American Idiot -- the trailer

[moviebuffreviews]

Saw them in Chicago two days ago! Simply amazing!

[flamingmeatloaf27]

@ellencalvo. The berkeley and NYC St. Jimmy are the same person.

[ellencalvo]

I like the Berkely St Jimmy better than the NYC one.

[97greendayfan]

Cant wait till they come to detroit :)

[armymanize]

i rather listen to original green day

BUT THE SHOW IS AWESOME WISH I COULD SEE IT

[MaIefic]

fake and gay

[MrsTanzfieber]

0:58 : Stark Sands?? Where?

[MrMacInformer]

@MrsTanzfieber he wasnt in the berkley rep production of it. Matt Caplan was tunny there.

[and112095]

im going tonight!!! so pumped

[jenniferfeliciano66]

Sad that the show is closing :(

[KattjaNOR]

Michael Esper without black and blue hair :P

[BubblegumTattoos]

this 'trailer' tells me nothing of the musicals story and concept...

[zaandarbrow]

@BubblegumTattoos ah, but the music in the album "American Idiot" is the whole background story to the musical. Billie Joe was completely thrilled when he heard someone actually knew how to take the stories of his one album and put it to life. So, yes, this trailer tells enough. :3

[TokioHotelChick1989]

@BubblegumTattoos Have you listened to American Idiot ?

thats what the musical is about...the story behind American Idiot.

[MutadedMich]

@BubblegumTattoos its about the story behind american idiot with songs from 21st century breakdown added

[BubblegumTattoos]

@MutadedMich Thankyou for actually being polite in your answer I don't really appreciate the other two's smug replies.

I know that American Idiot is a 'rock opera' story as an album concept but still my opinion is the trailer doesn't show much in the way of a storyline. From what I hear it's an amazing show and if it's ever on the west end I'd love to see it hence my interest and watching of this trailer to get a better feel for the musical and being disappointed at it's lack of content.

[themeepinator]

God this is horrid... Music is great and all but... It just looks like a cheap attempt at Rent or something.

[zaandarbrow]

@themeepinator Watch it, and think again. I wish you could see it when Billie Joe and the whole band of Green Day performed it. Billie Joe was (without a fucking doubt) St. Jimmy (the role he created). Man, that was the best experience of my life...

[and112095]

@themeepinator youre mom looks like a cheap attempt at Rent or something.

[XblackXfoxXfireX]

@themeepinator

No it wasnt. The play is the story thats behind American Idiot.

Billie Joe wrote it to tell the story and im not exactly sure who it was but i guess they decided it would make an awesome play. I just saw it yesterday with Billie Joe as St. Jimmy and i have to say it was 20 times better than RENT

[BrownHairedBand]

...

[lrkluvvy]

saw it a couple days ago. omg. best. ever.

[mcv101rocks]

best musical ever

[heyolets]

I can't wait to c this!

[TanyaUchiha2]

Saw this musical with Billie Joe Armstrong as St. Jimmy and OMFG he was so incredible!!! Every Green Day fan or part Green Day fan or anyone who has ever even heard of Green Day and thought that they might like them NEEDS to see this musical [with Billie Joe]!!!

[karmahamilton11]

Anyone know if its coming to Australia?

[ILuvSpringAwakening2]

I have seen it three times going to see it a fourth time with billie joe armstrong in it and the lead is sooo sweet I have met him twice

[HappyThoughtsToU]

@ILuvSpringAwakening2 I know... John Gallagher Jr is the sweetest person on the planet! & the hottest!

[MsFlute13]

@ILuvSpringAwakening2 Where did you meet BJ?

[ILuvSpringAwakening2]

@MsFlute13 Well I was talking about John Gallagher Jr (the Lead) but i did meet Billie Joe in NYC

[MsFlute13]

@ILuvSpringAwakening2 Did you meet Bille Joe outside the St James? I saw American Idiot twice w/Billie Joe (Jan & April) but couldn't get close to him afterwards. But my friend is the one who got engaged onstage in April, Billie Joe was so nice to let her boyfriend propose on his stage!

[Pookieboy2000]

American Idiot movie! American Idiot movie!

