Fresh off American Idiot's official Broadway opening, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong visited the SIRIUS XM studios to talk with On Broadway's Julie James. During the interview, which will air in its entirety during the weekly show Broadway Names with Julie James, Billie Joe shares with listeners his reaction to seeing the multi-platinum and Grammy®-winning album come alive on stage at the ST. James Theater.
Billie Joe also reveals how American Idiot went from concept album to rock opera on Broadway. The frontman also addresses the rumors about the Broadway musical version of American Idiot going to the big screen.
American Idiot has received various nominations, including a TONY nomination for "Best Musical."
Broadway Names with
Julie James airs Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 12:00 pm on On Broadway.
WHERE: On Broadway, SIRIUS channel 77 and XM channel 75.
WHEN: Saturday, May 8 at 8:00 pm ET. The special will be rebroadcast on Sunday, May 9 at 12:00 pm; Monday, May 10 at 8:00 am; Tuesday, May 11 at 9:00 pm; Wednesday, May 12 at 3:00 pm; and Thursday, May 13 at 9:00 pm (all times Eastern).
Broadway Names with
Julie James features On Broadway's
Julie James covering events, going behind-the-scenes and sharing comments from stars, including
John Stamos,
Constantine Maroulis, 2009 "Best Actress" Tony Award®-winner
Alice Ripley and
David Bryan of Bon Jovi.
SIRIUS XM Radio's On Broadway channel broadcasts around the clock musical entertainment from Broadway's past and present featuring the greatest shows and most memorable songs. The channel features show tunes sung by the biggest stars of the musical stage including,
Julie Andrews,
Ethel Merman,
Barbra Streisand,
Liza Minnelli,
George Hearn,
Patti LuPone,
Bernadette Peters,
Ben Vereen,
Angela Lansbury,
Sutton Foster,
Mandy Patinkin,
Audra McDonald,
Brian D'Arcy James and many others.
For more information, please visit www.sirius.com/onbroadway or
www.xmradio.com/onbroadway.
Photo Credit: Peter James Zielinski
