Green Day Begins Work on New Album

According to published reports and rock trio frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day has begun to work on their new album.

The group's last album, "21st Century Breakdown," was released in May of 2009. But according Armstrong they want their next album to come out faster. There was a period of 5 years between the release of their "American Idiot" album and "21st Century Breakdown."

The band began working on new material during their tour in Europe last October and did demos across the continent in places like Berlin, Stockholm, Glasgow, and Amsterdam.

Green Days album "American Idiot" has been made into a musical which will begin previews at Broadway's St. James theater on March 24.

AMERICAN IDIOT follows the journey of a new generation of young Americans as they struggle to find meaning in a post 9/11 world, borne along by Green Day's electrifying score. The musical includes every song from the acclaimed album "American Idiot," as well as several songs from the band's Grammy Award-winning new release, 21st Century Breakdown, such as "21 Guns."

Called a "masterpiece" by Rolling Stone Magazine, Green Day won two Grammy Awards for the groundbreaking rock opera American Idiot, which sold more than 12 million copies worldwide. Now Billie Joe Armstrong and the band collaborate with one of the theatre's most acclaimed creative teams, led by the Tony Award-winning director of Spring Awakening, Michael Mayer, two-time Tony Award-winning composer and orchestrator Tom Kitt, and Olivier Award-winning choreographer Steven Hoggett, to bring this explosive, iconic album to the stage.

The cast of AMERICAN IDIOT stars Tony Award winner John Gallagher Jr. (Spring Awakening) alongside Tony Award Nominee Stark Sands (Journey's End), Michael Esper (A Man For All Seasons), Rebecca Naomi Jones (Passing Strange), Christina Sajous (The Wild Party), Mary Faber (Avenue Q) and Tony Vincent (Jesus Christ Superstar). Also featured in the cast are Declan Bennett, Andrew Call, Gerard Canonico, Miguel Cervantes, Joshua Henry, Van Hughes, Brian CharLes Johnson , Joshua Kobak, Lorin Latarro, Omar Lopez-Cepero , Leslie McDonel, Chase Peacock , Theo Stockman, Ben Thompson , Alysha Umphress , Aspen Vincent and Libby Winters .

The show features scenic design by Tony-nominee Christine Jones (Spring Awakening), costume design by Baryshnikov fellow Andrea Lauer (The Butcher of Baraboo), lighting design by two time Tony-winner Kevin Adams (Hair), Sound design by Obie Award-winner Brian Ronan (Cabaret), as well as video design by Darrel Maloney. The Music Director is Carmel Dean.

AMERICAN IDIOT is being produced on Broadway by Tom Hulce and Ira Pittelman, in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

The playing schedule during preview performances for AMERICAN IDIOT is Monday through Saturday at 8pm, with a matinee on Saturday at 2pm. Beginning Thursday, April 22, 2010, the playing schedule is Tuesday at 7pm, Wednesday through Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm & 8pm, and Sunday at 2pm & 7pm. Tickets range from $127.00 - $32.00 and can be purchased at The ST. James Box Office beginning Monday, February 22, 2010 or via telecharge.com (212-239-6200). For more information, visit www.americanidiotonbroadway.com.

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