We all appreciate the chance to go to the theatre more often. There are some wonderful venues around the country and some really superb drama companies whose interpretations of old classics and brand new material are well worth seeing. However, the theatre is something most people like to experience in good company and this makes […]

Last year I wrote a post detailing how plans were in place to create a musical based on Green Days 2004 concept album American Idiot. Now it’s spring and the musical opened on Broadway this week. As you’d except the show is very different from previous hit Broadway musicals. Instead of the usual clichés this show tells the tale of teenage pregnancy and drug abuse, all to loud, punk guitar music.

The musical does not contain a lot of dialogue and is mainly taken up with dancing and songs from the American Idiot album. There is however a lot of anticipation that this musical could potentially be as successful as other rock operas such as Tommy, The Who’s hit musical.