#1
Posted: 1/18/11 at 2:18pm
Melissa Etheridge is AMERICAN IDIOT's next St. Jimmy
#2
Posted: 1/18/11 at 2:19pm
#3
Posted: 1/18/11 at 2:20pm
Brilliant
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#7
Posted: 1/18/11 at 2:24pm
Alice Ripley for St Jimmy. Please?
#8
Posted: 1/18/11 at 2:24pm
That would be something awesome to see.
#10
Posted: 1/18/11 at 2:27pm
I guess that's where this thread came from.
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1026951&dt=3&boardid=1
Kinda weird
https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1026951&dt=3&boardid=1
Kinda weird
#11
Posted: 1/18/11 at 2:27pm
I still wish it was Joan Jett. Or even Cyndi Lauper, ha.
#12
Posted: 1/18/11 at 2:28pm
I can smell the desperation from here... might as well just whore this mother out, the dignity was lost long ago.
#13
Posted: 1/18/11 at 2:35pm
I want Cher as St. Jimmy.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
#14
Posted: 1/18/11 at 2:36pm
You guys act like Billie Joe and Melissa Etheridge aren't legitimate rock stars who might actually be appropriate for this kind of show. Billie Joe is absolutely electric as St. Jimmy. I am kind of shocked by how out of nowhere Melissa seems, but I can actually see this working out brilliantly.
#15
Posted: 1/18/11 at 2:38pm
Well, I for one might actually go see it again. I love Melissa.
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#16
Posted: 1/18/11 at 2:55pm
I saw BJA as St. Jimmy six times and LOVED him more and more every performance. I thought he was genius in the show and as that character.
Melissa is throwing me for a loop, on the other hand.
Melissa is throwing me for a loop, on the other hand.
#17
Posted: 1/18/11 at 2:56pm
I think Lauper might have been more appropriate.
#18
Posted: 1/18/11 at 3:02pm
Joan Jett or Cyndi Lauper would have been much preferable...and both have Broadway experience.
I've never been a fan of Etheridge. Her voice is like nails on a chalkboard to me.
I've never been a fan of Etheridge. Her voice is like nails on a chalkboard to me.
#19
Posted: 1/18/11 at 3:04pm
Whoa. I did not see this one coming!! Personally, I loved Billie Joe as St. Jimmy. He gave an electric performance each time I saw him.
However, I never thought of having a female St. Jimmy. Makes me wonder who else could play this role. I could see Juliette Lewis being kinda cool.
However, I never thought of having a female St. Jimmy. Makes me wonder who else could play this role. I could see Juliette Lewis being kinda cool.
Updated On: 1/18/11 at 03:04 PM
#20
Posted: 1/18/11 at 3:07pm
Saint Jimmy is an interesting role- it's more or less asexual and gender-neutral, and its only real requirement is a great rock voice and a true rock-star presence onstage.
It's already been noted the difference between Vincent and Armstrong in the role- Vincent has an element of seduction and pleasure to him, and his slithery, somewhat effeminate presence clearly shows him as the "other side" of Johnny in all ways (perhaps even a nod to Billie Joe's straight-leaning bisexual orientation). Armstrong himself is all about danger, destruction and just having a good time with death and chaos. Etheridge, in the same role, who knows what she'll be or do?
It's already been noted the difference between Vincent and Armstrong in the role- Vincent has an element of seduction and pleasure to him, and his slithery, somewhat effeminate presence clearly shows him as the "other side" of Johnny in all ways (perhaps even a nod to Billie Joe's straight-leaning bisexual orientation). Armstrong himself is all about danger, destruction and just having a good time with death and chaos. Etheridge, in the same role, who knows what she'll be or do?
#21
Posted: 1/18/11 at 3:10pm
Completely guessing here, but I think Melissa Etheridge is actually a fan of the show and asked to be a part of it.
When youtuber Alex Day went to see the show, he sat next to her in the audience and she invited him backstage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10WKGRlvZws
When youtuber Alex Day went to see the show, he sat next to her in the audience and she invited him backstage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10WKGRlvZws
#22
Posted: 1/18/11 at 3:11pm
This is one of those indelible moments in theatre history that calls for one to yell "WHAT THE F&#% ARE THEY THINKING?"...
I would love to see Joan Jett tackle this, but Melissa Etheridge, I feel, is too country for such an adrenaline-fueled punk rock musical.
I would love to see Joan Jett tackle this, but Melissa Etheridge, I feel, is too country for such an adrenaline-fueled punk rock musical.
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#23
Posted: 1/18/11 at 3:15pm
Country? Granted, I'm not a Melissa Etheridge fan at all, but I associate her with being the biggest voice in female blues-rock of the past two decades, with only Amy Winehouse as competition.
"I'm the Only One" and "I Wanna Come Over" are the only two songs I can think of with her off the top of my head. Color me curious if not convinced about her performance.
"I'm the Only One" and "I Wanna Come Over" are the only two songs I can think of with her off the top of my head. Color me curious if not convinced about her performance.
#24
Posted: 1/18/11 at 3:19pm
What about Madge? LOL.
Seriously, I don't care who plays Jimmy. Idiot is the only musical left on Broadway with the slightest bit of an edge, so good on them for keeping it interesting (I haven't seen STOTD, so don't know if it qualifies as being edgy).
Seriously, I don't care who plays Jimmy. Idiot is the only musical left on Broadway with the slightest bit of an edge, so good on them for keeping it interesting (I haven't seen STOTD, so don't know if it qualifies as being edgy).
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#25
Posted: 1/18/11 at 3:20pm
Ok, Country was my mistake...but still, this is extremely way far out of left field.
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