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This edition: Billie Joe Amstrong (Green Day) the composer and lyricist of "American Idiot," Michael Mayer, director, on "American Idiot," based on the album by Green Day.


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Original tape date: April 16, 2010. First aired: May 8, 2010.

Billie Joe Armstrong, composer and lyricist of the new Broadway hit “American Idiot” and the production’s director Michael Mayer who had the vision to transform Green Day’s rock opera into a Tony-nominated musical.

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Billie Joe Armstrong Composer/Lyricist, Green Day

Michael Mayer Director

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