GREEN DAY Talk 'AMERICAN IDIOT' And Broadway Inspirations To Sirius XM

SIRIUS XM Radio's On Broadway channel will broadcast a rare interview with Green Day about the recent world premiere of their musical American Idiot. The interview will air on Saturday, September 19 at 8:00 pm ET, with an encore broadcast on Sunday, September 20 at 12:00 pm ET on On Broadway, SIRIUS channel 77 and XM channel 75.

During the interview, the members of the award-winning band will discuss how the creation of the musical American Idiot came about, including what it was like working with Michael Mayer, who also directed Spring Awakening, as well as their individual responses to seeing the musical. The members of Green Day will also share with listeners how they were inspired by Broadway when writing the 2004 album American Idiot and reveal a list of their favorite Broadway shows. You can listen to a sneak preview of the chat by clicking the window below.

Green Day's special interview on SIRIUS XM's On Broadway channel launches the new weekly show Broadway Names with Julie James, which will feature 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. Broadway Names with Julie James will air Saturdays at 8:00 pm and Sundays at 12:00 pm on On Broadway.

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 orwww.xmradio.com/onbroadway.