If you are looking for something fun to do this weekend check this out:
The Tea Sippers’ Theatre Company and UL Performaing Arts Summer Theatre GREEN DAY’S AMERICAN IDIOT run wraps up this coming weekend at Burke Theatre on UL Campus! The remaining performance dates are July 8, 9, & 10. Thursdays-Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2:00pm.
American Idiot is a sung-through stage adaptation of punk rock band Green Day’s rock opera, American Idiot. After a run at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in 2009, the show moved to the St. James Theatre on Broadway.
The story, expanded from that of the concept album, centers on three disaffected young men, Johnny, Will, and Tunny. Johnny and Tunny flee a stifling suburban lifestyle and parental restrictions, while Will stays home to work out his relationship with his pregnant girlfriend, Heather. The former pair look for meaning in life and try out the freedom and excitement of the city. Tunny quickly gives up on life in the city, joins the military, and is shipped off to war. Johnny turns to drugs and finds a part of himself that he grows to dislike, has a relationship and experiences lost love.
The book was written by Armstrong and director Michael Mayer. The music was composed by Green Day and the lyrics were by Armstrong. The score included all the songs from the original American Idiot album, as well as additional Green Day songs from other sources, such as the album 21st Century Breakdown, and unreleased songs originally recorded for the American Idiot musical.
The musical won two 2010 Tony Awards: Best Scenic Design of a Musical for Christine Jones, and Best Lighting Design of a Musical for Kevin Adams. It also received a nomination for Best Musical. In 2011, its Broadway cast recording won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.
CAST LIST:
Johnny “Jesus of Suburbia” – Joey Mills
Will – Austin Josiah Price Boudreaux
Tunny – Karl Ashkar
St. Jimmy – Dean Yarborough
Men – The Actual Josiah Price, Brady Kidder, Trey Leger, Erik Schneider, and Tom Wood
Whatsername – Alison Wood
Heather – Taylor Verrett
Extraordinary Girl – Katelyn Gulotta
Women – Parisa Memarian-Liu, Cy Billingsley, and Vegas Woods
Choreographer – Theresa Wasiloski
Musical Director – Austin Boudreaux
Director – Andrew Lee Vincent
According to their Facebook page, The Tea Sippers’ Theatre Company are a group of performance artists who produce, direct, write, design, and perform theatrical productions. Since 2010, they have made a name for themselves within the Lafayette community and have produced several plays and musicals.
Their mission: To provide a safe and creative environment where artists of all ages can express themselves artistically and creatively. To reach goals of self-worth. To create quality theater for the community and surrounding areas. To develop life-long friendships.
Also, you can find ‘Broadway Idiot’ on Netflix which is a portrait of an artist having the guts to try something totally new – and finding his artistic home along the way. Providing complete insider access to the creative process and featuring Green Day’s electrifying, seminal album American Idiot, BROADWAY IDIOT reveals Billie’s personal transformation from rock icon to Broadway star.
