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A toast to the opening of American Idiot
posted by Chad Jones on Thu, Sep 17, 2009
in At the theatre
This week has seen one thrill after another with the festive opening, at long last, of Green Day's American Idiot. The world premiere of this extraordinary rock-and-roll event was greeted with standing ovations and an incredible level of audience enthusiasm.
To share the excitement, here are a couple video peeks into the world of American Idiot.
First we have a passionate toast made by Tony Taccone, Berkeley Rep's artistic director, to Green Day, the cast, creative team after a recent performance of the show.
Next up is a piece from KGO-TV San Francisco about American Idiot featuring some great interviews with Green Day and the creative team along with footage from the show.
And finally, the post-show party on opening night was, as the kids say (or used to say, anyway), off the hook. Among the flavored-vodka snow cone stations, rock-and-roll photo booths, and Rock Band video game stations there was a Mohawk hair-trimming booth.
At one point during the party, Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong jumped into the fun and gave Alice morning DJ Ickys an appropriately punk look, as seen in the photo at right. You can see more photos on the Alice website.