American Idiot Reviews

Anonymous from Louisville, Kentucky

21ST CENTURY MASTERPIECE

American Idiot is phenomenal. It will have you laughing and crying all night. It leaves the audience emotionally and physical exhausted. As Bilie Joe Armstrong said in Broadway Idiot, it is a cold reality of what happened in America after 9/11. The album is true, the story is captivating and relatable to anyone. The set takes you to so many different places and after seeing it four times, going on six, I am still finding new things. It draws you in & makes you think about your place from the first line. It's always fresh. It's a story of love, rage, hope, being lost, adventure, sadness, addiction, political awareness, patriotism, joy, and so much more. The live band makes it real, and the actors are the best of the best. The singing is spot on and will bring you to your knees. Anyone can find a character to connect with. You are missing the experience of a lifetime until you see American Idiot. Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer have created something purely awesome.

AnnieNym from Cleveland, Ohio

WOW, THIS SHOW JUST BLEW ME AWAY!!!

So, I am not a fan of Green Day, which may have helped me fall in love with this show in an instant! The high energy performances left me breathless and wanting more. The amazingly talented performers channeled Angst, Zeitgeist, and--well, Green Day-- perfectly. I wish I could see the show again, bummer, though it does not play in my neck of the woods anymore (even though I did contemplate driving to Atlanta for a few seconds). I really really want to have a DVD of this show. I would watch it over and over again. GO SEE THIS SHOW!!! This is my favorite musical to date--and I have seen quite a few musicals. Oh, and I would watch Green Day live because of this show, as well. GO SEE THIS SHOW!!!

Anonymous from Los Angeles, California

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!

Spectacular musical, not suggested for kids though. Maybe only mature teenagers.

Mike from Atlanta, Georgia

A PROPER ROCK MUSICAL

Disclaimer: My wife and I are mid-60's old and generally republican types. We've seen pretty much everything. We both loved it. We went there expecting a rock musical done by a punk-rock band, and that's what we got. I have seen some negative reviews, and I cannot believe there are people who go to a show not having any idea what to expect from a punk-rock musical. Did they not even see the title of the show? The only thing I would ding it for is that the balance between the instruments and voices leaned too much to the instruments so if you weren't familiar with the lyrics, you had no idea what they were singing much of the time. I highly recommend reading the lyrics before going if you don't already know them. At least read the wiki article. I would NOT take children: There's much drug use and some simulated sex, but mainly because they won't have the maturity to understand what's happening to the characters in a meaningful way.

Gaaj from Detroit

GREAT FIRST MUSICAL

Took my 3 teenagers who were skeptical at hearing "fake" Green Day, but everyone loved it. Good intro to theater experience. Choreography was contemporary and exciting. Not a G rated show, but how could it be? Opera House was spectacular, but 1 of our seats was broken so bad, we were re-seated, and in better seats, so we were happy. Ate at RUB BBQ... quick and delicious.

Jarad Wilson from San Francisco

GREAT SHOW IF YOU ARE SHORT

We really loved the music, the set and the cast. The musicians were very talented as well. The Orpheum seating is very uncomfortable if you are over 5'7". I'm 6'4" and the seats are so cramped that your knees are reduced to tears in the first 15 minutes. If you do not have a isle seat, be prepared to be in agony for over 2 hours since there is no intermission.

Ava from Hartford, Conneticut

WAS THAT REALLY NECESSARY?

The cast for this musical were all very talented. However, the swearing, attitudes, drug use, and sex seemed tasteless to me. I felt bad for the 85 year old woman sitting next to me. I understand those are real things going on in the world but I personally don't think they are worthy of a musical. It isn't something I would want my kids to watch either at any age. To me this was a sad case of what is considered hot in the media these days. Yikes!

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