Broadway Archival

PARAMOUNT THEATRE HISTORY

The 85-year-old Paramount Theatre is a historic landmark in Downtown Aurora restored to sustain the Venetian, art deco style as when it was built in 1931.

BROADWAY SERIES HISTORY

The Paramount Theatre’s Broadway Series debuted in 2011 with My Fair Lady and grew to over 30,000 subscribers at the end of its fifth season. Under the guidance of President & CEO Tim Rater and Artistic Director Jim Corti, the Paramount Theatre self-produces each musical in the Broadway Series. Costumes are made and sets are built right here in Aurora, Illinois.

BROADWAY SERIES B-ROLL

Check out b-roll footage of the Paramount Theatre Broadway Series.

RENT March/April 2014

CATS September/October 2014

MARY POPPINS November 2014/January 2015

THE WHO’S TOMMY January/February 2015

LES MISERABLES March/April 2015

OKLAHOMA! September/October 2015

A CHRISTMAS STORY November 2015/January 2016

HAIRSPRAY January/February 2016

WEST SIDE STORY March/April 2016

MAMMA MIA! September/October 2016

THE LITTLE MERMAID November/December 2016; January 2017

SWEENEY TODD February/March 2017

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR April/May 2017

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET September/October 2017

ELF THE MUSICAL November/December; January 2018

CABARET February/March 2018

ONCE April/May/June 2018

LEGALLY BLONDE September/October 2018

THE WIZARD OF OZ November/December 2018; January 2019

THE PRODUCERS February/March 2019

AUGUST RUSH: THE MUSICAL April/May/June 2019

BROADWAY SERIES CRITIC REVIEWS

Chicago Tribune Reviews:

2011/2012: My Fair Lady, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, A Chorus Line, Hair
2012/2013: Annie, The Music Man, Fiddler on the Roof
2013/2014: In The Heights, Miss Saigon, 42nd Street, Rent
2014/2015: Cats, Mary Poppins, The Who’s Tommy, Les Misérables
2015/2016: Oklahoma!, A Christmas Story, Hairspray, West Side Story
2016/2017: The Little Mermaid, Sweeney Todd, Jesus Christ Superstar
2017/2018: Million Dollar Quartet, Cabaret, Once
2018/2019: Legally Blonde, The Producers