American Idiot Musical (Theatrical Production)

[MassHysteria]

Thinking I'll try the lotto tomorrow night

[J'net]

Thursday, April 29

Gwyneth Paltrow

(Iron Man 2)

Broadway's "American Idiot"

(American Idiot)

Huh? I don't get it...

[Mari91]

Thinking I'll try the lotto tomorrow night

you're in ny?! have you seen the play yet? what did you think?

Huh? I don't get it...

umm i think thats about David Letterman tonight

[MassHysteria]

you're in ny?! have you seen the play yet? what did you think?

No, fly out tomorrow

[lizziebix]

If you search for pictures of Johnny, you'll realize that he wears the same shirts over and over. That one in particular pops up a few times. LOL.

Hahaha - he's a bit like Billie in that regard .

It must be a guy thing to hang on to their clothes forever!

[J'net]

you're in ny?! have you seen the play yet? what did you think?

umm i think thats about David Letterman tonight

OOOoooooh! That makes sense. Thanks .

[Daughter.of.Rage.and.Love]

It must be a guy thing to hang on to their clothes forever!

...I still have and wear clothes from three years ago? (and I'd have older stuff too if it weren't for that fact that it's too small for me now)

[J'net]

...I still have and wear clothes from three years ago? (and I'd have older stuff too if it weren't for that fact that it's too small for me now)

Yeah, but Billie still has pants from when he was in 11th grade. That was a lot longer than three years ago!

[Daughter.of.Rage.and.Love]

Yeah, but Billie still has pants from when he was in 11th grade. That was a lot longer than three years ago!

Yeah, but it would be kind of practically impossible for me to have pants from more than 20 years ago

[J'net]

Yeah, but it would be kind of practically impossible for me to have pants from more than 20 years ago

Hahahahahahahaha - that's cute .

[Robin105]

I think I have a little crush on Michael Esper.

Me too and I got a picture with him. I love it! Stark Sands is pretty cute too. Got a pic with him too.

[Liam]

not sure this helps, but Katie recorded this on opening night:

yes it does thank you very much for the link and thanks Katie for recording it

[Tripe]

I just watched the Letterman performance (recorded it last night) and it was good. Nice that they brought the scaffolding/bus over - it wouldn't have been the same without it. I love the little soloes in that song. Theo is always so funny and crazy-eyed for his solo part.

[J'net]

I'll be at St. Jimmy's theater on June 12th and I have to say, I was not amazed by the TV version of "Holiday" on Letterman. FTR, I am HUGE fan of musicals, broadway and off, and while the show looks looks amazingly produced, it's hard to hear different versions of a song that I know as second nature. I can't wait to see it and be wrong, but I purposely haven't listened to the album, skipped Regis, watched any of the YouTube videos so it'll be fresh when I see it. That said, I couldn't help watching Letterman, and after, feeling a little worried I won't love it. Please God, make me wrong. Everyone I know that's seen it LOVES it, and that includes most of my family that are not Green Day fans and obviously everyone here, and critics everywhere love it, so I'm thinking and hoping I'M WRONG.

My advice is just go and watch without being worried about the necessity for loving it. I was worried before I went for the first time, but I tried to just sit and be totally open (I suspended my inner critic for the first performance I saw). I haven't watched the Letterman performance yet, but I seriously doubt it could even begin to recreate the entire experience of the show. Also, there may be parts you love and parts you ... not so much ... but I'll be surprised if you seriously hate it.

But just go and see what you think. It'll be disappointing if you hate it, but you can express your true feelings here, and we won't ban you from the forum or anything .

[Tripe]

Aw, you might love it, you might not. Honestly, I didn't love it at first viewing in Berkeley. But it's changed a lot and improved so much since then. I really do love it now.

You have to step away from it being Green Day music just a bit and just enjoy the energy and performances as they stand alone. I think whenever something is done like it was on Letterman last night, it's always somewhat awkward because the audience hasn't related to the characters and doesn't know their stories from just viewing that one part of the musical. If the performance of 21 Guns on the Grammys had been set like it is in the show, I don't think it would have gone over so well. They were wise to make that more of a performance than a snippet of the show.

[Bastard of 1967]

I'll be at St. Jimmy's theater on June 12th and I have to say, I was not amazed by the TV version of "Holiday" on Letterman. FTR, I am HUGE fan of musicals, broadway and off, and while the show looks looks amazingly produced, it's hard to hear different versions of a song that I know as second nature. I can't wait to see it and be wrong, but I purposely haven't listened to the album, skipped Regis, watched any of the YouTube videos so it'll be fresh when I see it. That said, I couldn't help watching Letterman, and after, feeling a little worried I won't love it. Please God, make me wrong. Everyone I know that's seen it LOVES it, and that includes most of my family that are not Green Day fans and obviously everyone here, and critics everywhere love it, so I'm thinking and hoping I'M WRONG.

