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COPLEY THEATRE

8 E Galena Blvd, Suite 230
Aurora, IL 60506

Ride the Cyclone The Musical
Ride the Cyclone The Musical
3/18 - 5/31/2026


Everyone loves the carnival, but no one escapes the Cyclone. Six teenagers from the St. Cassian Choir must compete for the one spot to be ...



Paramount Theatre Launches Copley Comedy Series At Aurora Stage


by A.A. Cristi - February 02, 2026

Paramount Theatre will kick off its new Copley Comedy Series on February 28, featuring Chicago comedian Tim Walkoe. The series promises a lineup of top-tier stand-up acts at the intimate Copley Theatre....

Paramount Theatre Launches Copley Comedy Series At Aurora Stage


by A.A. Cristi - February 02, 2026

Paramount Theatre will kick off its new Copley Comedy Series on February 28, featuring Chicago comedian Tim Walkoe. The series promises a lineup of top-tier stand-up acts at the intimate Copley Theatre....

Frank Caliendo, Steve Cochran & The Second City Bring Laughs To Aurora This Fall


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....

Review: TRUE WEST at Copley Theatre, Aurora IL


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...

Photos: Sam Shepard's TRUE WEST At Paramount Theatre


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....

Photos: Meet the Stars of Sam Shepard's TRUE WEST at Paramount Theatre


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....

Sam Shepard's TRUE WEST Will Kick Off Paramount's Fourth BOLD Series


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....

Videos: First Look at THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Paramount’s Copley Theatre


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!...

Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BE at Paramount Theatre


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 ...

Paramount Theatre Reveals 2025-26 Broadway and BOLD Series


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!...

Past Shows

Covenant
Covenant
10/1 - 11/9/2025


Nothing much ever happens in a small town in Georgia— especially for someone who needs to be in the limelight. So Johnny skips town to ...

True West
True West
7/16 - 8/31/2025


While house sitting just outside of LA, Austin just wants to finish his screenplay for the Hollywood producer prepared to buy it. One problem: his ...

Sweat
Sweat
3/9 - 4/24/2022


Factory worker friends in this impoverished American town, laugh, talk,and drink their cares away, despite the constant threat of company shutdowns. When promotions and layoffs ...

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