Green Day’s punk rock opera AMERICAN IDIOT was adapted into a Broadway musical in 2009 and Firehouse is staging the RVA premiere (6/25). Below is the production team and cast, which includes women in typically male roles (like St. Jimmy). Also, the cast will play all the music for the show and their instruments are in parenthesis:
CAST
John Mincks: Johnny (Guitar)
Mike Bamford: Tunny (Guitar)
Ben Wilson: Will (Guitar/Violin)
Anna Rose: Whatsername/Ensemble (Guitar/Viola)
Kelsey Cordrey: Heather/Ensemble (Ukulele)
Rachel Hindman: St. Jimmy/Ensemble (Drums/Percussion)
Katy Burke: Extraordinary Girl/Ensemble (Bass Guitar)
Ensemble
Starlet Knight (Keyboard), Chandler Matkins (Drums/Percussion), Caleb Wade (Bass Guitar)
PRODUCTION TEAM
Adam B. Ferguson – Director & Associate Producer
Matt Koon – Musical Director
Kate Belleman – Choreographer
Dylan Bollinger – Scenic Designer
Daniel Burgess – Props Master
Andrew Bonniwell – Lighting Designer
Tad Burrell – Sound Designer/Technical Director
Jenna Mannix – Projections/Media Designer
Emily Atkins – Costume Designer
Opening the nite before (6/24) is the other eagerly-awaited musical of the summer: DREAMGIRLS. Much of the team is returning that made Virginia Rep’s COLOR PURPLE such a smash.
CAST
Effie Melody White: Desiree Roots
Deena Jones: Zuri Washington
Lorrell Robinson: Felicia Curry
Curtis Taylor, Jr.: Jerold Solomon
James Thunder Early: D. Jerome Wells
CC White/u/s Curtis: Durron Tyre
Marty: Billy Dye
Michelle Morris: Katrinah Carol Lewis
Ensemble: Trent Williams, Anthony Cosby, Tybias Whitehead, Reed Patterson, Ashlee Heyward, Courtney Jamison, Cariel Hughes, Skye Hagood, Madison Harris, Nicole Oberleitner, Mallory Keene, there may be additional members
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director: Chase Kniffen
Music Director: Jonn Winn
Choreographer: Leslie Owens-Harrington
Scenic Designer: Ron Keller
Lighting Designer: Joe Doran
Costume Designer: Sarah Grady
Opening the week before (6/15) is Richmond Triangle Players’ THE BOY FROM OZ. Here’s the breakdown:
CAST:
Peter Allen: Chris Hester
Judy Garland: Grey Garrett
Liza Minnelli: Anna Grey Hogan
Parents: Jeanie Rule & Barry Pruitt
Chris Bell: Dante Piro
Greg Connell: Luke Newsome
Young Peter: alternates between Brandon McKinney and Dylan Stukenberg
Ensemble: Joshua James Crawford, Andrew Etheredge, Alex Farnsworth, Tarneé Kendall Hudson, Katherine Wright
PRODUCTION TEAM:
Director/choreographer: Justin Amellio
Set design: Frank Foster
Costume design: D. Mark Souza
Sound design: Joey Luck
Lighting design: Michael Jarett