Grease
September 12, 2012 – October 7, 2012
It's the ultimate celebration of the teen years. Set in the hip 1950s, everyone has ...
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. LEARN MORE
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.
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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
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
September 12, 2012 – October 7, 2012
It's the ultimate celebration of the teen years. Set in the hip 1950s, everyone has ...
November 21, 2012 – December 30, 2012
“…one of the best night outs that your kids will enjoy this holiday season” – Dean Richards / WGN-TV Radio
January 16, 2013 – February 3, 2013
One of the most iconic musicals in theatre history comes to life on the Paramount stage. The scenery is spectacular, the costumes are colorfully lavish and the music and choreography will make you want to stand up and march.
March 6 – 24, 2013
Fiddler on the Roof is a celebration of life and all its challenges. From the rich orchestrations and lyrics to the powerful full-cast numbers, this is a show everyone should see.
September 11, 2013 – October 6, 2013
This Tony-Winning Best Musical is about home, family and finding where you belong.
October 30, 2013 – November 24, 2013
An emotionally-charged production, Miss Saigon is an experience filled with brilliant imagery, rich unforgettable orchestrations and lyrics, and a story that will pierce your being. Love, loss and the ultimate sacrifice…be a part of this remarkable production.
January 15, 2014 – February 9, 2014
This Tony Award Winner for Best Musical is the ultimate big Broadway production filled with lavish costumes and show-stopping dance numbers.
March 12, 2014 – April 6, 2014
This Tony-Award-Winning rock opera turned Broadway on its ear as it follows the lives of struggling artists living in New York’s Alphabet City.
September 10, 2014 – October 12, 2014
Winner of 7 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book and Best Score, CATS is one of the most popular and beloved theatrical productions on the planet.
November 26, 2014 – January 4, 2015
Mary Poppins is more than just a story about a family and a nanny. It’s a story about love, spirit, believing the best in people, about celebrating, liberating, magic, about reconnecting and appreciating what is right in front of your nose. Most importantly, it’s about fun.
January 14, 2015 – February 15, 2015
Celebrate The Who’s 50th Anniversary and experience the greatest rock opera ever written.
March 18, 2015 – April 26, 2015
Nominated for 12 Tony Awards, taking home 8 including Best Score and Best Musical, Les Miserables is a truly enthralling spectacle with brilliant imagery, magnificent orchestrations, stirring lyrics and a story of heroic human commitment that you will not soon forget.
September 16, 2015 – October 18, 2015
Come along for the wild ride through Oklahoma! Nominated for 7 Tonys and a Pulitzer Prize winner, this show is the original triple-threat of musical theatre, jam-packed with soaring music, heartfelt lyrics AND gorgeous dance numbers.
November 25, 2015 – January 3, 2016
Bring the family together and celebrate the season with one of the most beloved Holiday traditions of all time. It’s A Christmas Story: The Musical.
January 20, 2016 – February 21, 2016
"So much fun... pure energy... must-see... Dean's List 'A'" Dean Richards, WGN-TV & Radio "Infectious beat... Broadway-size spectacle... worth the trip? Absolutely" Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune "Larger-than-life... an engine of motion... highly recommended" Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times
March 16, 2016 – April 24, 2016
“this is one terrific production that’ll definitely live in every audience member’s heart…quite definitely, this show is ‘the most beautiful sound I ever heard…’” Highly Recommended Colin Douglas, Chicago Theatre Review
September 7, 2016 – October 30, 2016
We're kicking off the season with the show that turned musical theater on its ear. Over 60 million people in 40 different countries on 6 different continents have reveled in Mamma Mia! – and it’s still going strong.
November 23, 2016 – January 15, 2017
“CAN'T RECOMMEND THIS SHOW ENOUGH!” Dean Richards, WGN Radio & TV
February 8, 2017 – March 19, 2017
“If you’ve never met the Demon Barber, get to this Sweeney Todd” – Chicago Tribune
April 19, 2017 – May 28, 2017
“Judas was terrified. Not only because he thought Christ was getting out of control… Judas thought it was affecting HIM.” – Tim Rice, Lyricist / Jesus Christ Superstar
September 13, 2017 – October 29, 2017
There was no plan for Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins to record together on December 4, 1956, but as fate would have it, they did and left behind a historic and mind-blowing album.
November 22, 2017 – January 7, 2018
A perfect holiday feel-good show, Elf will turn even the grumpiest of grinches into a happy-go-lucky bearer of Christmas cheer, singing loud for all to hear.
February 7, 2018 – March 18, 2018
“Stunning Cabaret shocks its audience into silence. This is revival work of the highest level” 4 out of 4 stars –Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
April 25, 2018 – June 3, 2018
4 out of 4 stars from Chicago Tribune
September 5, 2018 – October 21, 2018
A story of rising to a challenge and defying expectations, all while looking fabulous, Legally Blonde is the perfect way to push our 8th season into high gear and never let up. This is one musical we guarantee you won’t object.
November 14, 2018 – January 6, 2019
"Just right for kids and a nostalgic blast for the grown ups" Highly Recommended, Dean's List A -Dean Richards, WGN-TV & Radio
February 6 – March 17
Under the right circumstances, a producer could make more money with a flop than he could with a hit. And so begins one of the most hilarious cons in musical theatre history.
April 24, 2019 – June 2, 2019
Be the first to see the world premiere of August Rush: The Musical, a never-before-seen musical based on the original Warner Bros. motion picture with story by Paul Castro and Nick Castle and screenplay by Nick Castle and James V. Hart