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Green Day And Jay-Z Productions Earn Tony Nominations

'American Idiot' earns three nods, while the Jay-Z backed 'Fela!' gets 11.By Rochell D. Thomas, with additional reporting by James Montgomery Green Day Photo: Jason Kempin/ Getty Images It looks like Broadway could be the boulevard of fulfilled dreams for Green Day. Just weeks after opening, the Grammy-winning punk-pop band's rock opera "American Idiot" has been nominated for a Best Musical Tony Award. The musical, directed by Michael Mayer and based on the 2004 album by the same name...

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05:23 on May 4 2010

Green Day And Jay-Z Productions Earn Tony Nominations

MTV.com News — 'American Idiot' earns three nods, while the Jay-Z backed 'Fela!' gets 11.By Rochell D. Thomas, with additional reporting by James Montgomery Green Day Photo: Jason... more info

17:37 on May 4 2010

Green Day, Jay-Z And Will Smith Get One Step Closer To Claiming Their EGOT With Tony Nominations

Idolator — The TONY Awards are going to be a lot more rockin’ this yearâ€”Fela!, produced by Jay-Z, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, scored 11 nominations, including Best M... more info

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17:27 on May 4 2010

Green Day And Jay-Z Productions Earn Tony Nominations

VH1 News — Green Day's "American Idiot" and "Fela!," a musical backed by Jay-Z and Will Smith, were among the nominees for this year's Tony Awards. more info

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