American Idiot the play

[whynotsmile99]

The punks are invading the theater. A new musical production adapted from “American Idiot,’ the best-selling album by the punk band Green Day, is scheduled to make its debut in September at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in California.

Berkeley Rep is to announce Monday that the new work, also titled “American Idiot,” will have its premiere as the first production of the theater’s 2009–10 season, and run from Sept. 4 through Oct. 11.

The musical is a collaboration between Green Day — the Bay Area rock trio consisting of Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool — and Michael Mayer, the Tony Award–winning director of “Spring Awakening”

[gmoneyak]

[unknowndrummer66]

[whynotsmile99]

this is fun

[zenidogx]

[stephen22]

will American Idiot ever go away?

[PlayaDelWes]

[vnvnvn2000]

I'm really sick of hearing the phrase "sellout"- has anyone considered that bands can change their musical tastes and style throughout their carrers? No one ever said that a band has to enter the musical world in one genre and stay in it forever. I love Green Day and personally think the musical could be either good or bad but regardless, get off Green Day's junk and let them play what they want to play. You don't have to listen if you don't like it.

[dorkfish]

Nobody said "sellout".