GREEN DAY’S AMERICAN IDIOT

Music by Green Day | Lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong | Book by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer

Directed by Scott Spence | Co-Musical Direction by Larry Goodpaster and Bryan Bird | Choreographed by Martín Céspedes

- $10 PREVIEW NIGHT -

Thursday, July 9

8 p.m. / Mackey Main Stage

July 10 – August 16, 2015

8 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays

3 p.m. Sundays

Mackey Main Stage

Green Day’s American Idiot Preview Night admission is $10. Advance tickets go on sale online at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, July 9 and at Beck Center’s Customer Service 10 a.m. Thursday. Tickets may be purchased at the door based on availability. General admission seating. Doors open approximately 15 minutes prior to curtain.

Preview Night tickets go on sale online at 12:01 a.m., July 9.

To purchase tickets online, click here.

To purchase tickets from the Beck Center Customer Service after 10 a.m., call: 216.521.2540 x10.

ABOUT THE SHOW

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.

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.

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. Preview Night on Thursday, July 9 is $10 with general admission seating. Group discounts are available for parties of four or more. Purchase tickets online at beckcenter.org 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.

CAST

Johnny - Dan Folino*
Will - Riley Ewing
Tunny - Jonathan Walker White 
Heather - Annalise Griswold 
Whatsername - Olivia Kauffman

Favorite Son – DeVon Settles
St. Jimmy - Joe Virgo (Johnny U/S)
The Extraordinary Girl - Kristen Hoffman 

Ensemble:
Mike Brandt
Kyle Burnett
Adam James Cooper
Carlos Cruz
Tekla Gaughan (The Extraordinary Girl U/S)
Trey Gilpin (Will U/S)
Codie Higer (Whatsername U/S)

Kristen Hoffman
Devon Jordan (Favorite Son U/S)
Pat Miller (St. Jimmy U/S)
DeVon Settles
Danny Simpson (Tunny U/S)
Carleigh Spence (Heather U/S)

Swings/Pit Vocalists:
Danny DiMarino
Richie Gagen 
John Lagucki 

*Actor appears courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association (AEA), the union of actors and stage managers.PRODUCTION STAFF

PRODUCTION STAFF

Director/Artistic Director - Scott Spence 
Co-Musical Director - Larry Goodpaster 
Co-Musical Director - Bryan Bird 
Choreographer - Martín Céspedes**

Dance Captain – Holly K. Harris
Stage Manager - Becky Adams 
Asst. Stage Managers - Jenna A. Fink, Katie Giglia 
Asst. Directors – Jenna A. Fink, Douglas Puskas

Costume Designer – Jenniver Sparano

Scenic & Lighting Designer – Trad A Burns

Associate Scenic & Lighting Designer – Benjamin Gantose

Assistant Lighting Designer – Franny Gallagher

Sound Designer – Richard B. Ingraham

Co-Projection Designers – Douglas Puskas, Adam Zeek
Technical Director – Joseph Carmola

Technical Assistant – Dan Folino

Carpenter – Aaron Benson

Scenic Artist – Anna Miller

Sound Board Operator – Angie Hayes

Follow Spots – Everett Evans, Beth Goodill, Anna Haas, Mary Kahelin

Follow Spots Substitutes – Bob Gibbs, Noah Kahelin

Stagehand – Kate George

**Member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers

This production of Green Day’s American Idiot 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.