Broadway was rocked like it had never been rocked before when Green Day's American Idiot took over. Based on the band's Grammy-winning concept album of the same name, this high-energy, two-time Tony-winning rock opera uses the songs from the album, plus several from its follow-up release, 21st Century Breakdown, to drive the story. Three lifelong friends -- Johnny, Will and Tunny -- must navigate the aimless drift of suburbia in a post-9/11 world. But fear, war and drugs soon prove easier choices than freedom, which leads to the erosion of their friendship and dreams. With a crazed rock pulse, this area premiere of American Idiot comes to The Grand Theatre in Williamstown with its intense and thrilling examination of the hearts of young Americans craving purpose in a cynical world.