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Emily's Army Releases New Album LOST AT SEVENTEEN Today
by BWW News Desk - Jun 12, 2013
East Bay punk band Emily's Army have released their sophomore album Lost At Seventeen. The album was recorded in Oakland, CA and produced by Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong. Lost At Seventeen focuses on the inescapable uncertainty we all feel as teenagers as best displayed in the title track 'Lost At 17' and single 'Avenue' which induce immediate nostalgia of what it feels like to have your whole life ahead of you. The album also addresses the nation's current political climate with the brash rocker 'I Am The President', in which vocalist Cole Becker proclaims 'Democrats, Republicans... It's all the same, I've had enough of it.' (more...)
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Green Day Concert Now Streaming
by Pat Cerasaro - Jun 10, 2013
Internationally regarded rock band Green Day has contributed some massive, thrashing tunes to the annals of Broadway byway of AMERICAN IDIOT and the punk collective sang some of those famous songs as well as many from their upcoming three-part rock opera UNO!DOS!TRE! at a live gig this weekend. (more...)
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Hugh Jackman, Billie Joe Armstrong & More On New Lonely Island LP
by Pat Cerasaro - May 29, 2013
Comedic music collective known as The Lonely Island have announced the special guests and revealed the full tracklist for their upcoming release, THE WACK ALBUM, and special guests include Broadway/Hollywood superstar Hugh Jackman, as well as Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga and more. (more...)
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BWW Reviews: Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT Rocks the Hippodrome But Lacks Story
by Giordana Segneri - May 08, 2013
Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong, who wrote this rock opera's lyrics, and his punk rock band that created its unstoppably vibrant music weren't going for "comfortable." They were aiming, along with co-creator and director Michael Mayer (who picked up a Tony for his direction of Spring Awakening), to offer a musical production that breaks ground for its in-your-face punk rock approach to storytelling and its entirely unapologetic tale of sex, drugs and (punk) rock n' roll. And while there's lots of all of the above-and all very well done-there's not so much in the way of a plot with any depth. (more...)
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AMERICAN IDIOT to Make San Diego Debut, 5/28-6/2
by BWW News Desk - Apr 25, 2013
Direct from Broadway, the smash-hit musical AMERICAN IDIOT tells the story of three lifelong friends, forced to choose between their dreams and the safety of suburbia. Their quest for true meaning in a post 9/11 world leads them on the most exhilarating theatrical journey of the season, running May 28-June 2, 2013. Tickets are on sale now. (more...)
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AMERICAN IDIOT Comes to Jacksonville, 5/14 & 15
by BWW News Desk - Apr 22, 2013
Casting has been announced for the upcoming national tour of Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT, the explosive Broadway hit called "wonderfully raucous" and "emotionally charged" by The New York Times and "flat-out electrifying" by the Boston Globe, which will make its Jacksonville premiere at the Times-Union Center's Moran Theater on Tuesday-Wednesday, May 14th -15th for two performances only. (more...)
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AMERICAN IDIOT Documentary, BROADWAY IDIOT, to Play 5/4 in Berkeley
by BWW News Desk - Apr 12, 2013
Broadway Idiot, a documentary about the making of Berkeley Rep's acclaimed stage version of Green Day's American Idiot, debuted to stellar reviews at last month's South by Southwest Film Festival. Now it returns to the theatre where it all began as a benefit for Berkeley Rep's education and outreach programs. Broadway Idiot plays for one night only in the Roda Theatre on Saturday, May 4 at 8:00 PM. (more...)
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BWW Reviews: AMERICAN IDIOT Rocks Nashville
by Emily Stubbs - Mar 21, 2013
On March 5-7, the electrifying cast of American Idiot took the stage at TPAC's Andrew Jackson Hall. The musical, which was inspired, written, and created by Billie Joe and Green Day, is a satisfying change from the typical Broadway show. (more...)
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BWW Reviews: Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT Gets You Out of Suburbia
by Lisa Norris - Mar 20, 2013
Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day's vocalist/guitarist wrote the lyrics for 'American Idiot' in the rock opera style of 'The Who', with songs that follow three disenfranchised young men- Johnny (Alex Nee), Will (Casey O'Farrell), and Tunny (Thomas Hettrick) as they attempt to leave their stifling suburban selves in the hopes of not becoming another 'American Idiot'. (more...)
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