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Green Day’s rock musical ‘American Idiot’ coming to Subiaco Arts Centre

Green Day’s rock musical ‘American Idiot’ coming to Subiaco Arts Centre

The Midnite Youth Theatre Company are bringing Green Day’s award-winning rock opera American Idiot to Subiaco Arts Centre this August. The musical is an adaptation of the pop-punk trio’s multi-platinum 2004 album of the same name, which has been seen success on Broadway and around the globe. An exploration of America in the wake of 9/11, […]

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Linden Furnell dismissed from American Idiot for inappropriate comment

Linden Furnell dismissed from American Idiot for inappropriate comment

The company behind Green Day’s rock opera American Idiot have confirmed the removal of lead actor Linden Furnell, following accusations of an inappropriate comment towards a female cast member. Furnell was fired from his role as Johnny just ahead of its opening in Melbourne for breaching shake & stir theatre co’s zero tolerance policy for inappropriate […]

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‘American Idiot’ packs a punch of punk attitude

‘American Idiot’ packs a punch of punk attitude

American Idiot | Crown Theatre | Until 11th February | ★ ★ ★ ★ ½ If you’d told the instigators of punk rock, the anti establishment movement of the 1970’s, that in forty years time punk albums would be turned into Broadway musicals, they’d have probably sneered at you, but here we are – American Idiot. Californian punk […]

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Grinspoon’s Phil Jamieson is loving his role in American Idiot

Grinspoon’s Phil Jamieson is loving his role in American Idiot

Appearing in a musical is something Phil Jamieson hadn’t done since he was in High School, but when the producers of American Idiot asked if he’d like to play the role of St. Jimmy he leaped at the chance. “I just said yes because it sounded different and fun” the front man of indie band […]

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Green Day will kick off Aussie tour in Perth

Green Day will kick off Aussie tour in Perth

Punk rockers Green Day will kick off their Australian tour in Perth next April. Green Day last visited our shores in 2014 for a series of festival dates.  Their return in 2017 will see the popular rockers undertake their first headline tour since the sell out 2009 21st Century Breakdown tour. The band’s April and May […]

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