[alicelovesherjasper1]

@Pookieboy2000 its a musical not a movie

[Pookieboy2000]

@alicelovesherjasper1 I know. Should be a movie too!

[dancagurli]

I saw it twice. Yeah, it's that good. ;)

[DreamsofRay]

I have the soundtrack to this and would love to see it! I love the music AND i love Green Day :)

[MrsTanzfieber]

wunderfull!

i'm so in love with it. this is awesome

[ajminifigure]

my friends dad saw this

[slayking666]

anyone know if this is coming to the uk?

[misspsychosabby]

Lol. Unless you see the entire musical, keep your mouth shut. It's amazing. xD

[FancyFancyName]

I honestly am one of those people who don't like American Idiot or...or...whatever their new album was. Name escapes me. But I love me a good musical. And this seems pretty interesting.

[ibadiassikickiassi]

gay only green day is good @ whatthey do o fucki chorus

[karenrashkash]

I just saw AMERICAN IDIOT this week @ St. James and it was every bit as amazing as I expected it to be from watching clips and interviews. IT WAS GREAT!!! I am an EXTREME Green Day fan and I found that I really like also the show version of many of the songs. Very well done. The cast has amazing voices. i want to see it again . . . maybe

[c19rky]

they had a massive part in writing this show i bet it is wicked, really want it to come to the uk

[holmeslaw666]

fuckin ell America, you are responsible for some shit to be fair

[TheTeeShirtShow]

Excuse me, Green Day lovers and yeah Billie Joel fans, THIS WAS THEIR IDEA! In videos he says that this musical is a dream come true! When they wrote this album, he wanted it to be a musical. the songs tell a story. HENSE Broadway Magic can make their songs come alive on stage everynight! JGJ is a wannabe, and a pretty damn great one if I say so myself. SUCK IT IDIOT AMERICA!

[Kotoko123456]

john gallagher jr <3...i must see this show!!!!

[benexstan]

Uhh from what I just saw, I'm actually dissapointed.

[EastCoastGirls13]

@benexstan it was amazing. it was my first broadway show and i loved it. my dad doesnt even like green day but he LOVED this

[abelrote]

Damn, I want to see this musical!! One problem, I live in Holland... I hope there will be a movie production of the show!

[26sjelita]

@abelrote your not one who want to see the show! i'm from LATVIA!

[XMDinx]

I wanna see this show. They should make a Movie production of this musical

[jferrante42]

I saw it. I love Green Day and I loved the show. It rocked!

[actionwolfe]

I dunno. Without seeing it all these clips look like its a post modern attempt at doing Mama Mia.

[rentmom]

saw this on Friday..AMAZING!! and John Gallagher Jr is the PERFECT choice for Johnny! Fell in love with him in Spring Awakening! GREEN DAY should be proud of their vision.

[macyjrey]

this is so weird

[rancid9387]

green day has taken selling out to an all new level

[corydslice]

@rancid9387 If selling out means creating music in a whole new light that other audiences might enjoy, then yes, they've sold out, and they sounded damn good doing it, too. If you're so worried about Green Day selling out, maybe you shouldn't be watching videos like this. You have to remember, a band is like a baby. They change as they grow older. They connect with different people. And maybe, just maybe, they enjoy what they're doing and it makes THEM happy.

[xBoWsAx]

I saw it. GREAT JUST GREAT

[SNUD1996]

Johnny Gallagher, Michael Mayer, and Green Day all in one production. I can die today and be happy.

[stalker911715]

i honesty think its a good idea this will make green day more famous n they must b a pretty good band 2 get a musical u dont see others getting that

[pinkfox1994]

THEO STOCKMAN. well done michael mayer, another teenage phenomenon in the musical theater world. SO.EXCITED. APRIL 20TH BROADWAY OPENING

[dmarvin100]

why do they need to do it on musical version? o.O

the original was the best!!!!<3

[TheaterJunkie122]

May I remind you, this was Green Day's idea....Tre and Bille really wanted to do this.

[kyleeexx]

To show a new approach to Green Day, Giving it more life. Green day actually said, when they wrote the songs they would actually picture people acting out the lyrics, which is exactly what these people are doing for us.

