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STAGE TUBE: Original SPRING AWAKENING Cast Reunites for ATC UNCOVERED
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 9, 2013

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce ATC UNCOVERED's exclusive livestream Facebook Video Q&A event with members of the original cast of Spring Awakening on Tuesday, December 10 at 8:00PM (EST) to celebrate the anniversary of the Broadway opening of the landmark musical that began Off-Broadway at Atlantic Theater Company.

STAGE TUBE: Original SPRING AWAKENING Stars to Reunite for 'Special Event' at ATC
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 3, 2013

In the video below, original Spring Awakening cast member and Atlantic Acting School veteran Brian Charles Johnson announces Atlantic Theater Company's ATC Uncovered- an inside look into the everyday life of a theater company through the artist perspective. He reveals: 'This month we'll be celebrating the 7th anniversary of Spring Awakening on Broadway when myself and a few friends of mine bring it all back home to where it all started with a live, special event.' BroadwayWorld has confirmed that additional detais on the celebration will be announced early next week.

BWW TV Closing Flashback: AMERICAN IDIOT's Opening Night!
by Robert Diamond - Apr 24, 2011

AMERICAN IDIOT began performances at the St. James Theatre on March 24, 2010 and opened on Broadway on April 20, 2010 to a great set of reviews! Here's a sneak peek at Broadway Beat's openight night coverage of the show!

STAGE TUBE: Armstrong Leaves AMERICAN IDIOT with Special Encore
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 28, 2011

Billie Joe Armstrong said goodbye to original cast members of AMERICAN IDIOT John Gallagher Jr. and Michael Esper, with a performance of 'Walking Out on Love.' All three gave their final performances last night. Check it out below!

BWW TV: Melissa Etheridge Takes the Stage with the AMERICAN IDIOTS!
by Jessica Lewis - Feb 2, 2011

OSCAR and GRAMMY Award winning rock star Melissa Etheridge will play the role of 'St. Jimmy' for a one-week engagement in AMERICAN IDIOT, February 1 - 6, 2011. BroadwayWorld.com was there to capture her debut curtain call performance!

STAGE TUBE: Armstrong Gives Special Encore for Final IDIOT Performance
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 4, 2010

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong ended his limited engagement as St. Jimmy in AMERICAN IDIOT on October 3 and surprised the audience with a special encore performance. Check out this video of Billie singing his own 'Goodbye New York' following his final bow at the St. James.

STAGE TUBE: Armstrong/Mayor Talk AMERICAN IDIOT With Jordan Roth
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 4, 2010

Check out this interview of Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong and AMERICAN IDIOT director Michael Mayer with Jordan Roth, on September 19 as part of the Broadway Talks series.

BWW TV: Billie Joe Joins IDIOT - Curtain Call!
by Jessica Lewis - Sep 29, 2010

Last night, September 28, Green Day frontman and the musical's composer/ co-author Billie Joe Armstrong made his Broadway debut as 'St. Jimmy' at the St. James Theatre in AMERICAN IDIOT. Armstrong will perform through Sunday, October 3, 2010. Immediately following this engagement, Mr. Armstrong will join Green Day in Caracas, Venezuela on October 8, 2010 to kick off their South American Tour. BroadwayWorld was on hand for his debut Broadway bow and brings you video coverage below!

STAGE TUBE: Green Day & AMERICAN IDIOT Perform at Jets Halftime!
by Jessica Lewis - Sep 14, 2010

Last night, September 13, the cast of AMERICAN IDIOT joined Green Day onstage for the halftime show of the NY Jets game at the New Meadowlands Stadium, performing a rendition of Green Day's Last Of The American Girls. The performance, which was cut short by ESPN, was aired in full on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night. Click below to watch the halftime show!

STAGE TUBE: IDIOT Visits 'America's Got Talent'
by Jessica Lewis - Sep 9, 2010

Last night, September 8, the cast of AMERICAN IDIOT performed on NBC's 'America's Got Talent.' Click below to see their performance!

STAGE TUBE: AMERICAN IDIOT Plays Central Park for GMA!
by Jessica Lewis - Jul 16, 2010

This morning, July 16, the cast of AMERICAN IDIOT performed as part of 'Good Morning America's' 2010 Summer Concert Series. BroadwayWorld brings you their performances of Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Holiday, Letterbomb and American Idiot below!

STAGE TUBE: AMERICAN IDIOT Performs '21 Guns' on CBS' 'The Early Show'
by Jessica Lewis - Jun 10, 2010

The cast of the hit Broadway musical AMERICAN IDIOT performed '21 Guns' live this morning, June 10th, in the 8am (EST) hour, on CBS's 'The Early Show,' which airs weekdays from 7-9am. The appearance featured Tony Award winner John Gallagher Jr., Tony Award Nominee Stark Sands, Michael Esper, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Christina Sajous, and Mary Faber as well as Declan Bennett, Andrew Call, Gerard Canonico, Miguel Cervantes, Brian Charles Johnson, Leslie McDonel, Chase Peacock, Theo Stockman, Ben Thompson, Alysha Umphress, Sean Wing and Libby Winters.

STAGE TUBE: AMERICAN IDIOT Performs on Letterman!
by Jessica Lewis - Apr 30, 2010

Last night, April 29, cast members from AMERICAN IDIOT appeared on Late Night with David Letterman to promote the show's recent opening on April 20, 2010. BroadwayWorld brings you the clip of their performance of 'Holiday' below!

STAGE TUBE: Green Day's Surprise Visit to AMERICAN IDIOT
by Jeff Dennhardt - Apr 24, 2010

As BroadwayWorld speculated earlier this week (courtesy of BroadwayGirlNYC), Green Day made a surprise appearance at the performance of AMERICAN IDIOT on April 22.

BWW TV: AMERICAN IDIOT Opening Night!
by Robert Diamond - Apr 23, 2010

AMERICAN IDIOT began performances at the St. James Theatre on March 24, 2010 and opened on Broadway on April 20, 2010 to a great set of reviews! Here's a sneak peek at Broadway Beat's openight night coverage of the show!

BWW TV: Sneak Peek at AMERICAN IDIOT on Broadway!
by Robert Diamond - Apr 20, 2010

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!

STAGE TUBE: Green Day Guests On Late Night, Talks AMERICAN IDIOT
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 15, 2010

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.

BWW TV: AMERICAN IDIOT Soundcheck - Full Coverage with GREEN DAY & More!
by Robert Diamond - Mar 25, 2010

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!

BWW TV: AMERICAN IDIOT's Live Soundcheck for Fans!
by Robert Diamond - Mar 23, 2010

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!

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