Which Broadway theatre hosted American Idiot in 2010?

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Which Broadway theatre hosted American Idiot in 2010? The musical played the St. James Theatre.

After its successful Berkeley Repertory Theatre run in 2009, American Idiot transferred to Broadway’s St. James Theatre in 2010. Previews began on March 24, and the official Broadway opening took place on April 20. The production retained most of the Berkeley cast, including John Gallagher Jr. as Johnny, while Stark Sands replaced Matt Caplan as Tunny.

The St. James Theatre is a historic Broadway venue in Manhattan’s Theater District. Its association with American Idiot is sometimes obscured because the musical is also closely linked to Berkeley Rep, where it was first developed and premiered. Berkeley was the originating production; the St. James was the Broadway home.

The Broadway staging ran for 27 previews and 421 performances before closing on April 24, 2011. Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong temporarily joined the cast as St. Jimmy during the run, attracting major attention and boosting ticket sales for those performances.

The production earned Tony nominations and its cast recording won the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album, extending the show’s impact beyond the theatre itself.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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