American idiot musical
February 1, 2010
Celebrity news:The much-talked-about and blogged-about Green Day musical “American Idiot” has an opening date on Broadway. Producers of the show announced today that it will open April 20 at the St. James Theatre in New York. “American Idiot” features music from the Green Day album of the same name, but it does not star members of the popular Bay Area punk band. The American Idiot musical had its world premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in September. Tony-winner Michael Mayer, who staged the Berkeley Rep production, also will direct the Broadway version of the show.
The plot of the musical, kept under wraps by Berkeley Rep, follows the journey of the protagonist Johnny, a modern-day Christ figure who travels from a suburban nowhere to the big city, where he must choose between love, drugs and other existential dilemmas. The story also follows a character to the Middle East.
Berkeley Rep said that “American Idiot “musical was the highest-grossing production in its history. The production was extended twice and concluded its run on Nov. 15. American Idiot is the seventh studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It was co-produced with long-term collaborator Rob Cavallo and released on September 21, 2004 through Reprise Records. In mid-2003, the band began recording songs for an album titled Cigarettes and Valentines. However, the master tracks were lost and the band decided to start over rather than re-record “Cigarettes and Valentines�.
American-idiot-musical
Posted by Angelia Kates · Filed Under Celebrity News
