American Idiot

Built on Green Day's landmark album, American Idiot follows three disaffected suburban friends — Johnny, Will, and Tunny — chasing escape in a post-9/11 America: one into the big city and the seductive alter ego St. Jimmy, one into the army, one stuck at home. A sung-through punk-rock opera of rage, love, and coming home. "The emotional charge the show generates is as memorable as the music" (The New York Times).

World premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre (2009)

Broadway at the St. James Theatre (2010–11): 2010 Tony Awards for Scenic and Lighting Design, with a Best Musical nomination; Billie Joe Armstrong himself took turns as St. Jimmy

US and international tours followed; now a widely licensed title