Melissa Etheridge To Appear In American Idiot On Broadway!

1/18/2011 9:20 PM ET | Filed under: Broadway Babies • Melissa Etheridge • Green Day

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Nice! This will be a really inneresting change of pace!

Melissa Etheridge will be hitting the Broadway stage next month, taking on the role of St. Jimmy for a one-week period in the musical American Idiot!

For the rest of February, Green Day frontman - and American Idiot's composer/co-author - Billie Joe Armstrong will play the part!

Director Michael Mayer says:

“Billie Joe and I always believed that it would be incredible to have a woman take on the role of St. Jimmy. This character is seductive, thrilling and dangerous. Melissa Etheridge is all that and so much more. She's a rock icon and we couldn't be more thrilled that she's bringing her immense talent to American Idiot.”

Her appearance will DEFINITELY peak some interest, we'd imagine!

We're very curious to see what she does with the part!

Check out her list of performance times…AFTER THE JUMP!

ST. JIMMY 2011 Performance Schedule:

* BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG: January 18 - 30
* MELISSA ETHERIDGE: February 1 - 6
* BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG: February 10 - 27

The performance schedule for AMERICAN IDIOT is Tuesday at 7pm, Wednesday 8pm, Thursday at 8pm, Friday at 8pm, Saturday at 2pm & 8pm and Sunday at 3pm and 7:30pm.

[Image via WENN.]

Tags: american idiot, appearance, billie joe armstrong, broadway, director, guest appearance, michael mayer, st. jimmy, stint

J_E_A_D says – reply to this

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um Wtf this has to be a joke….
prickly says – reply to this

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She's shown her true colours in recent months after her split - anything she's in, I'm not interested in seeing.
betsybrb says – reply to this

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HAHAHAHAaha. oh sorry.. but really, could this play (opera?) get any worse?
oh how they fall. i really don.t think green day could sell out anymore than they already have.
OhBigDeal says – reply to this

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Fitting title for her.
Signed
Ex-fan.
ru4reel says – reply to this

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American Idiot is right. Perfect timing. Broadway? HA HA HA HA HA! Why does this douchebag think she can act? or sing or dance or do anything that anyone gives a crap about. GAWD! Hundreds of talented people out there and this has been gets a part on Broadway? She needs to check her ego stage left
curiouskittikat says – reply to this

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Sorry to be pedantic, but shouldn't that read 'PIQUE some interest', and not 'PEAK'?
hesterprynne says – reply to this

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Haha, "peak". It's PIQUE, dumdum.
LazaroSi3333 says – reply to this

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Her nose offends me. Sometimes plastic surgery is a MUST
so what says – reply to this

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Melissa Etheridge in American Idiot — I wouldn't see it, but it sounds ironically appropriate
jenottawa69 says – reply to this

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Great - let's hope she uses some of the money for child and spousal support.
KEEFER says – reply to this

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damn hoot owl
jennih789 says – reply to this

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Are you serious? she is the last person in the world who I thought would do this. I'm curious to see how this is going to turn out.
adamzlover says – reply to this

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Hope she flops flat on her face. What a bitch.

Kim Kardashian Rushes To Twitter To Defend Husband Kanye West Following His Latest Twitter Rants!

Kim Kardashian West is defending her man!

As we previously reported, concerns regarding Kanye West's mental health made several headlines this week, after the Famous rapper parted ways from his manager AND lawyers. Not to mention, the A-lister has been making quite the scene on Twitter, as he discussed politics, his fashion empire, etc.

Photos: All The Kanye Tweets That Really Make You Think!

Well, following Yeezus' declaration that he's doing just fine, his wife has taken to social media to comment on all of the controversy. The KUWTK star kicked off her clap back by calling out the media for "trying to demonize" the Heartless artist and defended that he "has always been expressive."

The mother of three wrote:

[Image via WENN.]