Michael Mayer directed the production based on the Grammy-winning rock album.

Winter is starting to wind down, and spring will be here in full bloom before we know it! And as always, the Broadway theater scene is starting to heat up, too. We have more shows that we want to see than we ha…

Milo Manheim and Elizabeth Gillies are the next Seymour and Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors off-Broadway. The duo begin performances at the Westside Theatre on February 25, taking over the roles from Sherie Re…

The West End cast of American Idiot perform a medley of Green Day's Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Enemy You Know and 21 Guns in Covent Garden at the Olivier Awards 2016 with Mastercard. Official London Theatre i…

It’s a bit startling to hear Michael Mayer admit that he feared the pandemic would put an end to his career as a Tony Award-winning director. “I thought we were done,” he says of Broadway, “and then I t…

Swept Away, the harrowing new musical about a shipwreck that leaves four members of a whaling crew adrift in a lifeboat, celebrated its Broadway opening on November 19. John Gallagher Jr., Stark Sands, Adrian…

Center Theatre Group and Deaf West Theatre have joined forces for the all-new production of Green Day’s rock opera, American Idiot. An all new video has been released of the cast performing 'Boulevard of…

"Rousing. Impactful. Heartbreaking. American Idiot ignites the heart." — The Wrap Green Day's American Idiot Produced in collaboration with Deaf West Theatre Playing at the Mark Taper Forum through Novembe…

One mid-August afternoon in the mid-aughts, John Gallagher Jr., at the time a folk-rock musician and up-and-coming New York stage actor, was strolling around the Philadelphia Folk Festival—at the Old Pool Far…

@JohnGallagherJunior is returning to Broadway in Swept Away this month. The Spring Awakening, American Idiot and Newsroom star is bringing his love of the @theavettbrothers Brother’s to the stage at the Lon…

Center Theatre Group and Deaf West Theatre join together for the all-new production of global rock superstars Green Day’s legendary rock opera, American Idiot, directed by Center Theatre Group Artisti…

St. Jimmy’s the name, but don’t wear it out! 💉 🔥 Watch Mason Alexander Park perform the iconic number, “St. Jimmy”, from Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT. 🎸 Don’t miss out on this rockstar bef…

AN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE-POWERED ROCK MUSICAL FOR TODAY, EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND! Now playing at the Mark Taper Forum through November 16! Tickets available at centertheatregroup.org

‘Real Women Have Curves’ Sets Broadway Dates, Jessica Vosk to Join ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ CTG and Deaf West’s ‘American Idiot’ Performance Since 2016, “Today on Broadway” has been the first and o…

Over the course of each month, we'll collect pictures and newsy tidbits from the "TheatreScene." We'll be scouring Twitter, Instagram and other social media for interesting items. And we'd love to share your l…

Center Theatre Group and Deaf West Theatre join together for the all-new production of global rock superstars Green Day’s legendary rock opera, American Idiot, directed by Center Theatre Group Artisti…

This groundbreaking, new production, directed by Center Theatre Group Artistic Director Snehal Desai, and produced in collaboration with Deaf West Theatre, features an ensemble of both Deaf and hearing actors, …

AMERICAN IDIOT HAS BEEN EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND! Green Day's American Idiot Produced in collaboration with Deaf West Theatre Now Playing at the Mark Taper Forum through November 16th! Secure your seats to…

Performed simultaneously in sign language and sung English, a Los Angeles revival of the Green Day musical finds new ways to communicate rage and angst.

Get a first look at Green Day's American Idiot, produced by Center Theatre Group in collaboration with Deaf West Theatre. Check out highlights of the production featuring the title song.

Green Day's American Idiot, produced by Center Theatre Group in collaboration with Deaf West Theatre, officially opened Wednesday, October 9 at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles - and the reviews are coming i…

EXTENDED BY POPULAR DEMAND! Slinging razor guitars, thundering drums, and an anti-hero named Johnny. Not the prelude of typical entries in the canon of musical theatre. But these elements herald a groundbreaki…

Slinging razor-sharp guitars, thundering drums, and raw emotion, Deaf West Theatre and Center Theatre Group present a groundbreaking reimagining of Green Day's American Idiot. This electrifying production, perf…

... playbill's Logan Culwell-Block writes in his story about revival: Deaf West has done other revivals, and two transferred to Broadway. I'm not ...

