Student Rush Tickets Announced for AMERICAN IDIOT

A day-of-performance student rush for a limited number of orchestra pit seats will take place daily for Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT, playing at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts from January 31 – February 5.

Each day, 1 hour prior to show time at the Memorial Auditorium Box Office, anyone with a valid student ID can purchase orchestra pit tickets at the reduced $26 price – cash only. This offer is available only in-person at the box office, with a limit of two tickets per person.

AMERICAN IDIOT, a 2010 Tony Award®-nominated Best Musical and 2010 Grammy Award winner for
Best Musical Show Album, features the music of Green Day with the lyrics of its lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong. The book is by Armstrong and Michael Mayer and direction is by Tony Award®-winner Mayer ("Spring Awakening").

The show is choreographed by Olivier Award-winner Steven Hoggett ("Black Watch") with music
supervision, orchestrations and arrangements by Pulitzer Prize-winner Tom Kitt ("Next to Normal"). The tour features Tony Award®-winning scenic design by Christine Jones and Tony Award®-winning lighting design by Kevin Adams. The acclaimed creative team also includes costume design by Andrea Lauer, sound design by Brian Ronan, video and projections design by Darrel Maloney, music direction by Jared Stein, associate choreography by Lorin Latarro and associate direction by Johanna McKeon.

Winner of two Tony Awards®, AMERICAN IDIOT is the story of three boyhood friends, each searching
for meaning in a post 9-11 world. Through incredible spectacle, thrilling performances and with the hope embodied by a new generation, AMERICAN IDIOT will give audiences the time of their lives night after night on tour in the same way it did during its acclaimed Broadway run at the St. James Theatre from March 2010 to April 2011.

The musical features the hits "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," "Wake Me Up When September Ends," "Holiday" and the title track "American Idiot" from Green Day's 2004 Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum album. Also included in the score are several songs from Green Day's 2009 release "21st Century Breakdown" including "21 Guns" and an unreleased love song, "When It's Time."

Ticket prices range from $16.00 to $75.00 and will be available at the Progress Energy Center box office (2 E. South Street, Raleigh, NC 27601), all Ticketmaster outlets, by visiting ProgressEnergyCenter.com or NCTheatre.com, or by calling 800-745-3000. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling 919-996-8707.

For more information on AMERICAN IDIOT, visit www.americanidiotthemusical.com.

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