The national tour of the explosive
Broadway hit AMERICAN IDIOT, called “wonderfully raucous” and
“emotionally charged” by The New York Times and “flat-out electrifying” by the
Boston Globe will play in Atlanta May 1-4.
Ticket prices start at $30 and will be available at the Fox Theatre box office
(660 Peachtree Street, NE), by visiting broadwayinatlanta.com, or by calling
1-855-285-8499. Group orders of 10 or more may be placed by calling
404-881-2000.
Performances of AMERICAN IDIOT are as
follows:
Thursday 7:30 p.m.
Friday
8:00 p.m.
Saturday 2:00 p.m., 8:00
p.m.
Sunday
1:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m.
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 acclaimed creative team also includes choreography
by Olivier Award-winner Steven Hoggett (“Black Watch”) and
orchestrations and arrangements by Pulitzer Prize-winner Tom Kitt (“Next
to Normal”). The Tony Award®-winning scenic design by Christine
Jones and the Tony Award®-winning lighting design by Kevin
Adams will also be featured in the tour.
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 has given
audiences the time of their lives night after night since its Broadway run at
the St. James Theatre (March 2010 – April 2011) and its subsequent national
tour, which launched December 2011 in Toronto.
“Since its inception, audiences have been
surprised by the emotional journey the show takes them on, told almost
exclusively through Green Day’s songs, including many they are already familiar
with and love,” said Tom Hulce, producer. “This is such a potent time for our
country and the search of our characters for what to believe in is gorgeously
celebrated through Billie Joe and Green Day’s wonderfully lush score,” he
added.
The musical features the hits “Boulevard of
Broken Dreams,” “21 Guns,” “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “Holiday” and the
blockbuster 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,” and an
unreleased love song, “When It’s Time.”
AMERICAN IDIOT premiered at
Berkeley Repertory Theatre in September 2009 and played through November of
that year. In April 2010, the musical opened on Broadway where reviews were
unanimously positive with Charles Isherwood of the New York Times calling the
show “the most adventurous musical to brave Broadway in the past decade” and
the Toronto Star naming it “the first great musical of the 21st
century!”
Fifth Third Bank Broadway in Atlanta offers
open captioned and American Sign Language (ASL) interpreted performances for
every 2013/ 2014 season show. Open Captioned performances will take place
during the first Saturday matinee of each engagement and are sponsored by
Theatre Development Fund. An ASL interpreted performance is available for
the first Sunday matinee of each engagement.
For
more information on AMERICAN IDIOT, visit www.americanidiotthemusical.com.
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