Overview
Fresh from a national tour to Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Darwin, the all-new 2018 production of Green Day’s explosive, award-winning Broadway phenomenon American Idiot returns home to rock QPAC’s Playhouse from 13 April!
With re-imagined lighting and set design, this Tony Award® and Grammy® Award winning show is the story of three boyhood friends, each searching for meaning in a post 9/11, Trumpian-suburbia. The show 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 thrilling new musical has had Green Day fans in rapture and introduced a generation of theatregoers to their powerful and moving musical style. So come and discover what all the noise is about!
This high-octane Brisbane season will include an all-Australian cast featuring Phil Jamieson2 (Grinspoon) and for the very first time, Sarah McLeod (The Superjesus)2 in the role of St Jimmy.
So come and discover the new American Idiot, but be quick before the season closes on Saturday, 21 April!
“★★★★★” SceneStr
“A 90-minute thrill ride.” The Guardian
“American Idiot ... will electrify and overwhelm your senses.” Time Out New York
CAST |
CREATIVES |
| Phil Jamieson | Director Craig Ilott |
| Sarah McLeod | Choreographer Lucas Newland |
| Ben Bennett | Music Director Glenn Moorhouse |
| Connor Crawford | Lighting Designer Matthew Marshall |
| Alex Jeans | Video Designers optikal bloc |
| Kaylah Attard | Set Designer Josh McIntosh |
| Phoebe Panaretos | Costume Designer Melaine Knight |
| Ashleigh Taylor | |
| Erin Clare | |
| Nicholas Kyriacou | |
| Christopher Scalzo | |
| Kyla Bartholomeusz | |
| Vidya Makan | |
| Phoenix Mendoza | |
| Maxwell Simon | |
| Kuki Tipoki |
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1 Upon arrival, Hysteria Zone! ticket holders should check in at the Playhouse box office to receive your program and lanyard to access the VIP cash bar located in the Playhouse Balcony Foyer (open from 1 hour pre-show).
2 Please note: Sarah McLeod will perform the role of St Jimmy from 13-15 April 2018 and Phil Jamieson will perform the role of St Jimmy from 17-21 April 2018.
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WARNING:
Contains strobe lighting, strong language, sexual references and simulated drug use, not suitable for those under the age of 15 years old.
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CAST
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AMERICAN IDIOT CAST
Australian rock legends Phil Jamieson (Grinspoon) and Sarah McLeod (The Superjesus) headline a supremely talented cast of Australian artists drawn from national auditions.
Meet the entire cast of this explosive, award-winning Broadway musical.
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