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AMERICAN IDIOT is an absolute blast, a musical filled with energy and exuberance, both evidenced in the music and in the performances. There will surely come a time when it's considered a period piece, since it does take place in the recent past, focusing on the last Bush presidency and the wars on terror at home and abroad that consumed it. But it's still timely at this point, because people are still fighting overseas, and a lot of the same social and political issues remain unresolved. It's essentially Green Day lead singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong's vision filtered through director Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening), who cut a lot of the book they wrote together to make this more of sung-through musical experience. This focuses our attention on Armstrong's lyrics, and they're strong and pointed enough to make this approach work like a charm. And, like Spring Awakening, the band is on stage and the lighting is positively eye-popping.

Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT, the two-time Tony Award®-winning Broadway hit, will play The Buell Theatre March 6 - March 11, 2012. Tickets are now on sale at www.denvercenter.org or by calling 303.893.4100.

Arizona State University welcomes the AMERICAN IDIOT national tour, the punk rock adaptation of Green Day's conceptual album of the same name from April 24 through April 29. The show is scheduled to play Gammage Auditorium at the Tempe campus.

American Idiot, Green Day's explosive Broadway hit called "wonderfully raucous" and "emotionally charged" by the New York Times, makes its Minnesota debut at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre through February 26, 2012.

Casting has been announced for the upcoming North American tour of Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT, the two-time Tony Award®-winning Broadway hit called "wonderfully raucous" and "emotionally charged" by The New York Times, which will play The Buell Theatre March 6 - March 11, 2012. Tickets are now on sale at www.denvercenter.org or by calling 303.893.4100.

The Winspear Opera House welcomes the AMERICAN IDIOT national tour, the punk rock adaptation of Green Day's conceptual album of the same name from May 11 through May 20.

American Idiot, Green Day's explosive Broadway hit called "wonderfully raucous" and "emotionally charged" by the New York Times, makes its Minnesota debut at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre February 21-26, 2012.

Dani Girl is a new musical by New York writing duo Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond, and it opens this weekend in Toronto. The show tells the story of a nine year old girl battling terminal cancer, and explores how she uses music and her imagination to handle her disease. BWW sat down to speak with Gabi Epstein (who plays 'Dani') about what the show means to her, the challenges associated with the difficult subject matter, and having Richard Ouzounian as her director.

'American Idiot' tour aims for the non-Broadway musical crowd and mostly succeeds.

Casting has been announced for the upcoming national tour of Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT, the explosive Broadway hit called "wonderfully raucous" and "emotionally charged" by The New York Times, which will make its Raleigh premiere January 31 - February 5, 2012 at Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts.

National tour of 2010 Tony-nominated rock musical 'Green Day's American Idiot' electrifies Boston with hard-driving message of alienation and finding one's way back home

American Idiot, Green Day's explosive Broadway hit called "wonderfully raucous" and "emotionally charged" by the New York Times, makes its Minnesota debut at Hennepin Theatre Trust's Orpheum Theatre February 21-26, 2012.

Casting has been announced for the upcoming national tour of Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT, the explosive Broadway hit called "wonderfully raucous" and "emotionally charged" by The New York Times, which will make its Raleigh premiere January 31 - February 5, 2012 at Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts.

This weekend the National Tour of American Idiot had a very Canadian feel as the three main 'Idiots' were played by three Canadian boys when Gabriel Antonacci stepped into the role of Johnny (usually played by Van Hughes). BWW was thrilled to go back to the show in order to see three hometown boys rock out together.

The 1st National Tour of American Idiot launched last week in Toronto, and the cast celebrated New Year's Eve with a medley performance of Green Day hits in Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square. BWW is thrilled to bring its readers these exclusive photos of the cast backstage at City Hall and performing on the CityTV broadcast.

The 1st National Tour of American Idiot launched last week in Toronto, with much of the producing and creative team from NYC journeying North for the event. BWW was on hand to bring its readers coverage of all the opening night fun, and also had the chance to speak with Director Michael Mayer and Music Supervisor Tom Kitt. The dynamic duo talk Toronto, changes to the production, and their love of Canadians:

Last year, Carson Daly featured the cast of AMERICAN IDIOT - take a look back at the performance below!

Party like an IDIOT at the Tony and Grammy-winning Broadway hit AMERICAN IDIOT, this Saturday at the Toronto Centre for the Arts.

American Idiot launched its National Tour in Toronto last night at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, and BWW was on hand to capture photos from the pre-show press event and the post-show after party. The show runs until January 15th in Toronto.

The much-anticipated National Tour of Green Day's American Idiot kicked off in Toronto last night, and BWW was on hand to capture photos of the entire event. It was a very special evening as Toronto celebrated the four Canadians who were making their return to 'Broadway North' with the production, which will run for three weeks before hitting the road to tour the United States.