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Green Day's American Idiot is undoubtedly one of the season's most ambitious projects. The concept: take one of the most successful rock albums of this generation and turn it into a Broadway musical - without adding a stitch (or nearly) of dialogue. The experiment, so far, has been a success, managing to win over theater minds largely unfamiliar with the rock/grunge genre, as well as music fans who, prior to it's opening, had never stepped foot in a Broadway house.

Neil Patrick Harris recently sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to discuss his upcoming role on GLEE as Will Shuster's high school rival, Brian Ryan. Click below for his take on his character.

THE 37TH Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be broadcast Sunday, June 27 (9:00-11:00 Live, PM, ET/delayed PT) from the Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas on the CBS Television Network. This is the first time the awards ceremony will take place in Las Vegas.

ENRON began previews on Broadway on April 8, 2010 at The Broadhurst Theatre in preparation for an April 27, 2010 opening. BroadwayWorld brings you the first production clips, courtesy of Newsweek.

The Lucille Lortel Awards announced today the details for the 25th Anniversary Lortel Awards Reception & Ceremony. The Awards Reception will be held on May 2, 2010 at 6 PM EST with the Ceremony beginning at 8 PM EST at Terminal 5, 610 West 56th Street, between 11th & 12th Avenues. Members of the industry may purchase tickets through the Off-Broadway League while members of the public wishing to watch the show can purchase tickets at ticketcentral.com or via phone 212-279-4200.

The Celebrate Broadway Preservation Fund, Inc. under the direction of The Broadway League, selected the recipient of its second Schoenfeld Vision for Arts in Education Award: James M. Nederlander, Chairman of The Nederlander Producing Company of America. A benefit to honor James M. Nederlander and to raise funds for arts education and audience development initiatives will take place on Monday, May 17, 2010 in the Broadway Ballroom of the Marriott Marquis Hotel.

As BroadwayWorld speculated yesterday (courtesy of BroadwayGirlNYC, Green Day made a surprise appearance at the performance of AMERICAN IDIOT last night, April 22.

ENRON began previews on Broadway on April 8, 2010 at The Broadhurst Theatre in preparation for an April 27, 2010 opening. BroadwayWorld brings you the first production shots!

BWW Discounts is offering you the chance to save on The Pearl Theater Company's THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES, by Frank D. Gilroy and Directed by Amy Wright. The production runs through May 9, 2010 at New York City Center Stage II.

Billboard's Top Cast Albums chart for week ending 4/24/2010.

The rock n roll fable, THE CURE, will be hosting two lunchtime presentations April 27, 2010 at Sweet Caroline's. The presentations will take place at 12:00pm and 1:30pm. The half-hour concerts will offer a taste of the project, most recently seen as a workshop production at the 2009 New York Musical Theater Festival (NYMF).

It seemed safe enough...a group of television's nerdiest residents who just want to sing on Fox television. However, it was perhaps only a matter of time before The O'Reilly Factor's Bill O'Reilly found issue with his network's hit comedy GLEE. Last night, O'Reilly dedicated a special segment of his program to discussing the dangers and insensitivity of GLEE for its stabs at conservatives Ann Coulter and Sarah Palin during the Power of Madonna episode that aired on Tuesday.

On Monday, April 19, Mother and Child, a drama film directed and written by Rodrigo García premiered at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. The film, which stars Naomi Watts, Annette Bening, Kerry Washington and Shareeka Epps premiered on September 14, 2009 at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival and at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2010. It is scheduled to have a limited release in the United States on May 7, 2010.

Variety reports this morning that Scott Caan's new play, Two Wrongs, makes it's world premiere at the Mineral Theater Company in Los Angeles tomorrow, April 23. The production, which follows a couple who endeavors to achieve the ultimate relationship via therapy, runs through May 9 at Mineral's Lounge Theater 2. Mike O'Malley, Mineral's Artistic Director who has guest starred on GLEE, produces. Missy Yager directs.

Yesterday, April 21, Jennifer Lopez, Alex O'Loughlin and the cast and crew of The Back Up Plan celebrated the film's premiere at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood California. BroadwayWorld brings you the red carpet arrivals for the event.

Broadway veterans John Treacy Egan (Jekyll & Hyde, The Little Mermaid) and Christian Borle (Legally Blonde, Mary Poppins) recently recorded a song for the NPR radio series 'This American Dream,' entitled 'Bet Against the American Dream.' Written by Tony Award winning composer and lyricist of Avenue Q, Robert Lopez, the tune appeared in the April 9 episode entitled 'Inside Job.' Bruce Coughlin orchestrated the song while Stephen Oremus acted as music supervisor/producer.

On Monday, April 19, the Boston Center for the Arts Cyclorama hosted the 2009-2010 IRNE Awards ceremony, honoring the best in Boston theater. A party for all of the nominees was held from 7-8 p.m. followed by the awards ceremony. Many Broadway names were honored, including actress Rachel York and directors Diane Paulus and Kenny Leon.

Ottmar Liebert and Luna Negra will deliver an evening of contemporary music on Friday, May 7th at 8:00 PM at BB Kings, in Manhattan. Ottmar Liebert & Luna Negra have recorded and toured for many years. This year marks the twentieth anniversary for Ottmar's debut album 'Nouveau Flamenco', released in April of 1990, and the twentieth year of Ottmar touring with Luna Negra. Liebert has been regarded as ‘the high bar' of modern, world, flamenco guitar. Since 1990 he has released a total of 25 recordings including 14 CDs of original music, five of which were nominated for Grammys. Ottmar has sold over 5 million CD's in the U.S., and has 30 Gold and Platinum awards to his credit.

The award-winning Weston Playhouse Theatre (WPTC) will host its third annual Artists Retreat from April 25 to May 2, bringing a diverse and noteworthy group of theatre artists to its home in Vermont to work on their latest projects. The 2010 participants include playwrights Sharon Bridgforth, Sarah Hammond and Susan Mosakowski, and musical teams Randy Blair and Timothy Michael Drucker, and Zach Redler and Sara Cooper.

Feinstein's at Lowes Regency, continues its Spring 2010 season with the return of the young identical twin brothers Will & Anthony Nunziata after two sold-out performances last fall. Their new show, 'From Pelham to Park Avenue,' features songs from Broadway by Stephen Sondheim ('Pretty Women'), Jule Styne ('Make Someone Happy') and Frank Loesser ('I Believe In You'), Italian classics ('Funniculi, Funnicula') and numbers from newer songwriters like Michael Feinstein ('Swing Is Back In Style'). The engagement - which is directed by Richard Jay-Alexander and features Music Director Ben Toth on piano and Jered Egan on bass - opened at Feinstein's last night, April 20.