American Idiot Lottery Rules
American Idiot Lottery Rules
rmusic11322
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/07
#1American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/18/10 at 8:31pm
http://www.americanidiotonbroadway.com/lottery.html
Good deal?
#2American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/18/10 at 8:36pmSTUDENT lottery?
"Movies will make you famous; television will make you rich; but theatre will make you good." - Terrence Mann.
#2American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/18/10 at 8:42pm
It does not state it is a student lottery.
The $2 increase in a lotto ticket is fine by me, BECAUSE it is the first two rows (which is not always the best seat, but I prefer it strongly to boxes or last row in mezz!!)
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#3American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/18/10 at 8:42pmWell, that's pretty dumb. I've never heard of a "student lotto" before.
#4American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/18/10 at 8:43pm^^ Yes it does, it says it as soon as you look at the page.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#5American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/18/10 at 8:45pm
It does say it's a Student Lottery, in the title, and here:
Winners must be present at the time of the drawing and show a valid student ID to purchase tickets.
#6American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/18/10 at 8:52pm
Wow, don't know how I missed that.
A student lotto? Interesting. Let's see how long that lasts.
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
GoodbyeLoveRENT
Chorus Member Joined: 9/16/08
#7American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/18/10 at 9:02pmNot gonna lie, I'm extremely disappointed. I'm a student, but my school is too cheap to issue IDs so I'm pretty much screwed.
#8American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/18/10 at 9:08pmYou could always photoshop an ID and get it laminated, no? (ie a cheap high school ID)
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
--Aristotle
#9American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/18/10 at 9:10pmCan you print out a copy of your transcript? Then you can show another form of ID to match your name.
GoodbyeLoveRENT
Chorus Member Joined: 9/16/08
#11American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/18/10 at 9:19pm
Those are great ideas, thanks! :)
Either way, I'm still surprised by the fact that it's students only.
#12American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/18/10 at 9:19pmYay for still having my grad school ID with no date of graduation on it. (I graduated 2 years ago)
#13American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/18/10 at 9:20pm
CapnHook,
Just to clarify, it's not a $2 increase in student rush. Jujamcyn is the only Broadway theatre chain with a $2 facilities fee so instead of the $26.50 lottery rush at places like "In The Heights", "Rock of Ages", "Wicked", and "West Side Story" -- which is actually $25 to the show + the $1.50 facilities fee = $26.50 -- this one is $25 to the show + $2 facilities fee. The increase is on the theatre side. Sure, the show could have charged $24.50 and then the total price would still have been $26.50 like the others. But at such a steep discount already, no reason why the show should feel compelled to take $0.50 less to compensate for theatreowner greed.
"No matter how much you want the part, never let 'em see you sweat." -- Old Dry Idea commercial
#14American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/18/10 at 9:23pm
"You could always photoshop an ID and get it laminated, no?"
That's what I did for my 3 years of Middle School, I finally got a real ID in High School.
dramamama611
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/4/07
#15American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/18/10 at 11:55pm
To those of you 'disapponted': WHY? Were you hoping for rush or for general lotto?.
Honestly, I think lotto is more fair....and I always hate the student only discounts.
If we're not having fun, then why are we doing it?
These are DISCUSSION boards, not mutual admiration boards. Discussion only occurs when we are willing to hear what others are thinking, regardless of whether it is alignment to our own thoughts.
#17American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/18/10 at 11:58pmLotto is very fair, but I've never heard of a student only lotto before. It's especially odd given the age of many of Greenday's fans- not all of their fans are teens, in fact, I'd guess most of them AREN'T.
winston89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/18/06
#18American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/19/10 at 1:23am
Adam, I am not sure that all of Green Day's fans are those who are no longer teens. I've often felt that they are either younger college age kids or people in their late twenties who followed the band from its inception while they were in high school and college. So, I do think that there are some fans who would fit into that category of the student only lotto.
I am glad though that it is not general rush. I say this, not because I don't have the time to sit in line, or get up and be at the theatre early on, it's that I don't live in the city. I live on Long Island. And, I would have nothing to really do between let's say ten in the morning till showtime at 8. And, LIRR fair adds up. I've spoken to a couple of friends of mine who can't do it either due to the fact that they have to work etc.
"If you try to shag my husband while I am still alive, I will shove the art of motorcycle maintenance up your rancid little Cu**. That's a good dear"
Tom Stoppard's Rock N Roll
#19American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/19/10 at 6:57amHmm im confused. If you win two tickets do both people going have to have a student ID?
angelplays
Stand-by Joined: 3/11/10
#21American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/19/10 at 7:43am
"To those of you 'disapponted': WHY? Were you hoping for rush or for general lotto?.
Honestly, I think lotto is more fair....and I always hate the student only discounts."
And yet what they have done here is make their lotto for students. How is that not a student only discount? You're kind of contradicting yourself with your statements.
#22American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/19/10 at 8:32am
Adam, I am not sure that all of Green Day's fans are those who are no longer teens. I've often felt that they are either younger college age kids or people in their late twenties who followed the band from its inception while they were in high school and college. So, I do think that there are some fans who would fit into that category of the student only lotto.
I never said all, Winston. I said "many." Greenday was releasing albums in the 1990's, which would put many of their fans beyond the age of the traditional student. It just seems odd that they would shut out a good chunk of their fanbase, especially since the older fans are also the most loyal. I suspected this show would have a lottery (it just feels like a lotto type of show), I just didn't anticipate it being a student only one.
#23American Idiot Lottery Rules
Posted: 3/19/10 at 8:54amI mean... yes, it's crappy that non-students don't have a cheap resource... but this policy ensures the lottery should have pretty high odds of winning, no?
