NewsPHOTO CALL: Green Day Musical American Idiot Opens on BroadwayThe new Broadway musical American Idiot, featuring the music of Green Day, celebrated its opening night April 20 at the St. James Theatre.
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Krissie Fullerton
April 21, 2010
Michael Mayer (Spring Awakening) directed and co-wrote the book to the new musical with Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong. The score draws on songs from "American Idiot," material that did not make the album and some tunes from Green Day's latest Grammy Award-winning album, "21st Century Breakdown" "
American Idiot follows "the exhilarating journey of a new generation of young Americans as they struggle to find meaning in a post 9/11 world," according to show materials.
The cast of American Idiot features John Gallagher Jr., Stark Sands, Michael Esper, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Christina Sajous, Mary Faber, Tony Vincent, Declan Bennett, Andrew Call, Gerard Canonico, Miguel Cervantes, Joshua Henry, Van Hughes, Brian Charles Johnson, Joshua Kobak, Lorin Latarro, Omar Lopez-Cepero, Leslie McDonel, Chase Peacock, Theo Stockman, Ben Thompson, Alysha Umphress, Aspen Vincent and Libby Winters.
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Green Day Musical American Idiot Broadway Opening
Green Day Musical American Idiot Broadway Opening
The new Broadway musical American Idiot, featuring the music of Green Day, celebrated its opening night April 20 at the St. James Theatre. Read the Playbill.com story.
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The company of American Idiot
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Green Day with the company of American Idiot
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The company of American Idiot
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Stark Sands, John Gallagher Jr. and Michael Esper
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Libby Winters, Christina Sajous, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Mary Faber and Alysha Umphress
The Broadway revival starring Steve Carell and William Jackson Harper opened April 24. Laurence Fishburne and Edie Falco were among those in attendance.