Broadway Idiot
Sound + Vision 2013
July 26 - August 1, 2013
Q&A with director Doug Hamilton and producer Ira Pittelman!
Doug Hamilton’s behind-the-scenes look at the making of Broadway musical American Idiot is also a portrait of a musician (Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong) adapting to, and thriving at, a new art form. Note: Grayed out screenings are currently standby only. A standby line will form at the box office one hour prior to showtime. Available tickets will be released on a first come, first served basis.
Q&A with director Doug Hamilton and producer Ira Pittelman!
Note: This film is currently standby only. A standby line will form at the box office one hour prior to showtime. Available tickets will be released on a first come, first served basis. Sign up for email updates about Sound + Vision here.
Doug Hamilton’s film started out as a behind-the-scenes look at the idiots that thought a punk rock record could translate to a Broadway musical—Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and Spring Awakening’s director Michael Mayer. But the film becomes much more than that; it chronicles Billie Joe’s growing engagement with the creative process of this new, for him, art form. Hamilton shows the journey including a peak at pre-teen Billie Joe, live concert footage and his Broadway debut.
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