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“ Lu n a”: C o u r t e sy G o o d m a n T h e at r e ; “ F r e a ks”: C o u r t esy N B C; “ B R e a k i n g”: U rsul a C oyot e /A M C; “ I d i ot ”: C r a i g S c h wa r t ztakeTELEVISION2‘FREAKS AND GEEKS: ASERIES RETROSPECTIVE’USC will let fans relivethe cult, one-season TVshow (created by PaulFeig and featuring careerlaunchingperformancesby James Franco, SethRogen, and LindaCardellini) with fourSunday screenings of all18 episodes, followed bypanel discussions withcast and crew, startingJan. 26.the best of the week aheadTHEATER1‘LUNA GALE’Tackling issues of child custody, drug addiction, sexualassault, and religious fanaticism, Rebecca Gilman’s new playfollows a social worker torn between a child’s recovering,meth-addicted parents and her religiously fanatic grandmother.Directed by Robert Falls, the play premiered atChicago’s Goodman Theatre Jan. 18 and runs through Feb. 23.CONCERT3EUAN MORTON WITH GRANDPAMUSSELMAN & HIS SYNCOPATORSWe know you want to get jazzy at Manhattan’s the Players Club,player. Tony nominee Euan Morton and Grandpa Musselman &His Syncopators want to grant your wish, and will perform a vintagerepertoire from the first generation of jazz at 7 p.m. and9:30 p.m. on Jan. 27.DVD5 ‘BROADWAYIDIOT’Green Day’sjourney frompunk rock toBroadway iscoming to DVDJan. 28.Chronicling theadaptation ofthe band’s“AmericanIdiot” album tothe stage, thedocumentarycaptures howthe move frommosh pit toorchestra pitchanged GreenDay frontmanBillie JoeArmstrong.OPERA4‘BREAKING BAD—OZYMANDIAS’Yes. You read that correctly. Opera “Breaking Bad–Ozymandias” will premiere Jan. 26 and 27 at New York City’sChurch of the Holy Apostles, where our beloved JessePinkman will sing his “Bitch Aria” (seriously) in the methkingpin/19th-century-poet’s-ode-to-impermanencemash-up,as part of One World Symphony’s “Addiction” program.backstage.com upstage News | actor 101 | center stage cover story | features | downstage casting | charts01.23.14 backstage 5