Kelly Love: July 2010 Archives

lifestyle July 29, 2010 9:35 AM
Artist Interview: Broadway Talent Brian Johnson
I am proud to say that I have a very interesting and successful circle of friends. Some of them I tend to brag about more than others. Brian Johnson is one of those friends. He was the one brave person I knew who had the chops to pick up everything after graduating from Kenmore East Senior High School and move to New York City.

Between graduation in 2003 and today he has managed to land significant roles in two of the freshest rock operas Broadway has seen in years, Spring Awakening and Green Day's American Idiot. Both shows have been nominated for several Tony Awards including Best Musical, which Spring Awakening took home in 2007.

Through the success of each of his shows Johnson has performed on "David Letterman" (see below), "The Early Show", "Good Morning America", "The View", "The