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Chicago Children's Theatre's 2023-24 season finale will be a celebration of the same joyful energy that launched the company nearly 20 years ago, A Year with Frog and Toad. Learn more about the production here!

Step behind the gates and discover the magic that awaits when Aurora’s Paramount Theatre presents the Professional Regional Premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, currently running through January 14, 2024. Check out production photos here!

There are not enough words to describe Paramount Theatre’s current production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory which is based on the book by Roald Dahl. Director Trent Stork and this cast (over 20) brings the world of imagination to vivid life.

Step behind the gates and discover the magic that awaits when Aurora's Paramount Theatre presents the Professional Regional Premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, November 8, 2023-January 14, 2024. Check out the promo video here!

Step behind the gates and discover the magic that awaits when Aurora's Paramount Theatre presents the Professional Regional Premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Check out the promo video here!

The Beautiful City Project's OSCAR NIGHT was an evening of songs that have won the coveted award of 'Best Song' at the Oscars, and paid tribute to the numerous organizations that TBCP have raised funds an awareness for over the past year. Hosted by Stephen Schellhardt & Devin DeSantis, the show featured performances across a span of 9 decades, and included top Chicago musical theatre talent, a 12-piece orchestra, and 12-person choir.

The Beautiful City Project has announced the cast of OSCAR NIGHT, an evening featuring songs that won the Academy Award for 'Best Song', with proceeds going to fund The Beautiful City Project in their once-a-year, large-scale fundraiser.

Get a first look at Paramount Theatre's School of Rock, the Chicago professional regional premiere of the good-time musical based on the hit Jack Black movie, featuring new music from the genius mind of Andrew Lloyd Webber, directed by Trent Stork.

Get a first look at video of School of Rock at Paramount Theatre!

Get a look at production photos from Paramount Theatre's production of School of Rock!

What did our critic think of SCHOOL OF ROCK at Paramount Theatre, Aurora IL?

Paramount Theatre has announced its roster for School of Rock, the Chicago professional regional premiere of the good-time musical based on the hit Jack Black movie, featuring new music from the genius mind of Andrew Lloyd Webber, directed by Trent Stork.

How to rescue a bar in 1987? Read our critic's review of the production.

Set your alarm to see Groundhog Day: The Musical, based on the classic Bill Murray film comedy, because the forecast calls for Paramount Artistic Director Jim Corti to direct another signature blockbuster musical comedy.

Great dancing candlesticks! Just wait to see what Aurora's Paramount Theatre has in store for Disney's Beauty and the Beast, November 13, 2019-January 19, 2020 at the beautiful Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora. Press opening is Friday, November 22, at 8 p.m.

Rock of Ages is now open at Pittsburgh CLO! What did the critics think? Read all the reviews!

Leave your thinking caps and your good taste at home. Just go for the hairspray-scented ride, people.

Pump up the volume and bust out your air guitar moves! For the first time ever, Pittsburgh CLO is going to shake the walls of the Benedum Center with ROCK OF AGES, July 23 - 28. This Pittsburgh CLO premiere is only running for one week - there are just 8 chances to get here for a raging good time! Check out photos of the cast in action!

Creators Scott Griffin and David Hudson announced complete casting today for the Chicago production of the "smashed" hit Off-Broadway comedy Drunk Shakespeare. Directed by Hudson and Associate Director Lisa Klages, Drunk Shakespeare will open at The Lion Theatre (182 N. Wabash Avenue in The Loop), a brand-new venue hidden behind a locksmith's shop, on Thursday, May 2, 2019. Tickets are now on sale.

Theo Ubique's debut in its new Evanston performance space disappoints.