Green Day have confirmed that their album 'American Idiot' is to be adapted for the stage.
Speaking to the New York Times, Bille Joe Armstrong said that they had teamed up with Michael Mayer for this special project. Mayer is the director of the Tony Award-winning rock musical 'Spring Awakening'. Mayer and his producing partner Tom Hulce approached Green Day for permission, revealing: "It was very much in my head all that time [during Spring Awakening]. Sometimes I really would say things like, 'Why can't this have a groove like 'Boulevard Of Broken Dreams'?"
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong added: "It doesn't make a lot of sense, but that's what I love about it. When people see it, it's going to be my wildest dream."
'American Idiot' will intially play at California's Berkley Repertory Theatre from September.
Green Day is releasing their new album titled '21st Century Breakdown' worldwide on May 15.
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