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Grease kicks off the second blockbuster Broadway musical series, tonight, Sept. 12 - Oct. 7, 2012 at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora.

Grease kicks off the second blockbuster Broadway musical series, Sept. 12 - Oct. 7, 2012 at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora.

The Paramount Theater is presenting the nostalgic jukebox revue Route 66 for a nine-week run, four shows a week, in the intimate, 216-seat Copley Theater. Tickets are on sale now for Paramount's production of Roger Bean's Route 66, a jukebox comedy about a gang of rowdy Chicago service station attendants who take an imaginary Chicago to L.A. road trip singing tunes by Willie Nelson, Woody Guthrie, Roger Miller and The Beach Boys, just to name a few. Check out photos from the production below!

After selling out Aurora's 1,888-seat Paramount Theatre in record time, country music legend Willie Nelson has just added a second show at the Paramount, Wednesday, April 11 at 8 pm.

After selling out Aurora's 1,888-seat Paramount Theatre in record time, country music legend Willie Nelson has just added a second show at the Paramount, Wednesday, April 11 at 8 pm.

The Pink Floyd Experience will present one concert only on Tuesday, March 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora. The six piece band offers a full-scale Floydian Spectacular.

Everything about them was a statement. Their clothes, a rejection of materialism. Their drugs, a quest to get closer to God. Their long hair, a flag of freedom. They were hippies, the social watch dogs of the 1960s, and they played a pivotal role in American pop culture.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. 'Bring It On,' season announcements from Broadway In Chicago, Porchlight and Paramount, Idina and Kristin tour dates, Andrew Lloyd Webber in movie theaters and more....

The Pink Floyd Experience will present one concert only on Tuesday, March 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora. The six piece band offers a full-scale Floydian Spectacular.

Today, the Paramount announced to its nearly 13,000 inaugural subscribers the four exciting musicals on tap for the theater's second spectacular Broadway Season: Grease (Sept. 12-30, 2012), Annie (Nov. 21-Dec. 30, 2012), The Music Man (Jan. 16-Feb. 3, 2013) and Fiddler on the Roof (Mar. 6-24, 2013).

After selling out Aurora's 1,888-seat Paramount Theatre in record time, country music legend Willie Nelson has just added a second show at the Paramount, Wednesday, April 11 at 8 pm.

The Peking Acrobats will take the stage for one show only on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora.

The Peking Acrobats will take the stage for one show only on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to New York. Check out the Mosh Pit 'Top Ten Hot Topics' for the last half of 2011!

Take a trip back to the golden era of Las Vegas this New Year's Eve with Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Show, with two performances only, Saturday, Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora.

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Our Awards Celebration at The Call, Barbara Cook, Christopher Sieber at Sidetrack, 'The Addams Family,' 'The Secret Garden,' holiday closings, NYE cabarets and more...

The Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora, continues to expand its ever-increasing entertainment offerings with the launch of Classic Movie Mondays.

There's just a few weeks left to go in voting for the 2011 Chicago Awards and here is the latest update! Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites in the hopes that they will be the recipients of a 2011 BroadwayWorld Chicago Award? There is no time to waste, click on the voting link and make your opinion count! Below are the stats so far as of Monday December 05, 2011.

Take a trip back to the golden era of Las Vegas this New Year's Eve with Sandy Hackett's Rat Pack Show, with two performances only, Saturday, Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora.

The Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora, continues to expand its ever-increasing entertainment offerings with the launch of Classic Movie Mondays.