American Idiot Reviews
Broadway World- Recommended
"...But the story is really a moot point. AMERICAN IDIOT is all about the high-energy covers of all the Green Day songs you know and love. The songs are packed so tightly together, you can forgive yourself if you pay absolutely no attention to the script. To quote Michael Pettenato, the show's producer and Cupcake Studios' Artistic Director, "Just let everything hit you like an emotional wave. Don't worry about picking up every nuance of the story.""
Edge- Somewhat Recommended
"...Tackling such a hefty theme as "What happened to the American Dream?" is lofty and ambitious, but the story of "American Idiot" never takes off, despite great songs, singers, and dancers. In the end, the slackers it portrays are too slack to be riveting."
Stage Scene LA- Highly Recommended
"...Cupcake Theater follows its family-friendly welcome-back-to-the-sixties Hairspray revival with the sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll of Green Day's American Idiot, every bit the crowd-pleaser of its predecessor (but with parental discretion advised)."