Deaf and hearing artists are looking for the timeless rage in a new staging of Green Day's 'American Idiot,' a collaboration between Deaf West Theatre and Center Theatre Group.

Green Day's American Idiot, produced by Center Theatre Group in collaboration with Deaf West Theatre opens this month. The music of Green Day and the lyrics of lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong captured the zeit…

Stereophonic, the Tony-winning play about tense relations between the members of a '70s rock band, has extended for a final time through January 12, 2025 and announced new cast members. Original cast members …

Where did summer go? Personally, I'm happy for the fall - it'll get cooler, the leaves will turn, and the new Broadway season will be in full swing! As always, though, before we look ahead, we like to take stoc…

AN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE-POWERED ROCK MUSICAL FOR TODAY

Center Theatre Group is joining Deaf West Theatre to launch a new production of global rock superstars Green Day’s rock opera, American Idiot. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.

Center Theatre Group in Los Angels is joining forces with Deaf West Theatre to bring a new production of Green Day’s iconic rock opera American Idiot to the stage. As previous reported, The production will ru…

Deaf West Theatre will kick off its 2024-25 season with a production of Green Day's American Idiot in collaboration with Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. Directed by CTG’s Artistic Director Snehal Desai…

Deaf West Theatre has revealed its 2024-25 programming. Learn more about the season and see how to purchase tickets.

Get ready to experience the raw energy and rebellious spirit of Green Day’s American Idiot as it hits the stage

Each week, we'll be highlighting the top virtual show programs from BroadwayWorld's Stage Mag! Want to create a FREE Stage Mag for your own show? This week includes productions Find Your Light, The Coterie Thea…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: BroadwayWorld UK reporter Jamie Body met the UK tour cast of Green Day's American Idiot to talk about the 10th Anniversary UK tour prodution and to get an exclusive acoustive perf…

John Gallagher, Jr. and many more Broadway stars joined together for the second annual Janice Jam https://give.bcrf.org/event/the-janice-jam/e567137

5 Pop-Rock Albums That Deserve the Illinoise Treatment Over the past several seasons, Broadway has seen some innovative new musicals created from some classic pop-rock albums. Legendary on their own, each …

Take a trip down memory lane as John Gallagher, Jr. performs “Are We the Waiting / St. Jimmy” with his American Idiot cast-mates Matt DeAngelis & Chelsea Turbin at The Janice Jam. Filmed by @bwaySHO You …

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: BROADWAY IDIOT chronicles the making of the Broadway musical American Idiot ,based on the band's American Idiot album. The documentary opened in theaters on Friday October 18th and…

From BroadwayWorld's Archive: Digital entertainment curator FilmBuff recently released the rocking documentary BROADWAY IDIOT chronicling the momentous collaboration between rock and roll icons, Green Day and t…

Swept Away, a new musical scored by the Avett Brothers and previously announced to be headed for Broadway this fall, will take up residency at the Longacre Theatre. Preview performances are scheduled to begin…

 Broadway Jeopardy! Game 8 OK, Broadway trivia fans! Time for another round of America's favorite game show a la JK's TheatreScene, and as you'll see we are going for the heart of the theater district this…

The musical Swept Away, with music and lyrics by the folksy musical trio the Avett Brothers, is coming to Broadway this fall, starring John Gallagher, Jr., Stark Sands, Adrian Blake Enscoe and Wayne Duvall. The…

Review of the Saturday, May 12, 2024 evening performance at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City. Starring Ali Louis Bourzgui, Allison Luff, Adam Jacobs, John Ambrosino, Bobby Conte and Christina Sajous, wi…

Ugh, I've been wanting an American Idiot revival on Broadway; I know it'll probably never happen, but, man, I want it!playbill.com/artic… Deaf West ...

Nominations for 2024 Drama Desk and Chita Rivera Awards, CTG and Deaf West to Revive ‘American Idiot’ “Today on Broadway” is a daily, Monday through Friday, podcast hitting the top theatre headlines of …

The California company is reopening the Mark Taper Forum with a new production of the Green Day musical.

