$25 Student Rush Tickets Announced for Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT, 2/6

Portland Ovations and the national tour of the explosive Broadway hit Green Day's American Idiot just released a limited number of $25 front-row student rush tickets for the Portland, ME premiere at Merrill Auditorium on February 6th.

These specially priced tickets are available only at PortTIX the box office window at Merrill Auditorium to students with a proper student ID and are limited to 4 tickets per student.

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.

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."

Regularly priced tickets for Green Day's American Idiot at Merrill Auditorium are $41 to $54 for Portland Ovations Members and $45 to $60 for the general public. Green Day's American Idiot is sponsored by WGME - 13 and The Portland Phoenix. To purchase tickets visit www.portlandovations.org, contact PortTIX at 207-842-0800 or stop by the box office window at Merrill Auditorium.

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

About Portland Ovations

Each year since 1931, Portland Ovations brings a dynamic season of exceptional performing artists from around the world to Maine including classical music, jazz, opera, dance, theater, and Broadway national tours. In addition to live performances, Ovations brings the exhilaration of the performing arts out into our community with season-long educational and outreach activities known as Ovations Offstage. A Maine-based non-profit, Portland Ovations contributes to the cultural, social and economic well-being of our community by presenting an array of high quality performing artists from around the world and creating diverse educational experiences that bring the enjoyment, energy and enrichment of the arts to all.