CMU School of Drama


Saturday, May 22, 2010

Critic's Notebook: 'American Idiot' and the fate of the contemporary musical

Los Angeles Times: Does “American Idiot,” the artfully laid out Green Day jukebox musical now at the St. James Theatre on Broadway, represent the dawning of a new age or the end of a line? To put it another way, should we be celebrating the breakthrough spawned by “Rent” and “Spring Awakening” or looking into reform school options for this decadent grandchild of “Hair”?

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