Melissa Etheridge is AMERICAN IDIOT's next St. Jimmy — Page 2

I'm curious, but I can't imagine Etheridge, Lauper, Jett or any of these other singers being able to run around the stage and perform with the same intensity and energy that a performer like BJA could bring to the role. Plus, he's not enrolled in AARP yet.

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So that no one else has to do the research,

STOTD= Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark.

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After her behavior when she was in Rocky Horror, I highly doubt any producer would cast Joan Jett in a musical again.

"After her behavior when she was in Rocky Horror, I highly doubt any producer would cast Joan Jett in a musical again."

Do share, I gotta hear this...

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I'll go look for the article now, but the short answer was, she got annoyed with the producers over something, and just packed up one night and left, never to be seen again.

She also didn't appear on the cast recording because of something to do with her label and the label the recording was going to be on.

Audiences have enough trouble understanding that St. Jimmy is Johnny's alter ego when the part is played by a man. Don't know what they're going to do now.

I don't think it matters if they get that part or not Alliez. It might be up to them (audience) to decide who he/she is regardless.

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Updated On: 1/18/11 at 06:28 PM

They should just close the show.

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Melissa is going to be too busy catching her breath from running up and down the stairs for all the entrances and exits to actually be doing any singing or acting.

I really think it's a shame that they couldn't just let an understudy do the role for a week. They have an amazing ensemble who do a remarkable job when they understudy. They should really focus on who's going to keep the show open from March onward.

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The producers must really dislike Chase Peacock. He gets not Johnny time and no St. Jimmy time.

They should really focus on who's going to keep the show open from March onward.

What do you think they're doing with Melissa Etheridge? Billie Joe Armstrong's first run was only for a week because the producers wanted to guage both his ability to acclimate to the role and his impact on the box office. As he's discussed openly now, the plan was always to bring him back for a longer engagement if the first one went well by those standards.

I guarantee you that that's the exact plan they have in mind with Etheridge. She has a few tour date scatted through the beginning of March, but if she does well and keeps the grosses up, expect her back into the show relatively soon after Armstrong departs (with an understudy filling in during the meantime, I'd imagine.) If not, I would think they'll close when Armstrong finishes his current run next month, unless his schedule allows him the ability to do one more set of dates into the summer.

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Updated On: 1/18/11 at 11:37 PM

I saw Andrew Call in the role this past weekend, and his only flaw was not being Billie Joe, I guess. Though I think the role itself is a bit strange anyway...

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"They should just close the show. "

Bettyboy why would they?
The show is doing OK even when its playing to half full houses its clearly making its money back. I aopplaud the producers of this show, they wan't to keep it open and will do all they can to see that happen. They know they have a good show (its just a shame so many on Broadway seem to be afraid of punk and rock music) so if that means bringing in guest stars to play a certain role then so be it....it worked for Chicago.

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