Music by Green Day
Lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong
Book by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer
Directed by Susan V. Booth
American Idiot
Jun 18 - Jul 25, 2027 in Goodman's Albert Theatre
“A global knockout” (Rolling Stone).
Tune in, wake up, fight back! With urgent new creative force, Green Day’s two-time Tony Award-winning smash sensation that defined a generation roars back to the stage—for the first time in Chicago in more than a decade—in Susan V. Booth’s major new production. Three lifelong friends search for meaning in a world that never stops demanding it, each pulled deeper into chaos—of war, of responsibility, of escape. Every song from the band’s eponymous Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum album and hits from 21st Century Breakdown punctuate this high-octane, adrenaline-fueled experience about the ever-elusive promise of the American dream.
ARTISTS
Accessible & Enhanced Performances
Questions? Please contact (312) 443-3800 for voice, or email Access@GoodmanTheatre.org. Visit our Accessibility Overview page for full details.
American Sign Language-Interpreted Performance
Friday, July 9 at 7:30pm
Use code SIGN for $44 ($35 ticket plus $9 handling fee)
Touch Tour and Audio-Described Performance
Saturday, July 10 at
12:30pm Touch Tour & 2:00pm Performance
Use code AUDIO for $44 ($35 ticket plus $9 handling fee)
Spanish Subtitles Performance
Saturday, July 10 at 7:30pm
Use code SPANISH for $44 ($35 ticket plus $9 handling fee)
Open-Captioned Performance
Sunday, July 11 at 2:00pm
Use code OPEN for $44 ($35 ticket plus $9 handling fee)
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OUR 2026/2027 Season
Sometimes, the most powerful thing we can do is feel. For more than a century, The Goodman has created experiences that invite us to feel deeply, honestly and unapologetically. Stories that crack us open. Performances that reach past our defenses and tap directly into the heart. Here, joy is bigger. Laughter catches in your throat. Hope rises. This is where stories remind us what it means to be human.
