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AMERICAN IDIOT began performances at the St. James Theatre on March 24, 2010 and opens on Broadway on April 20, 2010. We've got the show's official production footage right here!

Green Day and AMERICAN IDIOT director Michael Mayer recently sat down to discuss the parallels of their album-turned-musical AMERICAN IDIOT to more classic musical theatre shows.

Bobby Steggert (Yank!, Ragtime), Aaron Simon Gross (13 the Musical) and the full cast of [title of show] -- Hunter Bell, Heidi Blickenstaff, Jeff Bowen, Susan Blackwell and Larry Pressgrove -- join previously announced stars Tim Anderson (9 to 5), Annaleigh Ashford (Hair), Jennifer Balagna (9 to 5), Paul Castree (9 to 5), Mario Cantone (Assassins), Erin Davie (Grey Gardens, A Little Night Music), Jeffry Denman (White Christmas), Jerry Dixon (Once on This Island), Kathy Fitzgerald (9 to 5), Gaelen Gilliland (Legally Blonde), Josh Grisetti (Enter Laughing), Adam Gwon (Ordinary Days), Ann Harada (Avenue Q), Hunter Ryan Herdlicka (A Little Night Music), Van Hughes (American Idiot), Tyler Maynard (Altar Boyz), Euan Morton (Taboo), Kerry O'Malley (Into The Woods), Charlie Pollock (9 to 5), Tory Ross (Cry Baby), Andrew Samonsky (South Pacific), Joseph Zellnik (Yank!), and Anthony Rapp (Rent) for At Hand Theatre Company's BROADWAY RECYCLED, an Earth Day concert benefitting the Broadway Green Alliance and At Hand Theatre Company.

Erin Davie (GREY GARDENS, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC), Hunter Ryan Herdlicka (A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC), Aaron Lazar (A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC), and Andrew Samonsky (SOUTH PACIFIC) will join previously announced stars Tim Anderson (9 TO 5), Annaleigh Ashford (HAIR), Paul Castree (9 TO 5), Mario Cantone (ASSASSINS), Jeffry Denman (WHITE CHRISTMAS), Jerry Dixon (ONCE ON THIS ISLAND), Kathy Fitzgerald (9 TO 5), Josh Grisetti (ENTER LAUGHING), Adam Gwon (ORDINARY DAYS), Ann Harada (AVENUE Q), Van Hughes (AMERICAN IDIOT), Tyler Maynard (ALTAR BOYZ), Kerry O'Malley (INTO THE WOODS), Charlie Pollock (9 TO 5), Tory Ross (CRY BABY), Joseph Zellnik (YANK!), and Anthony Rapp (RENT), plus some surprise special guests, for At Hand Theatre Company's BROADWAY RECYCLED, an Earth Day concert benefitting the Broadway Green Alliance and At Hand Theatre Company. It will be presented for one night only, April 18th at 7pm at Joe's Pub.

At Hand Theatre Company presents BROADWAY RECYCLED, an Earth Day concert benefitting the Broadway Green Alliance and At Hand Theatre Company. It will be presented for one night only, April 18th at 7pm at Joe's Pub.

Chick Corea will pay tribute to one of his musical heroes with 'Further Explorations of Bill Evans,' a two-week engagement at the Blue Note in New York from May 4 - 9 and May 11 - 16. He will perform obscure compositions by Bill Evans, as well as his own new songs written in the spirit of the Bill Evans trio.

Green Day stopped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and discussed their show American Idiot as well as Green Day 1999 and their new Green Day rock band video game. AMERICAN IDIOT began performances at the ST. James Theatre on March 24, 2010 and open on Broadway on April 20, 2010. In anticipation of the opening next week, BroadwayWorld brings you the first production shots of the cast performing on Broadway, following by tribute shots to their world premiere performance at Berkeley Rep this past fall.

Joe's Pub will be featuring a line-up of numerous Broadway stars this April and May including: Anthony Rapp, Sutton Foster, Billy Porter, Kevin Chamberlin, Justin Bond, Nora York, Jeffrey Johnson, Galt MacDermott and the Hair tribe.

AMERICAN IDIOT began performances at the ST. James Theatre on March 24, 2010 and open on Broadway on April 20, 2010. In anticipation of the opening next week, BroadwayWorld brings you the first production shots of the cast performing on Broadway, following by tribute shots to their world premiere performance at Berkeley Rep this past fall.

