While in NYC Melanie suggested I see a Broadway play. I immediately knew which one I had to see:

American Idiot! Green Day’s awesome album transformed into a musical-punk rock on Broadway! Oh man I’m getting all excited again remembering it. I’ll refrain from typing MY TOTAL EXCITEMENT!!!!! but this was the best part of the trip.
Here’s Melanie and I waiting in line to buy tickets. We got in line early before the box office was even open. By the time it was the line stretched down the street.

When we got to the ticket counter we asked for the best deal he could give us. The guy said he had just gotten off the phone with a cancellation and had two tickets center seating for the matinee show. We of course bought them (I was so grateful for my credit card right then!) We got some of the best seats in the house. The musical has several scenes that are high up on stage, and one song where the performers are flying on wires, so center stage gave us the best view. What amazing luck! The Goddess was smiling on me that day.
But it got better-so much better! It just so happened that Billie Joe Armstrong, the lead singer from Green Day, was playing the role of St. Jimmy that week. OMG I was so excited!!! We got to see the second to last show the week he was there.
I cried through the whole show. It was amazing, punk rock, radical, revolutionary, political-oh I could go on and on. It was extraordinary. I loved every single minute! Seriously it was a spiritual experience. My body was tingling all over I was so excited.
And when Billie Joe first appeared on stage the whole crowd SCREAMED. You could feel the excitement. It was a rock concert and a Broadway play at the same time. And Billie Joe-omg is that man sexy. I have a soft spot (*cough*fetish*cough*) for cute political boys so I was in love with this performance. The whole show was so inspiring and such a turn on!!!
This picture is from the American Idiot site. It shows the three main guys from the show.

And here’s a pic of Billie Joe Armstrong as St. Jimmy during the encore. (pic from this story) At the end the entire cast came out and sang Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life). So magical!

There were throngs of fans outside the theater when we left. The actors came out to sign autographs after the show and Billie Joe was supposed to come out to join them. Green Day fans were packed in.

A limo pulled up and the fans started going wild. Green Day fans started chanting his name. The crowd got bigger and bigger. So much so that they were blocking the entire street:

The theater tried to get people off the road but had no success. Cars were honking and the police showed up. It was decided that the situation was too out of hand for Billie Joe to come outside so the limo left. Even then the fans took awhile to disperse. I’ve never experienced this type of fan frenzy and wow it’s intense.
Melanie said it’s traditional to get your playbill signed. I’m not normally into autographs but I wanted the full Broadway experience. I squeezed through the crowd which was no easy feat with all the fans outside. But I got a few signatures:

This actor signed my playbill. He’s the one on the left in the American Idiot trio pic above.

Billie Joe is reprising his role as St. Jimmy! Details here and here. I wholeheartedly recommend it!!!