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American Idiot

American Idiot

Shows · American Idiot

Punk rock favorites Green Day produced American Idiot around their 2004 concept album of the same name, expanding it by adding tunes from another album, 21st Century Breakdown, various singles, and one unreleased song (“When It’s Time”). At the outset, Green Day leader Billie Joe Armstrong designed the album with a story in mind that linked the songs together; for this, he drew inspiration from Broadway shows like Br…

Opened
2010
Performances
422
Type
Musical
Era
Modern
Music: Green DayLyrics: Billie Joe ArmstrongBook: Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer

Productions1 on Broadway

2010 St. James Theatre Original. April 20, 2010 · Michael Mayer 422 performances

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Licensing 1 entry

US Music Theatre International Green Day's American Idiot matched on title alone — a lead, not a confirmed licensor

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In the literature12 passages

Outstanding New Broadway Musical: American Idiot book:theatre-world-2009-2010-season-v-66-willis#p443

American Idiot 22, 26, fAi2n39 35k 352, 422-426, 433, 435, 439 book:theatre-world-2009-2010-season-v-66-willis#p481

American Idiot (Third Runner-up: $141,661) book:theatre-world-2011-12-season-v-68-willis#p122

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That includes new shows that opened during that time, like American Idiot; shows from last sea-son that ran into this season, like B7/Ly Elliot; older shows from seasons past that closed during this season, like Avenue Q; and older shows from seasons past that ran throughout this season and continue into the future (an… book:the-playbill-broadway-yearbook-june-2009-to-may-2010-sixth-viagas-robert-new-yor#p8

American Idiot has changed the demographic of audience members who attend theatre. Instead of the parents dragging the children to shows, it is the children dragging their parents. book:the-playbill-broadway-yearbook-june-2009-to-may-2010-sixth-viagas-robert-new-yor#p41

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