Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre
24 W Randolph St
312.902.1400
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Courtesy of Margie Korshak
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Feb 7–19
Tuesdays–Sundays
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- Price
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$27 - 95
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“American Idiot is the latest in a hard-rocking string of hit Broadway musicals. But while Rent and Spring Awakening boast trendy 19th Century literary pedigrees, they can only envy its secret weapon: Billie Joe Armstrong. The poet laureate of the 1990s pop-punk explosion brings more hooks than Kevin Van Dam, and his catchy songwriting translates well to the theatrical idiom. This portrait of three struggling nihilists from the suburbs is somewhat thinly drawn, but the familiar score from Green Day's chart-topping American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown LPs provides vivid color.”
Ben Bass, Flavorpill
