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American Idiot cast members will be live tweeting from the Grammy Awards tomorrow! [1]
After an acclaimed world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, the new musical American Idiot will officially rock Broadway. [2]
American Idiot is a stage interpretation of Green Day’s 2004, Grammy-winning rock opera of the same name. [3]
After a successful eight-week run at the Berkeley Repertory Theater in California, Green Day ’s ‘American Idiot’ musical will officially be taking the Broadway stage this year, producers of the musical announced Wednesday. [4]
After months of speculation, it has been officially announced that American Idiot, the musical based on Green Day’s 2004 CD, will make its Broadway debut on April 20 at the St. James Theatre. [5]
“Wildly entertaining… The music of Green Day practically blasts the lid off Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theatre…in a world premiere with Broadway aspirations written all over it,” said the San Francisco Chronicle. [3]
Producers of the show — playing at Berkeley Repertory through Sunday — have put out a casting notice in New York, and promoters said that “American Idiot” is indeed coming to Broadway, according to Playbill. [6]
Plans are afoot to bring the musical to Broadway in 2010. [7]
Based on the Grammy Award winning album of the same name, American Idiot follows working-class characters from the suburbs to the city to the Middle East as they seek redemption in a world filled with frustration. [2]
The musical “American Idiot,” which features songs from the original album, is directed by Michael Mayer. [8]
The musical made its theatre debut this past September at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in the band’s home state of California. [3]
After the show wrapped, we headed straight to Oakland with the cast to record, and they sung the hell out of it. [7]
The move to New York follows a sell-out run last fall at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre in California. [8]
Producers Tom Hulce and Ira Pittelman announced today that following the record-breaking and critically acclaimed engagement at Berkeley Rep, the production will begin previews on Wednesday, March 24, 2010 and open on Broadway Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at the St. James Theatre (246 West 44 Street). [9]
Both the song and video feature the members of Green Day, singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool, recording in the studio with the cast of American Idiot - the critically acclaimed stage version of Green Day’s chart-topping 2004 album that completed a record-breaking three-month run at The Berkeley Repertory Theatre and is now moving to Broadway where it opens on April 20. [1]
Sources:
[1] AMERICAN IDIOT: GREEN DAY
[2] Broadway.com | Green Day Musical American Idiot Will…
[3] Green Day’s American Idiot Broadway Preview
[4] Green Day’s ‘American Idiot‘ Hits Broadway in March 2010
[5] Green Day’s ‘American Idiot‘ is coming to Broadway: Will you …
[6] Green Day musical ‘American Idiot‘ appears to be heading to …
[7] Broadway Buzz | Listen to This! American Idiot Cast Joins …
[8] Green Day’s ‘American Idiot‘ Heads To Broadway | Billboard.com
[9] Green Day (EN)