Bobby Steggert (Yank!, Ragtime), Aaron Simon Gross (13 the Musical) and the full cast of [title of show] -- Hunter Bell, Heidi Blickenstaff, Jeff Bowen, Susan Blackwell and Larry Pressgrove -- join previously announced stars Tim Anderson (9 to 5), Annaleigh Ashford (Hair), Jennifer Balagna (9 to 5), Paul Castree (9 to 5), Mario Cantone (Assassins), Erin Davie (Grey Gardens, A Little Night Music), Jeffry Denman (White Christmas), Jerry Dixon (Once on This Island), Kathy Fitzgerald (9 to 5), Gaelen Gilliland (Legally Blonde), Josh Grisetti (Enter Laughing), Adam Gwon (Ordinary Days), Ann Harada (Avenue Q), Hunter Ryan Herdlicka (A Little Night Music), Van Hughes (American Idiot), Tyler Maynard (Altar Boyz), Euan Morton (Taboo), Kerry O'Malley (Into The Woods), Charlie Pollock (9 to 5), Tory Ross (Cry Baby), Andrew Samonsky (South Pacific), Joseph Zellnik (Yank!), and Anthony Rapp (Rent) for At Hand Theatre Company's BROADWAY RECYCLED, an Earth Day concert benefitting the Broadway Green Alliance and At Hand Theatre Company.

Here, we've got a few great snaps of the 'signing wall' at the St. James Theatre where fans can (and HAVE!) leave messages by writing on the wall - similar to what was done for RENT at the Nederlander Theatre.

Erin Davie (GREY GARDENS, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC), Hunter Ryan Herdlicka (A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC), Aaron Lazar (A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC), and Andrew Samonsky (SOUTH PACIFIC) will join previously announced stars Tim Anderson (9 TO 5), Annaleigh Ashford (HAIR), Paul Castree (9 TO 5), Mario Cantone (ASSASSINS), Jeffry Denman (WHITE CHRISTMAS), Jerry Dixon (ONCE ON THIS ISLAND), Kathy Fitzgerald (9 TO 5), Josh Grisetti (ENTER LAUGHING), Adam Gwon (ORDINARY DAYS), Ann Harada (AVENUE Q), Van Hughes (AMERICAN IDIOT), Tyler Maynard (ALTAR BOYZ), Kerry O'Malley (INTO THE WOODS), Charlie Pollock (9 TO 5), Tory Ross (CRY BABY), Joseph Zellnik (YANK!), and Anthony Rapp (RENT), plus some surprise special guests, for At Hand Theatre Company's BROADWAY RECYCLED, an Earth Day concert benefitting the Broadway Green Alliance and At Hand Theatre Company. It will be presented for one night only, April 18th at 7pm at Joe's Pub.

We're excited to present our full coverage of the cast of AMERICAN IDIOT performing the show's opening number for fans at their special final soundcheck earlier this week, including interviews with Green Day themselves, the show's creative team and more! Welcome to Broadway!

On March 23, AMERICAN IDIOT fans were treated to a special preview of the show at a final soundcheck event. BroadwayWorld was on hand to capture the experience and debut performance before performances officially began last night, March 24.

We'll have even more video coverage with interviews tonight up on BroadwayWorld.com, but we couldn't wait to rush up the fantastic cast performing the show's opening number for enthusiastic (and lucky!) fans at today's AMERICAN IDIOT soundcheck event! Stay tuned for more coverage!

The Broadway-bound 'American Idiot' musical is in talks with Playtone partners Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman to turn the musical into a film, reports Deadline.com.

At Hand Theatre Company presents BROADWAY RECYCLED, an Earth Day concert benefitting the Broadway Green Alliance and At Hand Theatre Company. It will be presented for one night only, April 18th at 7pm at Joe's Pub.

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

Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. With its genre-blind booking and vast diversity of interests, the stage at Joe's Pub gives voice to a world of varied and stellar artists.

AMERICAN IDIOT will begin performances at the ST. James Theatre on March 24, 2010 and open on April 20, 2010. VMedia featured a story on the making of American Idiot, based on Green Day's album of the same name. AMERICAN IDIOT will be produced on Broadway by Tom Hulce and Ira Pittelman, in association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre.