FULL CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR THE 10th ANNIVERSARY TOUR OF GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT * Fairy Powered Productions

FULL CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR THE

10^TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR OF

MULTI GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING BANDSTARRING WATERLOO ROAD’S TOM MILNER AND

X FACTOR FINALISTS LUKE FRIEND & SAM LAVERY

OPENING 17 JANUARY 2019

★★★★ – The Times, The Independent, Daily Telegraph

“Go for the time of your life!” Evening Standard

Full casting has been announced for the special 10^th anniversary tour of American Idiot – the ground breaking Tony award-winning rock musical with music by punk-pop and multi Grammy award-winning band Green Day. Leading the cast is: Waterloo Road’s Tom Milner as Johnny; 2013’s X Factor third place runner-up Luke Friend as St Jimmy; and 2016 X Factor finalist Sam Lavery as Whatsername.

The cast is completed by: Glenn Adamson (Theo); Laura Marie Benson (Lesley); Jennifer Caldwell (Swing); Joshua Dowen (Tunny); Raquel Jones (Extraordinary Girl); Daniel Law (Swing); Rory Maguire (Gerard); Shekinah McFarlane (Alysha); Siobhan O’Driscoll (Heather); Samuel Pope (Will); Alexandra Robinson (Libby); and Christian Tyler-Wood (Declan).

The tour opens on 17 January in Dunstable, with press night in Southampton on 24 January, before visiting Cardiff, Edinburgh, Malvern, Leicester, Blackpool, Dublin, Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham, Brighton, Milton Keynes, Reading, Bridlington, Wimbledon, Eastbourne, Glasgow, Bradford and Aberdeen.

Winner of two Tony Awards and the 2010 Grammy Award winner for Best Musical Show Album,American Idiot is the story of three boyhood friends, each searching for meaning in a post 9/11 world. The show, which premiered in December 2009 at Berkeley Rep Theatre, features the music of Green Day with the lyrics of its lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong and book by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer.

This story of youthful disillusion and mistrust of society and government has never been more current; particularly with the modern parallels in the USA where school children have mobilised to form an impressive campaign for gun law reform.

The musical’s hit songs include “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “21 Guns,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “Holiday” and the blockbuster title track “American Idiot” from Green Day’s 2004 Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum album. Also included are several songs from Green Day’s 2009 release “21st Century Breakdown,” and an unreleased love song, “When It’s Time.”

American Idiot The Musical is directed and choreographed by Racky Plews, with musical supervision by Richard Morris, design by Sara Perks, sound by Chris Whybrow and lighting by Tim Deiling. The production is produced by Selladoor Worldwide and presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) Limited.

LISTINGS

AMERICAN IDIOT – THE MUSICAL

17 JANUARY – 01 JUNE 2019

UK TOUR

RUNNING TIME: 1hr 40min plus interval

WEBSITE: www.americanidiotthemusical.co.uk

FACEBOOK: American Idiot UK

TWITTER: @ukamericanidiot

INSTAGRAM: ukamericanidiot

RECOMMENDED AGE: Contains strong language and drug references – Ages 14+

TOUR VENUES

DUNSTABLE GROVE THEATRE