Green day are heading to Broadway, with the musical based on their American Idiot album being so well received during its initial run at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in California that it’s deemed ready to hit New York.
American Idiot will open at the St. James Theater on April 20, 2010, but Green Day took it to the 2010 Grammys first, performing 21 Guns with the cast.
Some people have called Green Day sell-outs for this project. But screw those naysayers, as I think this is genius. Too much theater is based on highbrow themes and stories not meant for ordinary people. Snobby, in other words.
What Green Day are doing with American Idiot is bringing good music and a politically motivated story to the stage. Which I think is brilliant. I hope it tours and comes to the U.K., as I’d love to go see it.
