Center Theatre Group is joining Deaf West Theatre to launch a new production of global rock superstars Green Day’s legendary rock opera, American Idiot, the Tony and Grammy Award winning musical. The show will run from October 2 to November 10, 2024, re-opening the Mark Taper Forum, as the first offering of Center Theatre Group’s One CTG.
With this production, CTG Artistic Director Snehal Desai will be making his CTG directorial debut.
Jennifer Weber and the choreographer Colin Analco is the ASL choreographer.
American Idiot is produced in collaboration with the Tony Award-winning Deaf West Theatre, headed by Artistic Director DJ Kurs, and features an ensemble of both Deaf and hearing actors, performing simultaneously in American Sign Language and Spoken English. CTG and Deaf West have a long history of bold and exciting collaborations, including Pippin, Sleeping Beauty Wakes, and Big River which went on to have an acclaimed run on Broadway followed by a National Tour.
American Idiot features music by Green Day; lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong; and book by Billie Joe Armstrong & Michael Mayer.
The cast includes Steven-Adam Agdeppa, L.J. Benet, Will Branner , Jerusha Cavazos , Lark Detweiler, Daniel DuraThe set is by Takeshi Kata.
Costumes by Lena Sands.
Lighting by Karyn Lawrence.
Sound by Cricket S. Myers.
Projections by David Murakami.
Wig, Hair, and Make-up Design by Shelia Dor
This production of American Idiot is made possible in part by the David Lee Foundation.
American Idiot, Green Day’s Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum album released in 2004, follows the exhilarating journey of a new generation of young Americans as they struggle to find meaning in a post 9/11 world. The subsequent Broadway musical featured the iconic album hits “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “21 Guns,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “Holiday,” and the blockbuster title track, “American Idiot” from Green Day’s critically acclaimed 7th studio album. The show includes every song from the renowned record plus several songs from Green Day’s 2009 album, “21st Century Breakdown,” and a previously unreleased love song entitled, “When It’s Time.”
This production of American Idiot was licensed by Music Theatre International.
Venue: Mark Taper Forum, 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90012
Dates: Wednesday, October 2 to Sunday, November 10, 2024; Press opening is Wednesday, October 9.
Schedule: Tuesday through Friday evenings at 8:00 p.m.; Saturdays at 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.; Sundays at 1:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m
Tickets on sale at CENTERTHEATREGROUP.ORG
