GREEN DAY'S "AMERICAN IDIOT" COMES TO BROADWAY

Green Day's official website has announced that the stage production of American Idiot begins its Broadway run soon. Previews start March 24 with the show officially opening on April 20. I am normally not a fan of rock and roll and Broadway mixing, and I usually don't think it works.  I remember going to see The Who's Tommy when it was on Broadway, and felt it was really watered down. I haven't gone to see any productions featuring Elton John's music, and I wasn't interested to see the John Lennon Broadway show. (To be fair, I don't like Broadway much anyway, so it's not like I'm going to shows without rock star involvement). And don't get me started on U2's Spider-Man disaster. But I have a feeling that this may be pretty good (although the new version of "21 Guns" by Green Day and the cast of Berkeley production of American Idiot is very... Broadway). So, even though I am not a Broadway person, I may be getting tickets for two shows: American Idiot and Fela.

GREEN DAY RECORD NEW "21 GUNS" - WITH "AMERICAN IDIOT" CAST

This is pretty cool: Green Day is recording a new verison of their single "21 Guns" with the cast of the Berkeley production of American Idiot. It will be a digital download available soon. Green Day has also started announcing summer concerts (all in Europe) on thier website.