The festival season got underway at the weekend with the Evolution festival in Newcastle and the Netherlands’ Pinkpop.
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A current round of shows depend on million-dollar multimedia displays like never before, bringing video upstage after years of being relegated mostly to backdrop status.
New musicals like "Sondheim on Sondheim" use sophisticated swirling computer screens that flash thousands of still and moving images and are central to the storytelling action.
"Sondheim" and productions such as "Everyday Rapture" feature YouTube for comical effects. "Sondheim," for instance, includes a montage of people, from celebrities like Barbra Streisand to budding singers, lending their voice to the composer's famed song, "Send In The Clowns,"
Rock band Green Day's "American Idiot," "Enron" and "Fela!" project news broadcasts of war, conflict, corruption and politics that boldly make video more than just a small part of set design.
"More and more we are seeing it in a lot of productions on Broadway," said "Sondheim" video designer Peter Flaherty. "And the sophistication level with the use of video is definitely starting to increase on Broadway."
"Sondheim," which tells the real-life story of American composer Stephen Sondheim, blends live action on stage, including singers such as Vanessa Williams, with archival video footage and taped interviews with Sondheim himself, who at the
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Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt talks to us about Rock Band and getting "pwned" when it comes to video games.
The influential band from Oakland, California, that spent its early years playing in Berkeley is exploring new ground with a Broadway adaption of its American Idiot album, as well a video game that will feature three of its most popular albums. Green Day: Rock Band will have the full tracklist from Dookie, American Idiot, and 21st Century Breakdown, as well select tracks from albums Warning, Nimrod, and Insomniac. The punk rock band is set to go on tour again this summer, and the game is set to come out on June 8 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and the Nintendo Wii. We spoke with bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt over the phone to find out what it is like to see a younger animated self onscreen.
GameSpot: So, how does it feel to have your own video game?
Mike Dirnt: It's pretty trippy. They approached us a long time ago, but it really never came to fruition. And it's not like we were chasing it down; they just kind of went on and did their own thing and then eventually came back. And by the time they came back, we had been obviously writing our own records and touring and everything.
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