American Idol XIII Screenings Take Place Across the Country January 14

Just like last year, there will be premiere screenings of American Idol for fans across the country.  The post premiere Q&A with the judges and Ryan Seacrest will also stream at AmericanIdol.com and www.livestream.com right after the screening. Check out the details below:

WORLD PREMIERE SCREENING OF “AMERICAN IDOL XIII” FOR FANS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TUESDAY, JANUARY 14

Live Interactive Q&A Directly Following Screening, Featuring Ryan Seacrest, Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr.,

To Stream on www.americanidol.com and www.livestream.com, Starting at 8:30 PM ET/ 5:30 PM PT  Fans Can RSVP to Attend Free Event in their Cities at www.idolrsvp.com

Submit Questions for LIVE Q&A Now via Twitter and Facebook using #AskIdol

The fun begins this January as fans in cities across the country are invited to attend an exclusive screening of the new season of AMERICAN IDOL XIII on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 7:00 PM ET/6:00 PM CT/5:00 PM MT/4:00 PM PT. After the multi-city free screening, there will be an interactive Q&A, featuring iconic AMERICAN IDOL host Ryan Seacrest and superstar judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr.

For IDOL fans at home, the Q&A will be available via a live stream on www.americanidol.com and www.livestream.com. This highly anticipated screening event comes one day before the two-night season premiere of AMERICAN IDOL XIII on Wednesday, Jan. 15 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) and Thursday, Jan. 16 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Originating from Royce Hall at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), the premiere episode and LIVE Q&A will be uplinked via television satellite from Los Angeles to venues in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Boston, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Houston, Detroit, Phoenix, Seattle, Tampa, Minneapolis, Denver, Orlando, Sacramento, St. Louis, Charlotte and Nashville. Space is limited, so hopeful attendees should RSVP now by logging on to www.idolrsvp.com and submitting their names and contact information.

Upon conclusion of the free screening, Seacrest will moderate a nationwide interactive LIVE Q&A with the judges. Fans watching the LIVE Q&A at the satellite venues will have the opportunity to submit questions to the panel.  For those fans at home, they can submit questions in advance via the AMERICAN IDOL Facebook page (www.facebook.com/americanidol) and via Twitter (@AmericanIdol). Questions also may be submitted the day of the event via Twitter using #AskIdol. The interactive LIVE Q&A will appear in satellite venues, as well as streamed www.americanidol.com and www.livestream.com, beginning at 8:30 PM ET/5:30 PM PT.

The free premiere event will be held as noted below. Fans who would like an opportunity to attend in one of the cities may RSVP now at www.idolrsvp.com.

Eastern Time:

Event begins at 7:00 PM, with the LIVE Q&A starting at 8:30 PM. Doors open at 6:00 PM and all seating is free and first come, first served:

ATLANTA                  AMC Sugarloaf Mills 18, 5900 Sugarloaf Pkwy., Lawrenceville, GA 30043
BOSTON                    AMC Framingham 16, 22 Flutie Pass, Framingham, MA 01701
CHARLOTTE             AMC Concord Mills 24, 8421 Concord Mills Blvd., Concord, NC 28027
DETROIT                   AMC Forum 30, 44681 Mound Rd., Sterling Heights, MI 48314
NEW YORK               AMC Empire 25, 234 W. 42nd St., New York, NY 10036
ORLANDO                 AMC Universal Cineplex 20, 6000 Universal Blvd., Orlando, FL 32819
PHILADELPHIA        AMC Plymouth 12, 494 Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
TAMPA                      AMC The Regency 20, 2496 W. Brandon Blvd., Brandon, FL 33511
WASH., D.C.              AMC Hoffman Center 22, 206 Swamp Fox Rd., Alexandria, VA 22314

Central Time:

Event begins at 6:00 PM, with the LIVE Q&A starting at 7:30 PM. Doors open at 5:00 PM and all seating is free and first come, first served:

CHICAGO                  AMC River East 21, 322 E. Illinois St., Chicago, IL 60611
DALLAS                     AMC Northpark 15, 8687 N. Central Expressway 3000, Dallas, TX 75225
HOUSTON                 AMC First Colony 24, 3301 Towne Center Blvd. S., Sugarland, TX 77479
MINNEAPOLIS          AMC Eden Prairie Mall 18, 8251 Flying Cloud Dr. Eden Prairie, MN 55344
NASHVILLE               Theater location to be announced
ST. LOUIS                  AMC Chesterfield 14, 291 Chesterfield Mall, Chesterfield, MO 63107

Mountain Standard Time:

Event begins at 5:00 PM, with the LIVE Q&A starting at 6:30 PM. Doors open at 4:00 PM and all seating is free and first come, first served:

DENVER                    AMC Highlands Ranch 24, 103 W. Centennial Blvd., Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

Pacific Time:

Event begins at 4:00 PM, with the LIVE Q&A starting at 5:30 PM. Doors open at 3:00 PM and all seating is free and first come, first served:

LOS ANGELES         Royce Hall, UCLA, 340 Royce Dr., Los Angeles, CA  90095
PHOENIX                   AMC Ahwatukee 24, 4915 East Ray Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85044
SACRAMENTO         AMC Showplace Manteca 16, 848 Lifestyle St., Manteca, CA 95337
SEATTLE                   AMC Pacific Place 11, 600 Pine St., Seattle, WA 98101

Seating at Royce Hall and at all satellite venues is free. Fans will receive an email notification if they have successfully RSVP’d for the event. Fans who have successfully RSVP’d will be added to the guest list and will receive a confirmation email. Please note that seating at the venues is not guaranteed. Availability is on a first-come, first-served basis at each venue, even if you are on the guest list.

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