Revolution(s), a new punk-metal-hip-hop musical by Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave) and Zayd Ayers Dohrn, will premiere at Chicago's Goodman Theatre later this fall.

Directed by Steve H. Broadnax III, the world-premiere production opens the Goodman's season in their Owen Theatre. The musical will run October 4-November 9.

In Revolution(s), a soldier and aspiring musician come home from Afghanistan to discover the South Side of Chicago is also occupied territory—and he’s accidentally joined the resistance. 

“I’m very excited to be here in Chicago to create an incredible, entertaining, rocking, important new musical experience for our audiences,” said Morello in a atatement. “In this show, generation after generation proves that courage is contagious. It’s a reminder that history is not something that happens; history is something that we make. The world is not going to change itself—it’s changed by people no different than anyone here on this stage and in this theater.”

Starring Aaron James McKenzie (A Beautiful Noise) as the central soldier, Hampton Falk-Weems, the production will also feature Jackie Burns (Wicked), Jakeim Hart (Almost Famous), Michael Earvin Martin (The Color Purple), Al’Jaleel McGhee (Noises Off), Billy Rude (Matchbox Magic Flute), and Alysia Velez (Into the Woods). 

They will be supported by Haley Gustafson (The Who’s Tommy), Christopher Kelley (Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil), Eric A. Lewis (Jesus Christ Superstar), Jarais Musgrove (The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale), AJ Paramo (Bring It On) and Kendal Marie Wilson (Diana: The Musical). Understudies for the production will include Joseph Anthony Byrd (The Ballad of Emmett Till), Daryn Whitney Harrell (The Color Purple), and Ty Shay (The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale). 

“I believe the idea for this musical is this: Injustice cannot be met with violence, nor with complacency," added director Broadnax III. "The revolution lies in our daily acts, large or small, until justice and equality are reached. ‘Whatever it takes’ is not a slogan, but a vow rooted in love.”

Jason Michael Webb is the production's music supervisor, as well as its orchestrator and arranger, with additional lyrics by Boots Riley, Big Boi, Killer Mike, Knife Party, Grandson, Ryan Harvey, Matt Shultz, Chris Stapleton, and Anne Preven. Movement is by choreographer Millicent Johnnie. 

For more information, visit GoodmanTheatre.org.