American Idiot

...and the production could land on the East Coast in late winter or spring 2010, putting it in the running for the next Tony Awards." American Idiot" was directed by Michael Mayer, who won a Tony for his staging of "Spring Awakening." "21...

In this article: Green Day, American Idiot, Berkeley Rep, 21 Guns, Grammy, Los Angeles Times, Michael Mayer, and Tony Vincent

Green Day, which also includes bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tre Cool, are shooting a video for "21 Guns" with the American Idiot cast. American Idiot premiered at Berkeley Rep on September 4th and was extended through to November 15th due to...

In this article: Green Day, Berkeley Rep, Billie Joe Armstrong, American Idiot, 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, San Jose Mercury News, New Year's Eve with Carson Daly, Michael Mayer, and Spring Awakening

...is the dominating hip-hop of Jay-Z ("The Blueprint") and Kanye West ("The College Dropout"). Rock has its reps, like Green Day ("American Idiot"). Radiohead is the only artist represented twice ("In Rainbows" and "Kid A"). This being NPR,...

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...Mermaid and Jersey Boys. Jones, who played on Broadway in Passing Strange, recently appeared in the world premiere of Green Day's American Idiot. The cast also includes Amy Coleman, Ben Curtis, Natalie Joy Johnson, Ramona Keller,...

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...Watkins' gospel-infused opera about civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer. Deirdre McClure conducts and Darryl V. Jones directs. American Idiot: The music of Green Day and director Michael Mayer's explosive production blow the lid off...

In this article: Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Michael Mayer, Oakland East Bay Symphony, First Bank, Michael Morgan, and Gaetano Donizetti

...night for $43.7 million. We have video with cute indie couple/stars of The LeagueMark Duplass and Katie Aselton. Green Day's American Idiot musical could be bound for Broadway. Guidelines: You share in the USA TODAY community, so...

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Green Day's 2004 album American Idiot was not just a grand critical and commercial success for the veteran punk trio but also a total reinvention of their outlook as well as a kickstart to the second act of their career. Recently, it became...

In this article: Green Day, Broadway, and Spring Awakening

...guarantee that people will show up, but whether U2 can write for the stage (and for a singer other than Bono), jury's still out. American Idiot is heading from Berkeley Rep to Broadway. No dates and no theatre set yet, but this is gonna...

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...Foxboro Hot Tubs. The band famously played two huge gigs at Milton Keynes National Bowl in 2005 following the success of their album American idiot. Latest album 21st Century Breakdown was released in May. This page is best viewed in an...

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...in commercial terms: formed in California 20-odd years ago, their ascent has been gradual, peaking with 2004's world-beating American Idiot album. Their music stands in the same relation to original punk, as burger meat does to fillet...

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