COPLEY THEATRE

by A.A. Cristi - September 29, 2025

Paramount Theatre and its Copley Theatre will ring in the fall and holiday season with a powerhouse lineup of comedy. Frank Caliendo, Steve Cochran with company, and The Second City’s holiday revue will all take the stage in Aurora, promising laughter for every kind of audience....

by Tina St. Angelo - July 31, 2025

Part of the dialogue from the current production in the BOLD series at Paramount’s Copley Theatre. The late, great Sam Shepard’s 1980 play True West is running through August 31. There is a reason this series is called BOLD. This is an intense, dark and, at times, funny play. There are moments of ho...

by A.A. Cristi - July 23, 2025

Paramount Theatre in Aurora will kick off the fourth season of its BOLD Series with Sam Shepard’s True West, running from July 16 through August 31, 2025, at the intimate Copley Theatre in downtown Aurora. See photos of the production....

by A.A. Cristi - June 27, 2025

Sibling rivalry collides with the American dream in Sam Shepard’s American classic True West, the hot start to Paramount Theatre’s fourth BOLD Series. See photos from the production....

by Stephi Wild - June 03, 2025

Sibling rivalry collides with the American dream in Sam Shepard's American classic True West, the hot start to Paramount Theatre's fourth BOLD Series....

by Michael Major - March 31, 2025

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is pure F-U-N at Paramount’s Copley Theatre in downtown Aurora. Watch videos of 'My Friend, the Dictionary,' 'Magic Foot,' and more!...

by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - March 20, 2025

The newest production at the Copley Theatre in Aurora is The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. It’s the story of “12” year olds competing in a spelling bee. Under the direction of Jeff Award-winning Stephen Schellhardt and a set designed by Lauren M. Nichols showcasing a gymnasium, this group ...

by Blair Ingenthron - February 01, 2025

Paramount has revealed the lineup for their 2025-26 Broadway and BOLD series, including the Chicago premieres of Come From Away and Dear Evan Hansen. Learn more here!...

by A.A. Cristi - January 15, 2025

The Second City is celebrating 65 years, and they're bringing they're legendary laughfest to Paramount's Copley Theatre, 8 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora, for a two-week summer run, June 17-28, 2025....

by A.A. Cristi - December 18, 2024

The Chicago Tribune has named Tim Rater, President and CEO, Paramount Theatre in downtown Aurora, its “2024 Chicagoan of the Year in Theater.”...