Center Theatre Group has announced its full slate of programming under Snehal Desai's artistic leadership with its 2024/25 Season called 'One CTG. One LA.' The company has also revealed that the Mark Taper Foru…

Christopher Ryan Grant, Van Hughes and Patti Murin will lead La Jolla Playhouse's world premiere of the new musical The Ballad of Johnny and June, about the country music stars Johnny Cash and June Carter. Tony…

Each week, we'll be highlighting the top virtual show programs from BroadwayWorld's Stage Mag! Want to create a FREE Stage Mag for your own show? This week includes productions from brooklynONE productions, Lim…

On March 22 and 23, 2024, Authentic Community Theatre (ACT) will be presenting a production of Green Day’s “ground-breaking” musical, “American Idiot” at The Maryland Theatre. This is the show’s DMV…

Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the 2010s - not that long ago! You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included here, but how familia…

Hello, show tune lovers! Today's game is all about songs from Broadway musicals that opened in the 2010s - not that long ago! You've probably at least heard of most of the shows included here, but how familiar …

Jake books the role on the first try! But we all know that things never go according to plan... To discover what happens after Jake books American Idiot, join us for the last four shows of Boy Falls From The …

How often do you get asked if you know Drake? Jake Epstein’s been “that guy from Degrassi”, starred in the US National Tours of Spring Awakening and American Idiot, played Spider-Man on Broadway, and sta…

Full casting has been announced for Second Stage Theater’s upcoming production of Appropriate. The previously reported Branden Jacobs-Jenkins play, directed by Lila Neugebauer, will begin previews on Novemb…

As noted in her extended bio in the current show’s Playbill, rock singer, songwriter, and musician Melissa Etheridge first appeared on Broadway in 2011, playing the character St. Jimmy in Green Day’s rock m…

40 Years of Broadway: By Request: Differences of Opinion  Before we started our celebration I asked you to make suggestions of the kinds of things we should post about. You had a lot of really great ideas! S…

40 Years of Broadway: Creative Influencers: The Designers I've been so fortunate to see some of the greatest stage designs of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Many of the master influencers of their t…

Melissa Etheridge isn’t a stranger to Broadway. She made her Main Stem debut in 2011 with a stint in American Idiot. But now, she’s bringing her own songs and story to the stage. In the upcoming episode of…

Autumn is my favorite time of year, especially in New York. The weather is nice and the theater season is ramping up. This year is no different, with half a dozen shows on our immediate radar, and another pair …

“American Idiot: The Musical” is a lightning bolt of intensity. McLean Community Players’ (MCP) production is a well-staged mounting of the rock opera based Green Day’s 2004 multi-platinum album  (with…

A good cast and a rocking score connect the audience in the joyous way that only music can.

Barrington Stage Company's 2023 season opener, Cabaret (June 18-July 8), is now on stage. The production stars Krysta Rodriguez (NBC's 'Smash,' Broadway's Into the Woods revival, The Collaboration, Deaf West T…

Melissa Etheridge: My Window on Broadway will open on the Main Stem in the fall. The nine-week limited engagement will officially begin on September 28 and run through November 19 at Circle in the Square Theatr…

A Hiran Abeysekera: Favorite Breakthrough Performance for Life of Pi (2023) Nick Adams: Favorite Diva Performance for Priscilla Queen of the Desert (2011), Favorite Breakthrough Performance for Priscilla Queen …

Well, do we have a "Larger Than Life" edition of West End vs. Broadway for you today?! Now that the hit jukebox musical & Juliet is taking New York by storm, we thought we'd set up a little tête-à-tête with…

Justin Guarini, Briga Heelan and Aisha Jackson will star in the upcoming musical Once Upon a One More Time, reprising the roles they originated in the show’s Washington, D.C., tryout. The musical examines th…

Not only is it Prop Table Tuesday, it's also Valentine's Day! So I'm showing some love to one of my favorite musicals, Green Day's American Idiot and showing off an awesome prop that represents both the beginni…

On today’s episode, Matt Tamanini is in conversation with one of Broadway’s favorite couples Christine Dwyer and Matt Deangelis. While they have been seen respectively on Broadway and on tour in “Waitress…

Following the widely acclaimed Victorian premiere of Freaky Friday, new musical theatre company Theatrical presents their production of the two

Review of the Sunday, November 13, 2022 matinee at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre in New York City. Starring Casey Likes, Chris Wood, Anika Larsen, Alisa Melendez, Drew Gehling and Rob Colletti. Book and lyrics …

Broadway star - Alysha Umphress breaks down her childhood performance career in episode 71 of LITTLE ME: Growing Up Broadway. Little Me host and Broadway Workshop director - Marc Tumminelli sits down with frien…