the Mackey Main Stage. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are now on sale. Beck Center has established a PG-13 rating for this piece.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823"><br>
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<span style="background:white">In the wake of Green Day’s 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, Beck Center for the Arts is thrilled to rock out with American Idiot this summer. Originally released in 2004 as Green Day’s seventh studio recording, this
project went on to win “Best Rock Album” at the 2005 Grammy Awards®. By 2010, the music was brought to life on Broadway where it received two Tony Awards® and the “Best Musical Show Album” Grammy®. The story follows three friends as they search for true meaning
in a post 9/11 world. Praised as “a groundbreaking musical knockout” by Rolling Stone, this energy fueled rock opera boldly takes the American musical where it’s never gone before.<br>
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Tickets are $29 for adults, $26 for seniors (65 and older), and $12 for students with a valid I.D. A $3 service fee per ticket will be applied at time of purchase. Group discounts are available for parties of four or more. Purchase tickets online at <a href="http://beckcenter.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#3B5998;text-decoration:none">beckcenter.org</span></a> or
call Customer Service at 216.521.2540 x10. Beck Center for the Arts is located at 17801 Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, just ten minutes west of downtown Cleveland. Free onsite parking is available.<br>
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PRODUCTION STAFF<br>
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Director/Artistic Director - Scott Spence <br>
Co-Musical Director - Larry Goodpaster <br>
Co-Musical Director - Bryan Bird <br>
Choreographer - Martín Céspedes**<br>
Stage Manager - Becky Adams <br>
Asst. Director/Asst. Stage Manager - Jenna A. Fink <br>
Asst. DIrector/Co-Projection Designer - Douglas Puskas</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823;background:white">Co-Projection Designer – Adam Zeek<br>
Asst. Stage Manager - Katie Giglia <br>
Scenic & Lighting Designer - Trad A Burns <br>
Assoc. Scenic & Lighting Designer - Benjamin Gantose <br>
Costume Designer - Jenniver Sparano<br>
Sound Designer - Richard B. Ingraham</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823;background:white">**Member of Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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CAST<br>
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Johnny - Dan Folino*<br>
Will - Riley Ewing<br>
Tunny - Jonathan Walker White <br>
Heather - Annalise Griswold <br>
Whatsername - Olivia Kaufmann</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823;background:white">Favorite Son – DeVon Settles<br>
St. Jimmy - Joe Virgo (Johnny U/S)<br>
The Extraordinary Girl - Kristen Hoffman <br>
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Ensemble:<br>
Mike Brandt<br>
Kyle Burnett<br>
Adam James Cooper<br>
Carlos Cruz<br>
Tekla Gaughan (The Extraordinary Girl U/S)<br>
Trey Gilpin (Will U/S)<br>
Codie Higer (Whatsername U/S)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823;background:white">Kristen Hoffman<br>
Devon Jordan (Favorite Son U/S)<br>
Pat Miller (St. Jimmy U/S)<br>
DeVon Settles<br>
Danny Simpson (Tunny U/S)<br>
Carleigh Spence (Heather U/S)<br>
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Swings/Pit Vocalists:<br>
Danny DiMarino<br>
Richie Gagen <br>
John Lagucki </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823;background:white">*Actor appears courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), the union of actors and stage managers.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823;background:white">Band:<br>
Conductor/Keyboard – Bryan Bird</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823;background:white">Guitars – Mike Brandt, Richie Clotz</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823;background:white">Bass – Benson Anderson</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823;background:white">Violin – Caitlin Hedge</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823;background:white">Viola – Alex Figueroa</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823;background:white">Cello – Dan Hild</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#141823;background:white">Percussion – Jason Giaco<br>
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This production of <i>Green Day’s American Idiot</i> is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). It is generously sponsored by the John P. Murphy Foundation, and is funded the residents of Cuyahoga County through Cuyahoga
Arts and Culture and the Ohio Arts Council.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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