American Idiot, which opened at the St. James Theater on Tuesday night, won’t be everybody’s cup of Red Bull.

AMERICAN IDIOT Friday May 1st 2015- Sunday May 24th 2015 Music by Green Day Lyrics and Book by Billie Joe Armstrong Directed by Heather Braaten Website: www.lowerossingtontheatre.com The Lower ...

American Idiot, a stage musical inspired by the 2004 concept album of the same name, has been playing on Broadway since March 2010 and is set to tour later this year.

Expectations, largely. American Idiot, the Green Day punk/pop/rock opera based on the band's 2004 album of the same name, doesn't entirely satisfy if you look at it through either of those lenses.

A version of this article appears in print on Oct. 20, 2024, Section AR, Page 8 of the New York edition with the headline: ‘American Idiot’ Expands Its Reach.