Tony Winner Tom Kitt Joins Team Behind New American Idiot

Recent Tony Award winner Tom Kitt of Next to Normal is among the newly announced creative team for punk trio Green Day’s musical American Idiot. Kitt will serve as music supervisor with Mayer helming the tuner, set to debut at Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s Roda Theater in California beginning September 4. The limited engagement, directed by previously announced Tony Award winner Michael Mayer, will play through October 11.

The original American Idiot album was conceived as a rock opera centering around the life of an anti-hero called Jesus of Suburbia. The recording sold 12 million copies worldwide and features hit singles like “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and the title song. It also was honored with a 2005 Grammy Award for Best Rock Album.

The world premiere musical based on Green Day’s album will feature music by the band, lyrics by front man Billie Joe Armstrong, choreography by Steven Hoggett, sets by Tony Award nominee Christine Jones, lights by two-time Tony winner Kevin Adams, costumes by Andrea Lauer, sound design by Brian Ronan and video design by Darrel Maloney. Armstrong and Mayer also collaborated on the story for the new project.

Complete casting for American Idiot will be released shortly.