Billie Joe Armstrong returning to 'Amercian Idiot'

Billie Joe Armstrong apparently liked his Broadway debut in "American Idiot" - he's signed on to return for 50 performances.

Producers say the Green Day frontman will reprise the role of St. Jimmy in the musical that his songs inspired beginning Jan. 1 and ending Feb. 27 at The St. James Theatre, The Associated Press reports.

Having the musical's composer and co-author aboard already has proved a big draw.

When Armstrong made his Broadway debut in September for a week, the box-office take was more than $1 million. Last week, the show grossed $600,000.

The show is based on Green Day's Grammy Award-winning "American Idiot" concept album. It follows an antihero who flees a deadening life in suburbia to find himself in the big city.