I had my doubts before seeing it last week too. Trust me, you *have* to see it. The performance is good enough -- and especially if you're familiar with Green Day's music, eye-opening enough -- that I wound up pecking notes about it into my Blackberry while I was watching the damn thing to make sure I didn't forget key details to discuss here later. I haven't had time to distill them into a post yet but I promise, I will. For now, just trust me that you have to see it in person to really understand why everyone who does see it comes away from it going "holy $*#!!". Executive summary: (1) your understanding of the meanings of some of the songs and the connections between them will change depending on which character is singing which part of which song; (2) unless you've lived a perfect and sheltered life, you will absolutely identify with at least one of the characters or situations, and because of this at least one of the numbers will come along and just fucking NAIL you emotionally when you least expect it; and (3) Tony Vincent (St. Jimmy) absolutely OWNS the show (when you see it live for yourself, watch him carefully -- see where he goes, what he does, and most importantly, where he lurks).

More to come later.

[GDM]

When I first saw the show in Berkeley in September, I had way many issues with it. But then again, I'm a jaded New Yorker who hates Broadway and studied Experimental Theater acting in the 1980s. So I had definite issues when I saw the show. The first night was a disaster for me. The second night I killed my inner critic and just let the music flow over me and realized that the score was pretty amazing. The cast hadn't quite gotten the angst of the show at that time, some parts of it where it should have been serious were treated with laughter, and I felt a lot of pressure to like the show right away. However, I just couldn't do it, particularly since the show was in workshop mode. That meant it needed to be criticized and pulled apart and put back together.

But after seeing it... uh... seven times... between Berkeley and NYC, I have fallen in deep like with it because it's unlike anything I've seen on Broadway before. The score is great and the cast has really grown in the show as well.

Anyway, give it try, you might not like it the first time, but then again, you just may!

[Abbey.]

The second night I killed my inner critic and just let the music flow over me and realized that the score was pretty amazing.

I think one of, if not the biggest, superstar of this entire production is TOM KITT. For all of us GREEN DAY fans, this production starts with the music. And how he blows it up astounds me. He has layered in so much yet keeps the intergrity of the grit and soul of this album. Im not sure if the Broadway community can truly appreciate what he did with this music, I surely hope so, because it is amazing.

[J'net]

I think one of, if not the biggest, superstar of this entire production is TOM KITT. For all of us GREEN DAY fans, this production starts with the music. And how he blows it up astounds me. He has layered in so much yet keeps the intergrity of the grit and soul of this album. Im not sure if the Broadway community can truly appreciate what he did with this music, I surely hope so, because it is amazing.

SO true! He's just a genius. That's all.

[GDM]

I think one of, if not the biggest, superstar of this entire production is TOM KITT. For all of us GREEN DAY fans, this production starts with the music. And how he blows it up astounds me. He has layered in so much yet keeps the intergrity of the grit and soul of this album. Im not sure if the Broadway community can truly appreciate what he did with this music, I surely hope so, because it is amazing.

Hear, hear!

[lizziebix]

I'm really hoping that I like it the first time I see it because it will probably be the only time I have the opportunity.

[*withoutadoubt*]

I had my doubts, too, but after seeing it myself, I have to agree with what everyone has said up here^^

I agree with you Dorie about stepping away from Green Day a bit - when I seperate the two things, it's great for me. I love the album and the music on its own, but then the musical is like another take on it, and I love that, too. It's like looking into someone else's in-depth perspective on what the album means to him, and of course part of that is Billie Joe's (most of it, lol) but added to or expanded is Michael Mayer's. Some of it I've seen in my own head and felt in my own heart, but a lot of it I hadn't before. And I like it.

I was curious as to what my hubby would think after he saw it - he is a Green Day fan and loves their music, but he's doesn't "GET" the whole Green-Day-fan-thing, if that makes any sense, lol. He really liked it a lot, but also said that he doesn't know if people who don't already love their music will love the musical. I disagree because I think their music is so very diverse and easily relatable to many different people. I guess we will see.

And YES Abbey!!! Yes. His arrangement of Before the Lobotomy is just...

[lizziebix]

I had my doubts, too, but after seeing it myself, I have to agree with what everyone has said up here^^

I agree with you Dorie about stepping away from Green Day a bit - when I seperate the two things, it's great for me. I love the album and the music on its own, but then the musical is like another take on it, and I love that, too. It's like looking into someone else's in-depth perspective on what the album means to him, and of course part of that is Billie Joe's (most of it, lol) but added to or expanded is Michael Mayer's. Some of it I've seen in my own head and felt in my own heart, but a lot of it I hadn't before. And I like it.

I was curious as to what my hubby would think after he saw it - he is a Green Day fan and loves their music, but he's doesn't "GET" the whole Green-Day-fan-thing, if that makes any sense, lol. He really liked it a lot, but also said that he doesn't know if people who don't already love their music will love the musical. I disagree because I think their music is so very diverse and easily relatable to many different people. I guess we will see.

And YES Abbey!!! Yes. His arrangement of Before the Lobotomy is just...

This is exactly my husband. I will be very curious as to what he thinks when we see it.

So far he hasn't wanted to see any previews or hear any of the new arrangements and I'm pretty sure he has no idea about my involvement here! He just isn't the kind of fan I am but certainly loves their music. It will be interesting to here his comments afterwards.