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Paramount Broadway Series is back with long-delayed ‘Kinky Boots’

August 4, 2021 at 2:07 p.m.

Nearly 16 months after closing due to COVID-19, the Paramount Theatre in Aurora will present its 10th Anniversary Broadway Series season opener, the musical "Kinky Boots." "We were two weeks...

Riverfront Playhouse actors are thrilled to be back in front of an audience for Shakespeare run

June 29, 2021 at 5:28 p.m.

Like many people, Gary Puckett and Jake Murphy, who are codirecting "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)" for The Riverfront Playhouse in Aurora, are getting back to doing what...

Riverfront Playhouse presents virtual showings of ‘Minus Some Buttons’

January 19, 2021 at 5:34 p.m.

Presenting a streaming version of a play can be challenging, but the cast of the comedy "Minus Some Buttons," being presented by The Riverfront Playhouse in Aurora, is trusting their...

Paramount marquee helps spread the word about theater’s comings and goings

January 6, 2021 at 12:02 p.m.

Derek Robatzek, a front-of-house operations associate at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, has a way with words. He is one of several Paramount employees who regularly change the message on...

For Riverfront Playhouse’s beloved ‘Christmas Carol,’ the show must go on

December 9, 2020 at 3:38 p.m.

Not even a pandemic can stop The Riverfront Playhouse in Aurora from presenting its annual version of "A Christmas Carol." This year, 2020, marks the 27th year of the production....

Riverfront Playhouse returns with free outdoor children’s shows

October 15, 2020 at 10:41 a.m.

Like everyone else dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, performers at The Riverfront Playhouse in Aurora are finding ways to adjust. "The Riverfront Playhouse has been looking at something to do...

Small Fox Valley, Naperville theaters adjust to coronavirus closings, uncertain future

March 26, 2020 at 1:45 p.m.

Small theater groups are used to working with thin budgets, limited cast availability and unforeseen problems. "The show must go on" is their mantra. But with the coronavirus pandemic shutting...

Riverfront takes on Edward Albee’s ‘At Home at the Zoo’

March 15, 2020 at 3:50 p.m.

Editor's note: Riverfront Playhouse in Aurora has suspended the production of "At Home at the Zoo" indefinitely. Gary Puckett, who is directing Edward Albee's "At Home at the Zoo" for...

Paramount Broadway series brings another world premiere in with ‘Secret of my Success’

March 13, 2020 at 12:01 p.m.

Editor's note: All performances of Paramount's "The Secret of my Success" after March 12 have been canceled. Bolstered by what they discovered with the world premiere of "August Rush" in...

Ukranian production of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ stops at the Paramount

January 15, 2020 at 1:52 p.m.

The National Ballet Theatre of Odessa, Ukraine, is touring the United States with the ballet "Romeo and Juliet" and will make stops in 61 cities over a 90-day period through...

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