New American Idiot Cast?

I can describe Guarini in two words "Zombie Will".

I completely disagree with you on Van Hughes. He brings a level of sarcasm and self-awareness to the role of Johnny, which is a much different take than John Gallagher, Jr. had.

I believe that Van and John have different approaches to the role and while I do prefer John, I think that Van is good as Johnny.

I'm still getting used to Libby as Extraordinary Girl. I like her in "21 Guns" but her voice during "Extraordinary Girl" will take a while to get used to.

Is there a new standby coming in? As of now Chase is the only Johnny cover. Correct?

Any word on how Davey Havok is as St. Jimmy?

I'm almost a 100 percent sure Chase has not gone on as Johnny on broadway (he did in Berkley). I heard he was great as St. J.

Does Van stagedoor anymore now that he's Johnny?

I definitely appreciated the levels of sarcastic introspection Van Hughes brought to the role, but I didn't think he interacted very well with the other performers, especially Will and Tunny. The chemistry was entirely lacking for me - as I said above, he struck me as a very tense performer unwilling to take risks or run with what Stark Sands and Michael Esper were doing. Not bad, just really rigid.

Because there's so little book or character development in the show, the characters' depth (beyond the music) comes entirely from the actors - their chemistry, their individual rapport, their comfort levels. In addition to having some extraordinarily talented actors - not just performers and vocalists - like Esper, Sands, and Gallagher, the original cast had the advantage of working together for long enough to establish the kind of chemistry that went beyond the songs. For me, their connection, their energy was what elevated the show into something unique and special.

Tony Vincent was missing. That's the issue.