[jlwisch8]

john gallagher junior is the most talented actor there is. HE IS INCREDIBLE YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HIM IN SPRING AWAKENING!!!! goddd im so excitedd hes the greatest!! just look at his tony :D

[Moritz015]

JOHN FUCKING GALLAGHER JR. KICK SO MUCH ASS, for u haters just look up SPRING AWAKENING he was Moritz and Michale Mayer was the Director who directs this.

[GrimmjowLife]

O.o

[anime13rock]

eh looks all....ri...gh...t but 1 thing i dont really care if the kid doesnt sound like billy joe armstrong that much but he should AT LEAST BE ABLE TO SING!!!! THIS BI**H CANT!!!

[Thowsmom]

@anime13rock

1. His name isnt 'billy'

Secondly, he isnt supposed to sound like BILLIE, seeing as it is the complete works of the album. If they wanted to use the band to make it "be" them, then they would have used the audio. DUH.

[BillieJoeLover41292]

omigod, they've totally just ruined Green Day by doing this

[MeghanNoelleC]

omigod you have no appreciation for culture! Seriously, it saddens me to see my generation as ignorant as it is.

[TokioHotelChick1989]

Omigod.

Grow Up!

This didnt "Ruin" Green Day,

If you are a "Billiejoelover" Then you WOULD know that the Album American Idiot is A Rock Opera! It tells a Story, Obviously You dont know that! This is amazing, and Green Day Loves this Musical! Your really Dont Appreciate that Green Day is OpenMinded as a Band, and are up for new things ! This is New, They liked the Out come, So what if GREEN DAY isnt actually in the Musical. Thats not what its about. Learn something. Would ya ?

[luckystar007]

@TokioHotelChick1989 Amen! I'm so freakin sick of people calling Green Day "sellouts" because they helped adapt the album into a musical. Honestly, I'd rather have them be "sellouts" who take risks and try to get their music to a place punk hasn't really gone before (the theatre) than just a band that plays it safe all the time. The band has always taken risks and tried new things, so I really don't get why people are so surprised at this.

[bethanypedersen13]

@TokioHotelChick1989 i totally agree with you ! I live greend day and I don't know what people hate about musicals. I agree with you on everything !

[TokioHotelChick1989]

@bethanypedersen13 Thank you(:

Its true though ya know ? (:

[bethanypedersen13]

@TokioHotelChick1989 yeah i Know. My friend mickeale loves green day but hates broadway musicals. So when I showed her this video, she said that she loved it and wants to see it so bad !

[badass4561]

@TokioHotelChick1989 Yes, it is a rock opera, but it only tells the story of Jesus of Suburbia, St. Jimmy, and Whatsername. Even though I love the musical, i felt that it added way too many characters like Will and Tunny

[MutadedMich]

@BillieJoeLover41292 see it and think againe a just saw it with billie in it and it was fucking awesome

[sjhsinger]

The staging and lighting look fantastic. It'll be interesting to see the Broadway interpretation. It shouldn't be very different because they have the same principle cast. Although it got mixed reviews, there is definitely a spot for American Idiot at the Tonys simply for the incredible visuals!

[TheBLOODLINEmusic]

no this is gonna be great billie joe armstrong wrote the entire script with mike mayer spiderman with bono will be terrible though and for those of you that dont know this, this is what green day wanted their album to be they wrote it for this reason the whole band has seen it and loved it but spiderman with bono will be incredibly bad

[SeanChristian]

Learn English.

[whooppeeable]

ohmigod this looks really stupid... euugh i hate musicals, even thoug I LOOOOVE GREEN DAY! why? whyyy?

[Negzn]

well it wasn't stupid, it was KICK ASS.

[dustasdu]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH­HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA­HAHAHAHAHAHAHA WTF????????? Even worst than Spiderman with bono

[RdKurama]

Is this going to be like Across the Universe? A good idea but awful script and awful execution?

[LeeExe]

What? From my point of view, across the universe was perfect in every sense. It captured the essence of the beatles, and all the phases they went through

[Negzn]

no, i hated across the universe but this was amazing

[InfamousPitreIII]

the only reason y ppl say its like spring awakening is because ONE - its a rock musical.... so is SA... and TWO - the lead character is AI is the same guy who played OBC Moritz..

