NewsPHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Idiots Abroad!" Touring Cast of American Idiot Spreads Rage and Love Across the U.K.The high-energy Green Day musical American Idiot crossed the pond to the U.K., where the touring company has rocked cities including Cardiff, Wales, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin, Ireland, Manchester, Birmingham and London.
By
Matthew Blank
December 13, 2012
The international leg of the tour opened in Southampton on Oct. 9 and ends its runs in London Dec. 16.
Next the Idiots are coming home and continuing their travels across the United States, hitting such cities as Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Chicago, San Diego and Las Vegas in coming months.
Cast member Turner Rouse, Jr. shares the U.K. experience here:
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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Idiots Abroad!" Touring Cast of American Idiot Spreads Rage and Love Across the U.K.
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Idiots Abroad!" Touring Cast of American Idiot Spreads Rage and Love Across the U.K.
The high-energy Green Day musical American Idiot crossed the pond to the U.K., where the touring company has rocked cities including Cardiff, Wales, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dublin, Ireland, Manchester, Birmingham and London. Cast member Turner Rouse, Jr. shares the experience with Playbill.com! Read the Playbill.com story.
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The Idiots Arrive in Southampton!
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Idiots in the park in Southampton - John Krause, Tommy Hettrick, Trent Saunders and Alex Nee
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Casey O'Farrell waiting for our first U.K. train ride
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Idiots visit Stonehenge!
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Taking in the magnificence at Stonehenge.
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Antwaun Holley on the Idiot bus
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Me and John Krause
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Rage and Love at Stonehenge
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Jamal Shuriah truly living!
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It's your Favorite Son, Jared Young.
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Alex Nee and Jamal Shuriah rock some Yoga
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Jamal's always posing!
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Alex Nee and Brandon Kalm giving stank
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The rolling hills of Scotland.
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Carson Higgins for Mayor of Jingletown
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Candid Travel Day Convos... Brandon Kalm rockin' the Ray Bans
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Candid of Associate Director Johanna McKeon during note-taking time
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Call for places from our Assistant Stage Manager Cory Boulieris
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First put-in for Johnny understudy in Glasgow, Scotland (Brandon Kalm, Trent Saunders, Music Director Evan Newman)
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Day trip to Howth, Ireland with Antwaun Holley, Johanna McKeon and Daniel C. Jackson
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Serenity while visiting the Emerald Isles
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Dustin Smith sporting Ireland's most popular brew
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Antwaun Holley reflecting on the Journey
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Taking time to enjoy the view
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Happy 25th, Ashley Tobias!
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Alex Nee and Jamal Shuriah jammin' on the bus ride to Glasgow
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Johnny reflecting at Salisbury Cathedral
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Keeping busy when not onstage. A side shot of Casey O'Farrell, Jared Young and Tommy Hettrick.
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Daniel C. Jackson listening to his beats
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Parkour!!
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Notes with creatives (Leslie McDonel, Johanna McKeon and Michael Mayer before U.K. premiere
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Put-in for swing as the dance captain, Alison Morooney, does her thing.
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Music Supervisor Jared Stein drops in for a visit
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Last minute notes during tech at the HMV Apollo Hammersmith in London
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OMG. I love the color of your hair! Where'd you get yours done, girl? (Brandon Kalm and Alyssa DiPalma)
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The Good, the Bad, and the CRAZY (Carson Higgins, Aurie Ceylon, Jenna Rubaii
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Happy Friendsgiving from Manchester
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Awkward family photo with Dustin Smith, Ashley Tobias and Aurie Ceylon
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Smizing roomies Alyssa DiPalma and Jenna Rubaii
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Company Manager, PD Seltzer, and the flannel gang (Jeff Human, Dustin Smith, Brandon Kalm, Casey O'Farrell, Carson Higgins, Jamal Shuriah, Jenna Rubaii)
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Introducing the next hot boy band, The Billy Boys
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Last minute choreography touch-ups with Steven Hoggett, Lorin Latarro, Alison Morooney and Antwaun Holley
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Johnny's perspective of "Letterbomb"
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Movie Night! Pit-stop by the arcade!
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Save the Date, Johnny and Whatsername!
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7-11 through a hole in the set during "Jesus of Suburbia"
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Are we just another nameless number... we are.
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Headbang Rage from stage left perspective
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Pillowhead (Chelsea Turbin) excited for the next city
Green Day's American Idiot, the two-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical based on the Green Day album, with a story crafted by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and director Michael Mayer, began its non-Equity life at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center in North Charleston, SC. Alex Nee plays Johnny, along with Thomas Hettrick as Tunny, Casey O'Farrell as Will, Alyssa DiPalma as Whatsername, Jenna Rubaii as The Extraordinary Girl, Kennedy Caughell as Heather and Trent Saunders as St. Jimmy. The company also features ensemble members Aurie Ceylon, Carson Higgins, Antwaun Holley, Daniel C. Jackson, Brandon Kalm, John Krause, Alison Morooney, Turner Rouse, Jr., Jamal Shuriah, Dustin Harris Smith, Ashley Tobias, Chelsea Turbin and Jared Young.
American Idiot, which won the Grammy as Best Musical Show Album, features the music of Green Day with lyrics by lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong. The show won 2010 Tony Awards for its scenic and lighting design by Christine Jones and Kevin Adams, respectively. Mayer is the Tony Award-winning director of Spring Awakening who also works in film ("Flicka," "A Home at the End of the World") and TV ("Smash," "Do No Harm").
American Idiot is choreographed by Olivier Award winner Steven Hoggett (Black Watch, Once) with orchestrations and arrangements by Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Kitt (Next to Normal).
The acclaimed creative team also includes costume design by Andrea Lauer, sound design by Brian Ronan, video and projections design by Darrel Maloney, music supervision by Jared Stein, associate choreography by Lorin Latarro and associate direction by Johanna McKeon.
The rock musical tells the story of three boyhood friends, each searching for meaning in a post-9/11 world. The score includes all music from Green Day's 2004 album "American Idiot," plus additional numbers from Green Day's Grammy Award-winning 2009 release "21st Century Breakdown" (including "21 Guns" and an unreleased love song, "When It's Time").
