I somehow didn't even know they made American Idiot into a musical! (I say "somehow," I am very not plugged into the musical theater world so that is probably how.) My 13yo son has recently gotten very into Green Day and has been listening to this album a lot (he accidentally ordered a "clean" CD off ebay lololol live and learn, kid) and it's so interesting to hear his take on it. I agree, it hits different if you lived through 9/11 and the George W. Bush years.
yeah, if you’re not a musical theater person, this is definitely one you would have missed! but it’s a good one! i’m very curious to hear what your kiddo thinks about this album! have you talked about that era since he’s been listening?
We have! He's always been especially interested in 9/11, actually. It's weird to think that for him, it's like the equivalent of the Vietnam War or something like that to us -- clearly a huge cultural/political moment in the recent past and yet one he has no firsthand experience of.
I somehow didn't even know they made American Idiot into a musical! (I say "somehow," I am very not plugged into the musical theater world so that is probably how.) My 13yo son has recently gotten very into Green Day and has been listening to this album a lot (he accidentally ordered a "clean" CD off ebay lololol live and learn, kid) and it's so interesting to hear his take on it. I agree, it hits different if you lived through 9/11 and the George W. Bush years.
yeah, if you’re not a musical theater person, this is definitely one you would have missed! but it’s a good one! i’m very curious to hear what your kiddo thinks about this album! have you talked about that era since he’s been listening?
We have! He's always been especially interested in 9/11, actually. It's weird to think that for him, it's like the equivalent of the Vietnam War or something like that to us -- clearly a huge cultural/political moment in the recent past and yet one he has no firsthand experience of.