Melissa Etheridge to step into the 'American Idiot'

NEW YORK – Melissa Etheridge is about to get in touch with her punk side .
The Grammy- and Oscar-winning singer will temporarily step in for Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong while he takes the break from performing in his Broadway musical, "American Idiot."
Etheridge, best known for her song "Come to My Window," will play drug dealer "St. Jimmy" from Feb. 1 to Feb. 6. Armstrong, the composer and co-author of the musical, returns Feb. 10.

The high-octane show follows three working-class characters as they wrestle with modern life. One joins the Army, one becomes a father and one of the descends into a drug-fueled life — thanks to St. Jimmy.
Says director Michael Mayer: "This character is seductive, thrilling and dangerous. Melissa Etheridge is all that and so much more too."