Slinging razor guitars , thundering drums and an anti-hero named Johnny. Not the prelude of typical entries in the canon of musical theatre. But these elements herald a groundbreaking American musical all the same: with the burning passion of characters who yearn for something more, songs bursting with emotion and a story that dares you to feel and celebrate and hope.
The music of Green Day and the lyrics of lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong captured the zeitgeist of a generation with its Grammy® Award-winning multi-platinum album. American Idiot puts those raw emotions front and center in a highly theatrical and thoroughly satisfying rock opera that burns up the stage.
Monster hits like “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”, “21 Guns.,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “Holiday” and the title track soar like they were written for the stage under the direction of Tony Award® winner Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening), choreography by Olivier Award winner Steven Hoggett (Black Watch) and music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements by Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Kitt (Next to Normal).
Year | Category | |
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2010 | Best Musical |
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Woe! Misery! Children's Theater
Clifton Arts Center (5/31 - 6/9)
PHOTOS
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Choice
McCarter Theatre Center (5/8 - 6/2) | ||
Cinderella
Surflight Theatre (8/21 - 8/25) | ||
Opera Gems
Union County Performing Arts Center (9/21 - 9/21) | ||
Warner Bros. Discovery presents Bugs Bunny at the Symphony
State Theatre New Jersey (2/16 - 2/16) | ||
The Shark is Broken
George Street Playhouse (4/29 - 5/18) | ||
Little Mermaid
Surflight Theatre (7/3 - 7/7) | ||
Handel's Messiah
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark (12/22 - 12/22) | ||
The Heat Is On! Rita Hayworth
Cape May Stage (7/6 - 7/12) | ||
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