Monday, November 19, 2012

Broadway comes to Cardiff - American Idiot

You will find it hard to find someone who hasn't heard Green Day's American Idiot. In fact, it was so huge, they decided to write a musical based on the album. I know it's a few weeks late, but it's been a busy time, so I do apologise... In Cardiff on October 20th, I went to see it in the Millennium Centre, met the cast and had a hell of a time!

The musical is perfectly cast, with an amazing set of singers who actually sound like Billie Joe, and some with very individual voices. The staging was certainly interesting, with loads of TV sets and staircases-come-bus (yes, it's as complicated as it sounds), and the show was beautifully written about three friends who plan to move away to a new city life, one who ends up having to stay home, one leaving for the army and one rebel.

The music was from a variety of Green Day's CDs, and what has to be praised was the end song. All the cast got out their acoustics and sang Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life), which was beautiful. If there is any Green Day fan out there, you need to see this musical at some point, because it really is a special experience.