American Idiot heading to Edinburgh

American Idiot, the Tony award-winning rock musical is
heading to Edinburgh at the beginning of February.

Leading the cast is: Waterloo
Road’s Tom Milner as Johnny; 2013’s X
Factor third place runner-up Luke Friend as St Jimmy; and 2016 X Factor finalist Sam Lavery as
Whatsername.

Based on the album by American rock band Green Day it’s the
story of three friends searching for the meaning of life, a story of disillusionment
and dissent of a generation that came of age in a period shaped by tumultuous world
events such as the Iraq War and the September 2001 attacks in New York and
Washington.

The musical’s hit songs include “Boulevard of Broken
Dreams,” “21 Guns,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “Holiday” and the
blockbuster title track “American Idiot” from Green Day’s 2004 Grammy
Award-winning, multi-platinum album. Also included are several songs from Green
Day’s 2009 release “21st Century Breakdown,” and an unreleased love song, “When
It’s Time.”

American Idiot The Musical will be on at the Edinburgh Playhouse from Tuesday 5^th to Saturday 9^th February 2019. Tickets here.