American Idiot

American Idiot follows a young anti-hero, Johnny, the so-called "Jesus of the suburbs", and his two friends, Will and Tunny. They are trying to get out of their threatening suburban existence.
Johnny escapes into town and finds himself involved in a passionate affair with a young woman. Unfortunately, he will have an even more exciting affair with the hard drugs.
Tunny finds a purpose by enlisting in the military, but is injured on duty, both physically and emotionally.
Meanwhile, Will, who has stayed in the suburbs with his newly pregnant girlfriend, is anchored to his couch.
Each strives to find the balance between rage and love - a conflict that defines their generation.

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General information
  • Style : Teenagers, Musical Jukebox, Rock
  • Theme : Aggression, War, Drugs, Punk
  • year of creation : 2009
Music
  • Composer : Green Day
  • Lyricist : Billie Joe Armstrong
  • Librettist : Billie Joe Armstrong & Michael Mayer
  • famous songs : "American Idiot" "Jesus of Suburbia" "City of the Damned" "I Don't Care" "Dearly Beloved" "Tales of Another Broken Home" "Holiday" "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" "Favorite Son" "Are We the Waiting" "St. Jimmy" "Give Me Novacaine" "Last of the American Girls/She's a Rebel" "Last Night on Earth" "Too Much Too Soon" "Before the Lobotomy" "Extraordinary Girl" "When It's Time" "Know Your Enemy" "21 Guns" "Letterbomb" "Wake Me Up When September Ends" "Homecoming" "The Death of St. Jimmy" "East 12th St." "Nobody Likes You" "Rock and Roll Girlfriend" "We're Coming Home Again" "Whatsername"
  • Famous performers : John Gallagher Jr., Aaron Sidwell, Matt Caplan, Stark Sands, Alexis Gerred, Michael Esper, Steve Rushton, Tony Vincent, Lucas Rush, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Amelia Lily, Mary Faber, Natasha Barnes, Christina Sajous, Raquel Jones.
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The musical is based on Green Day's 7th album titled American Idiot
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : The musical won 2 Tony Awards and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Album
  • Number of performances : 422
  • anecdotes : The musical has already been performed in more than 10 countries.
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