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National tour of 'American Idiot' hits Baltimore
“American Idiot,” the 2010 Broadway hit musical — the first punk rock opera, really — now at the Hippodrome, paints a searing portrait of restless, reckless youth, with all the sex, drugs and violence you’d expect from a...
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For 'American Idiot,' Md. native went behind the music with Green Day
Michael Mayer knows a thing or two about coming of age. The Maryland-born director won a Tony Award for his work guiding the 2006 Broadway hit "Spring Awakening," which chronicles teens getting a grip on their budding sexuality. In 2010, he directed...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Music, NBC (tv network), Tony Awards, Jesus Christ Superstar (musical)
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A brief guide to Green Day
Before Green Day won over Broadway with an ambitious anti-war album, it was a simple-minded punk trio from Berkeley with an album called "Dookie" and song titles such as "Geek Stink Breath" and "Words I Might Have Ate." While the band's sound has...
Tags: Green Day (music group), Music, MTV (tv network)
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'The Voice' recap, Contestants don't know how to Rock
Guys, it’s election season — obvious, I know, right? But this is important when it comes to “The Voice” because tonight’s show was cut short because of the third and final presidential debate. Now, this is a space free of...
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Emily's Army, the punk offspring of Green Day, makes some noise
When he was 12, Joey Armstrong triumphantly walked off the stage after his band finished its first-ever performance. His preteen punk band had won over some new fans and, more important, his secret was still safe.
Or so he thought — until the...Tags: The Strokes (music group), Green Day (music group), Music, Festive Events, Tiger Woods
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Hippodrome's 2012-13 lineup: Presley to punk-rock
The Hippodrome's 2012-2013 Broadway Series will have tried-and-true crowd pleasers such as "Wicked" and "Beauty and the Beast" alongside newer musicals "American Idiot" and "Billy Elliot."
"From a consumer perspective, this is a juggernaut season,"...Tags: Entertainment Events, War Horse (movie), Music, Christianity, Elton John
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Let There Be Rock School in Columbia opens for young rock stars
The innocuous, quiet front to the Let There Be Rock School in Columbia, tucked away among offices on Red Branch Road, hides a bold, loud interior.
Through the bright red hallways — painted like a Van Halen album and stenciled with images of Jimi...Tags: Van Halen (music group), Schools, Rock and Roll (genre), High Schools, Nottingham
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Green Day's 'American Idiot' impresses in Tampa
Bradenton HeraldNo matter how much you love musical theater, you have to be a little wary when Broadway takes on punk music. The polished appeal of a Broadway show and the rough intensity of punk simply seem antithetical. The current U.S. tour of "American Idiot"...Tags: Tampa, Entertainment Events, Green Day (music group), Music, Tony Awards
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'American Idiot' tour comes to Tampa's Straz Center
Bradenton HeraldThere was a time when Broadway shows spawned hit records. Now it's often the other way around. From "The Who's Tommy" to juke box musicals based on songs by the likes of Ellie Greenwich, Lieber and Stoller and Abba, Broadway has increasingly turned to...Tags: The Who (music group), Tampa, Entertainment Events, Green Day (music group), Music
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This 'American Idiot' a little too eager to please
Some things have happened to Johnny, Tunny and St. Jimmy since "American Idiot" was last in Chicago in February 2012. The Equity actors who were playing those roles in the first national tour of the Green Day musical were dismissed and replaced by a non-...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Green Day (music group), Music, Music Theater, Celebrities
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BRIEF: 'American Idiot' comes to Tennessee Theatre
Knoxville News SentinelThe Tennessee Theatre's 2012-13 season of Broadway at the Tennessee continues this week with "American Idiot." Shows are 7:30 p.m. April 30 and May 1. The historic theater is at 604 S. Gay St. Nominated for a 2010 Tony Award for best musical and the...Tags: Entertainment Events, Green Day (music group), Music, Music Theater, Tony Awards
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