Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong caught wind of a Connecticut high school’s decision to drop the production of American Idiot following concerns of explicit language, drug use, and sex.
In an Instagram post, Billie Joe Armstrong wrote
Dear Enfield high school board, it has come to my attention that you cancelled your high school theater production of American Idiot. I realize the content of the Broadway production of AI is not quite ‘suitable’ for a younger audience. However there is a high school rendition of the production and I believe that’s the one Enfield was planning to perform which is suitable for most people. It would be a shame if these high schoolers were shut down over some of the content that may be challenging for some of the audience. But the bigger issue is censorship. This production tackles issues in a post 9/11 world and I believe the kids should be heard. And most of all be creative in telling a story about our history. I hope you reconsider and allow them to create an amazing night of theater! as they say on Broadway .. “the show must go on!” rage and love
Billie Joe Armstrong
ps. I love that your school is called “Raiders”
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