Lucky for us, VH1 is giving us a little taste with tonight's premiere of Green Day Rocks Broadway, a behind the scenes look at the band's new musical. The special won't reveal the entire show, but will present enough clips to give us a sense of being there and maybe even convince some skeptics that Green Day is not selling out.
The rock musical is not a new genre. It's been around for decades (Hair
While we love Andrew Lloyd Webber and Stephen Sondheim, we're personally thrilled that they no longer own the stage and that new voices are emerging to usher the medium into a new era. Recent shows like Spring Awakenings
Still have your doubts? Watch this video released last month of Green Day and the cast from American Idiot recording 21 Guns and tell us you didn't get the pop shivers with all those resounding voices booming out in harmony. We dare you.
If you're lucky enough to get to the St. James Theater to see American Idiot be sure to let us know how it was.
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