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Cherry Jones Set for BROADWAY TALKS WITH JORDAN ROTH, 10/27
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 22, 2013


92nd Street Y has announced that Jordan Roth, President of Jujamcyn Theaters, continues his popular interview series, "Broadway Talks with Jordan Roth," with award winning stage and screen star Cherry Jones on Sunday, October 27 at 7:30 p.m. Ms. Jones, the Emmy and Tony Award-winning star of "24" and Doubt, will return to the Broadway stage this season as Amanda Wingfield in Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie.

Tickets for AMERICAN IDIOT at Morrison Center Go on Sale 7/26
by Kristin Salaky - Jul 17, 2013


Morrison Center announced today that single tickets for the national tour of the explosive Broadway hit AMERICAN IDIOT, called 'wonderfully raucous' and 'emotionally charged' by The New York Times and 'flat-out electrifying' by the Boston Globe, will go on sale Friday, July 26 at 10:00 AM. Ticket prices range from $37.50 to $57.50 and will be available at the Morrison Center box office located at 2201 Cesar Chavez Lane on the campus of Boise State University, select Bronco Shops, by visiting BoiseStateTickets.com, or by calling (208) 426-1110. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling (208) 426-4103.

Emily's Army Releases New Album LOST AT SEVENTEEN Today
by Tyler Peterson - 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.'

Emily's Army Releases Sophomore Album LOST AT SEVENTEEN Today
by BWW News Desk - Jun 11, 2013


East Bay punk band Emily's Army will release their sophomore album Lost At Seventeen today, June 11, 2013. The album was recorded in Oakland, CA and produced by Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong.

Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT Comes to The Smith Center, Now thru 6/16
by BWW News Desk - Jun 11, 2013


The Smith Center for the Performing Arts welcomes the national tour of the explosive Broadway hit American Idiot, which runs tonight, June 11-16. at The Smith Center Box Office (361 Symphony Park Avenue).

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.

Emily's Army's 'Lost At Seventeen' Now Streaming Via Rolling Stone
by Caryn Robbins - Jun 7, 2013


East Bay punk band Emily's Army will release their sophomore album Lost At Seventeen on June 11, 2013. Click HERE to stream it now over at Rolling Stone. The album was recorded in Oakland, CA and produced by Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong.

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.

National Theatre Announces Broadway Season, Joining Premiere of IF/THEN Will be AMERICAN IDIOT, PORGY AND BESS & More
by Robert Diamond - May 29, 2013


The National Theatre has just announced its first subscription series in more than a decade with the announcement of Broadway at the National. Boasting the pre-Broadway world premiere of If/Then, the Washington premiere of American Idiot, and the historic return of the Tony Award-winning The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, the 2013-14 season at The National Theatre includes eight productions, and runs November 2013 through June 2014.

AMERICAN IDIOT to Make San Diego Debut, 5/28-6/2
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 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.

Green Day & Actions Realized Create Skateboard to Support Children's Hospital in Oakland
by Tyler Peterson - May 21, 2013


Green Day announced that they would collaborate with Actions REALized to create a line of decks to benefit Children's Hospital and Research Center Oakland. Skateboarding and music can be a positive force for change. That simple thought is something REAL and Green Day have always believed.

BWW Reviews: AMERICAN IDIOT - A Sad, Pathetic View of a New Generation
by Jimmy Ferraro - May 19, 2013


The entire cast and musicians are multi-talented and the production values are innovative. On opening night, when the curtain went up, the cast was welcomed by screams, howls, and cheering, by a throng of teenagers...

Straz Center Welcomes AMERICAN IDIOT Tonight
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2013


American Idiot, Green Day's explosive Broadway hit called 'wonderfully raucous' and 'emotionally charged' by the New York Times, will play the Straz Center in Tampa from tonight, May 17-19, 2013. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit www.strazcenter.org or call 1.813.229.STAR.

Emily's Army Premieres New Video for 'War'
by Conor Sheeran - May 11, 2013


East Bay rockers Emily's Army today premiered the music video for their new song 'War' via Guitar World.

BWW Reviews: Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT Rocks the Hippodrome But Lacks Story
by Giordana Segneri - May 8, 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.

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.

AMERICAN IDIOT Comes to Jacksonville, 5/14 & 15
by Kelsey Denette - 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.

Emily's Army Signs with Rise Records; to Release New Album LOST AT SEVENTEEN, 6/11
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 17, 2013


Rise Records is proud to announce the signing of East Bay punk band Emily's Army, who will release their sophomore album Lost At Seventeen on June 11, 2013. The album was recorded in Oakland, CA and produced by Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong.

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