[TsWade2]

Oh no! Not another Spring Awakening type! It better not get nominated a Tony for Best Musical.

[tonyoutterside]

How the hell is that anything like Spring Awakening??

[RdKurama]

@TsWade2 Hey it won a Tony for a reason!

[TsWade2]

Frankly, my dear RdKurama, I don't give a damn! Excuse the movie quotes.

[RdKurama]

that just made you awesome in my book.

[Officefreak22]

not gonn lie... looks kinda stupid

[jazz1110]

@Officefreak22 sounds kind of stupid.

[Negzn]

well it wasn't stupid.

[Perfidia4ever]

Anche io preferisco le canzoni 'ufficiali' ma questo NON vuol dire che il musical è completamente da buttare.

Personalmente vorrei vederlo prima di giudicare in maniera definitiva

[robespierre579]

esatto. nulla può essere giudicato finchè non lo si è ben analizzato. anche io a primo impatto direi che è una puttanata enorme e probabilmente non cambierò idea dopo averlo visto, anzi ne penserò peggio ancora, ma mi riservo di guardarlo prima di commentare definitivamente, anche se già da ora mi sembra quasi una sfida di amici di maria de filippi e che il rock'n'roll sia andato a farsi benedire

[DaisyDEMOLITION]

The songs sound so..odd..like this :') But it looks really good. I hope they do it in the UK :(

[liusbylu]

mi hanno rovinato tt...k cazzo hooo...uff le canzoni sono completamente rovinate mi sanguinano le orekkie a sentirle così..

[SamanthaSheppard]

Yes, I did see the show, and I think it needs a lot of work. My opinion is just as valid as anyone else's; I'm sorry if it offends. I'm a big John Gallagher, Jr. fan, and I was pleasantly surprised to see so many other familiar faces and lovely voices in the cast. That doesn't change the fact that I found several elements of the production to be unfortunately and painfully bad, though. I applaud the effort, but I can't agree that it's a brilliant show.

[BruceSpringsteenLive]

ma ke kazzata!

[SamanthaSheppard]

I really hope they do some serious revising before this hits Broadway. The concept is great, but the show itself needs a lot of work.

[Cauemnp02]

I prefer the original GREEN DAY

YEAH

xD

[georginainspace]

Watched it. TWICE.

Met him. TWICE.

It was amazing!

[demonchild101]

ahhh please extend it again, i live in the east bay and just heard about this yesterday.....i just love johnathan!

[NEMOanimation]

not sure, I love green day and this seemed like a good deal, just, I can't see anyone but Billie Joe singing these.

[theamazingivysmith]

I love Green Day

I love musical theater

This is a win

[Maiichu14]

i wanna see it! but probably they wont go out of USA ¬¬

[chazwwe]

Billie Joe said in an interview about the wembley stadium show that around the time of the show he hopes to bring it to the UK

[Maiichu14]

thank u.. but that's even far-er (xD) from here!

Im Mexican.. Im hoping for the band to come here next year

[ILuvSpringAwakening2]

I AM SEEING IT NOV 14!!!!! cant wait John Gallagher Jr. is freaking sexy!!!!

[kasiablog]

i truly love green day but this really makes me cringe. majorly unsure about this one :-/

[nimo101383]

It was amazing if you have not seen it yet. Please see it you won't regret it.

[theoriginalemoninja]

i saw this october 11th it was amazing. this trailer doesnt do it much pride

[roflicopturz]

OH, JGJ. <3

[WreckedRadio]

I'm pretty sure Green Day never intended their hardcore, punk album to turn into musical.

Here's your fruit basket.

[wallfl0wer024]

Actually, they did. They were part of the process since the first day.

[shellfishhhh]

i'm pretty sure they had a hand in the process of creating it. so obviously, they did.

[renethel]

Green Day played a huge part in the creative process and were very enthusiastic about it, according to one of the casting directors for this production.

[csimandog]

OMG :D amazing. Hope they will come to Germany :)

[meleemaster1up]

I'm not sure about this one....