Green Day's 'American Idiot' Coming to Rialto

Green Day's Tony Award-winning musical, "American Idiot," will premiere this month at the Rialto Square Theatre, 15 E. Van Buren St. in downtown Joliet.

Called  “wonderfully raucous” and “emotionally charged” by The New York Times and “flat-out electrifying” by the Boston Globe, the musical will premiere April 23 in Joliet.

Featuring the music of Green Day, the show tells the story of three boyhood friends searching for meaning in a post-9-11 world. 

The show features Green Day hits “Boulevard of Broken Dreams,” “21 Guns,” “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,” and an unreleased love song, “When It’s Time.” 

Tickets are priced between $40 to $50 per person (additional fees may apply). 

Tickets may be purchased at the Rialto Box office,  102 N. Chicago St., or ordered by calling 815-726-6600 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. On performance days, the box office remains open until the completion of intermission. Tickets are also available at 800-982-2787, through all Ticketmaster outlets or online at www.ticketmaster.com or www.rialtosquare.com.