[img=021411_billie.jpg]Last night Billie Joe [turl=http://www.greendayauthority.com/news/2170/]picked up another Grammy[/turl] award for 'Best Musical Show Album' for the American Idiot cast album. No doubt some wonderful recognition for the work Billie Joe and Tom Kitt did on the album with the rest of the musical cast. The Grammy goes to Billie Joe for producing the soundtrack which was released in April 2010 when the show went on Broadway.
Here are the stories about the win from overnight:
Broadway.com : Billie Joe Armstrong Wins Grammy for American Idiot Broadway Cast Album
The Los Angeles Times: Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day win musical show Grammy for 'American Idiot' album
Playbill.com: Idiot's Delight! American Idiot Cast Album Wins Grammy Award
BroadwayWorld.com : AMERICAN IDIOT Wins GRAMMY for Best Musical Show Album!
[quote]The award for Best Musical Show album has been revealed during the pre-ceremony live stream here and the winner is...the AMERICAN IDIOT Original Cast Recording!
The AMERICAN IDIOT Original Cast album (featuring Green Day) is produced by Billie Joe Armstrong. The cast album is composed by Green Day, and features lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong and the original Broadway Cast including John Gallagher, Jr., Michael Esper, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Mary Faber, Stark Sands & others.[/quote]
Here are the stories about the win from overnight:
Broadway.com : Billie Joe Armstrong Wins Grammy for American Idiot Broadway Cast Album
Green Day frontman has picked up another Grammy Award, this time in the category of Best Musical Show Album. The original cast recording of American Idiot, produced by Armstrong, took home the trophy at the Los Angeles award ceremony on February 13, beating out recordings of A Little Night Music, Fela!, Promises, Promises and Sondheim on Sondheim.
The Los Angeles Times: Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day win musical show Grammy for 'American Idiot' album
Billie Joe Armstrong and Green Day won the 2010 Grammy Award for musical show album for the musical, which opened in April at the St. James Theatre in New York.
Playbill.com: Idiot's Delight! American Idiot Cast Album Wins Grammy Award
The 2011 Show Album nominees also included Fela!, A Little Night Music, Sondheim on Sondheim and Promises, Promises. All of these musicals appeared on Broadway in 2010. Only American Idiot is still running, at the St. James. For this Grammy, the recipient of the award is the album's producer, not the writers or performers of the project.
BroadwayWorld.com : AMERICAN IDIOT Wins GRAMMY for Best Musical Show Album!
[quote]The award for Best Musical Show album has been revealed during the pre-ceremony live stream here and the winner is...the AMERICAN IDIOT Original Cast Recording!
The AMERICAN IDIOT Original Cast album (featuring Green Day) is produced by Billie Joe Armstrong. The cast album is composed by Green Day, and features lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong and the original Broadway Cast including John Gallagher, Jr., Michael Esper, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Mary Faber, Stark Sands & others.[/quote]
