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Hey you never know if American Idiot turns out to be a huge success you just may see 21st Century Breakdown turned in to a show too

I was thinking that too. I would love to see them both as shows. For some reason I can almost see the two stories overlapping in a movie form...

And thanks for posting the sirius interviews MassHysteria!

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Hey you never know if American Idiot turns out to be a huge success you just may see 21st Century Breakdown turned in to a show too

How would they work that into the story?

I would think something like Murder City would fit better (with Christian's name swapped out). Johnny talks about starting a war, a riot, and all those rebellious things. So that song would fit

Also because of the part of the story related to drugs, I think Restless Heart Syndrome could fit in too!

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Hey you never know if American Idiot turns out to be a huge success you just may see 21st Century Breakdown turned in to a show too

yeah but they already took two of the best songs on it and put them in AI

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How would they work that into the story?

I would think something like Murder City would fit better (with Christian's name swapped out). Johnny talks about starting a war, a riot, and all those rebellious things. So that song would fit

Also because of the part of the story related to drugs, I think Restless Heart Syndrome could fit in too!

yeah that could totally work, or write something that revolves around Christian and Gloria characters in an entirely new production if thats a possibility

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Thanks everyone for posting reviews and especially videos, it's nice to see and hear them talking about it and even seeing small parts of the musical :D

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nooooooooooohhh!!! It's one of my favorite parts!

i didn't see the problem with Extraordinary Girl either! It seems like everyone is totally hating it but I thought it fit pretty well.

The only thing I really had a problem with is the dancing...

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The only thing I really had a problem with is the dancing...

I agree, some of it was not my favorite. I see it again Saturday, so I'm hoping its improved.

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I agree, some of it was not my favorite. I see it again Saturday, so I'm hoping its improved.

Well it has been some time since you saw it last im sure it has improved

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“Today was the 27th anniversary of the death of Billie Joe’s dad,” Ollie confided between motherly exclamations of pride. “We visited his gravestone today.”

“There are lines in the songs that specifically refer to our hometown or to our dad,” Anna elaborated, alluding in part to “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” Armstrong’s confrontation of the trauma inflicted by their father’s death when he and Anna were 10 and 14. “The show is particularly meaningful for us because we know where it comes from.”

aww

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San Francisco Chronicle. Generally likes it even though he acknowledges flaws:

Review by Robert Hurwitt, SF Chronicle

That's a nice one. Enthusiastic and critically constructive.

Hahaha - I didn't know what this link was when I first clicked on it, but I had just left a comment on it!

I liked what the artistic director said, that Green Day's music is full of "fury and love." I had to comment on that!

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I liked what the artistic director said, that Green Day's music is full of "fury and love." I had to comment on that!

Yeah, I liked that "rage fury and love" comment, too. :)

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This video is actually posted as part of a link above off the Berkelep rep blog, but it's such a nice little speech, I thought it was worth highlighting again.

Tony Taccone - the Berkeley Rep's Artistic Director - says a lot of the things I think we all feel about Green Day's music. :wub:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzHqWsknDFQ...player_embedded

http://networkedblogs.com/p12037262

what's up with the haircuts?

Apparently it was part of the after-party? Looks like they had a barber chair all set up and everything. And at some point, Billie joe stepped in and took over the shears to "hawk" a couple of fans.

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Wow thanks for all these articles and pictures and videos, great stuff. It sounds good to me and I'm thrilled for the boys that it seems to be doing well :happy:

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