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American Idiot 2015

Opened: July 22, 2015
Closing: November 22, 2015

American Idiot - 2015 West End History , Info & More

Arts Theatre
6-7 Great Newport Street, Leicester Square, London

American Idiot is the story of three boyhood friends, each searching for meaning in a post 9-11 world. Winner of two Tony Awards and the 2010 Grammy Award winner for Best Musical Show Album, American Idiot premiered at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in September 2009, moving onto a critically acclaimed Broadway run in April 2010.

Its hit songs include "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," "21 Guns," "Wake Me Up When September Ends," "Holiday" and the blockbuster title track "American Idiot" from Green Day's 2004 Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum album. Also included are several songs from Green Day's 2009 release "21st Century Breakdown," and an unreleased love song, "When It's Time."


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Stray Cat Theatre to Close 2015-16 Season with Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT
by BWW News Desk - Jun 24, 2016


Stray Cat will be setting up shop in our new permanent alley this summer at Tempe Center for the Arts in their Studio Theatre for the 1st ever local production of GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT.

Stray Cat Theatre to Close 2015-16 Season with Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2016


Stray Cat will be setting up shop in our new permanent alley this summer at Tempe Center for the Arts in their Studio Theatre for the 1st ever local production of GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT.

2015 BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards: AMERICAN IDIOT, BOY FROM OZ, Drury Lane Theatre Head the Winners List; Paparelli Posthumously Honored
by Paul W. Thompson - Jan 11, 2016


The Chicagoland theater world showed its strength last night, when the musical productions "American Idiot," "Billy Elliot" and "Les Miserables," and plays like "Direct from Death Row the Scottsboro Boys" and "The Glass Protege," took home top honors at the sixth annual BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards Celebration, held from 7-10 pm at The Call nightclub in the Andersonville neighborhood.

BWW:UK Awards 2015: Voting Continues - AMERICAN IDIOT, LES MIS, More In Front!
by Carrie Dunn - Nov 7, 2015


Voting continues in the 2015 BWW:UK Awards - and the Arts Theatre's American Idiot is edging ahead of some of the blockbusters in the musicals categories!

Wirtz Center's 2015-16 Season to Feature AMERICAN IDIOT, AS YOU LIKE IT & More
by Tyler Peterson - Sep 23, 2015


A cutting-edge musical written by the Grammy Award-winning rock band Green Day, fresh takes on Greek and Shakespeare classics, a new production of a popular Imagine U family show and more are part of Northwestern University's 2015-16 Mainstage season.

UK's AMERICAN IDIOT Will Extend into November 2015
by Matt Smith - Aug 7, 2015


Following on from its hugely successful opening in July and due to popular demand, the critically acclaimed production of Green Day's explosive award-winning Broadway musical American Idiot will be extending its run at The Arts Theatre, Leicester Square and is now booking until 22 November 2015. 

BWW Reviews: GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT, The Arts Theatre, 22 June 2015
by Alice Chappell - Jul 23, 2015


London's first full run of the Green Day musical, American Idiot, opened last night.

AMERICAN IDIOT, 'UNNAMED LOVE-SUICIDE', ADDING MACHINE and More Set for The Hypocrites' 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - Jun 20, 2015


The Hypocrites are pleased to announce their 2015-16 Season, featuring an unprecedented seven productions for Chicago audiences! The season kicks off this summer with the triumphant return engagement of the critically acclaimed ALL OUR TRAGIC, an unparalleled twelve-hour theatrical adaptation that combines all 32 surviving Greek tragedies into a single epic narrative, adapted and directed by Artistic Director Sean Graney and featuring most of the original cast.

CIRCLE PLAYERS Reveals 2015-16 Season Opening with AMERICAN IDIOT
by Jeffrey Ellis - Jun 5, 2015


Circle Players will kick-off its 2015-2016 season with the regional premiere of the Bradley Moore-directed rock musical American Idiot, running in August at Tennessee State University's Performing Arts Center.

Stray Cat Theatre Unleashes 2015-16 Season Including HEATHERS & AMERICAN IDIOT
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2015


Featuring two smash hit musicals - GREEN DAY'S AMERICAN IDIOT and HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL, our season will also include two hot and exciting contemporary plays: Aaron Posner's bold new riff on Chekhov's THE SEAGULL entitled STUPID f**kING BIRD - and a kind of co-production with Arizona Theatre Company - Laura Eason's steamy SEX WITH STRANGERS.

Dare to Defy Productions Sets 2015-16 Season: INTO THE WOODS, AMERICAN IDIOT, GODSPELL & More
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 13, 2015


Dare to Defy Productions announces the company's 2015-16 season today. Featuring six productions presented in either the Mathile Theatre in the Schuster Center or the Victoria Theatre in downtown Dayton, the season includes Into the Woods, Godspell, Footloose, The Great American Trailer Park Musical, Wild Party and American Idiot!

AMERICAN IDIOT, 'UNNAMED LOVE-SUICIDE', ADDING MACHINE and More Set for The Hypocrites' 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - Mar 27, 2015


The Hypocrites are pleased to announce their 2015-16 Season, featuring an unprecedented seven productions for Chicago audiences! The season kicks off this summer with the triumphant return engagement of the critically acclaimed ALL OUR TRAGIC, an unparalleled twelve-hour theatrical adaptation that combines all 32 surviving Greek tragedies into a single epic narrative, adapted and directed by Artistic Director Sean Graney and featuring most of the original cast.

AMERICAN IDIOT, HEATHERS Regional Debut Set for New Line Theatre's 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - Jan 29, 2015


According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, New Line Theatre has added two shows to its 25th Anniversary season, including the rock opera AMERICAN IDIOT in March 2016 and the regional premiere of the cult, off-Broadway hit HEATHERS this fall.

American Idiot FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What are the songs in American Idiot and what's the order?
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
Before the Lobotomy (Reprise)
When It's Time
Know Your Enemy
21 Guns
Letterbomb
Wake Me Up When September Ends
The Death of St. Jimmy
East 12th St.
Nobody Likes You
Rock and Roll Girlfriend
We're Coming Home
Whatsername

American Idiot History

Other Productions of American Idiot

2010   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
2011   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
2012   US Tour National Tour [Non-Equity]
US Tour
2015   West End West End Production
West End

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