American Idiot (2010)

Music by Green Day
Lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong
Directed by Michael Mayer
Cast: John Gallagher Jr., Michael Esper, Mary Faber, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Christina Sajous, Stark Sands, Tony Vincent, Declan Bennett

Set in the early 2000s, the musical opens with a group of suburban youths living unhappily in "Jingletown, USA". Fed up with the state of the union, the company explodes in frustration during "American Idiot". One of the youths, Johnny, begins to tell his story in "Jesus of Suburbia", revealing he comes from a broken home and feels dissatisfied with the world.

Theater

St. James Theatre · Broadway

Closed

April 24, 2011