American Idiot the Musical?
If you were an avid fan of Green Day’s 2004 release, “American Idiot” you’ll be happy to know that a stage adaptation is in development. That’s right, American Idiot the Musical is scheduled to debut in September at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in Cali, where else?
The musical will contain each track off of the American Idiot CD; the storyline will follow the post 9/11 era and the depressing realities of a shell shocked nation. With the help of “Spring Awakening” director Michael Mayer, the play is slated to hit the stage for it’s debut in September 2009. Of working on “Spring Awakening” Meyer said “It was very much in my head all during that time…sometimes I really would say things like, ‘Why can’t this have a groove like ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’?”
According to Billy Joe, the storyline compliments the CD, but it isn’t linear. Meyer dishes that “If you read it a certain way, you can pull out a multiplicity of voices.” So there you have it, American Idiot tickets are slated to go on sale soon and even though the plot and cast choices are under wraps at this point, expect American Idtio tickets to sell quickly. Keep checking back for more information on the American Idiot saga.
