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BUY 2 SHOWS GET 2 SHOWS FREE 2013-2014 THE 2013–2014 BROADWAY SERIES IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM KING WE’VE BEEN EXTREMELY FORTUNATE with our Broadway Series over the past two years. Audiences have come out in record-setting numbers to experience our productions. Critics are calling our shows some of the best musical theatre being done in Chicago. Artists from all over the country are seeking us out and want to be a part of this experience. KING Despite all of that, our goals remain the same. Produce big, beautiful Broadway-style shows that include our own Paramount take. Treat every single subscriber and individual ticket buyer with unmatched personal service. Continue to offer the best priced subscription package in this state in an effort to make great theater accessible to everyone. PHOTO COURTESY OF TOM This upcoming year is no exception with a line-up of four amazing productions. Every one of these shows is a major undertaking. Every one of these shows is going to be unforgettable. We’re also offering the exact same deal as we did when we debuted the Broadway Series two years ago: Buy 2 Shows, Get 2 Shows FREE. I hope you’ll join us as a Broadway Series Subscriber. I promise you, it will be worth every penny. Thank you so much for your support. All the best. Tim Rater President & Chief Executive Officer, Paramount Theatre P.S.: Please see page 11 for a list of all the great benefits of being a Broadway Subscriber. 2013–2014 BROADWAY SERIES 1 MUSIC AND LYRICS BY LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA BOOK BY QUIARA ALEGRÍA HUDES CONCEIVED BY LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA DIRECTED BY RACHEL ROCKWELL IN THE HEIGHTS SEPTEMBER 11–OCTOBER 6, 2013 CHICAGO DEBUT. This is the show that took Broadway by storm. Nominated for 13 Tony Awards, taking home 4 including Best Musical, Best Score, Best Choreography and Best Orchestration. It’s three days in the lives of residents living on 183rd Street in New York’s Washington Heights. A primarily Hispanic neigh- borhood, family bonds are strong; neighborhood ties are equally as binding; but change is in the air that will impact everyone. It’s a story of dreams and sacrifices, loyalties and love, all taking place in one city block surrounded by millions. This will be the show Chicago will be talking about this fall. It’s the pure energy of Washington Heights pulsing with the poetry of rap, soaring ballads and powerful Latin-inspired grooves resulting in one of the most original scores to hit Broadway in years. In a community on the brink of change, full of hopes and dreams, the biggest struggles can be deciding which traditions you take with you and which you leave In the Heights. Rated PG. BEHIND-THE-SCENES Miranda wrote the earliest draft of In the Heights in 1999, his sophomore year of college. 2 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! 630.896.6666 BEHIND-THE-SCENES The play was originally performed at Wesleyan University in 1999. Miranda later teamed up with Wesleyan alum John Buffalo Mailer and Tommy Kail to write five drafts of In the Heights before its 2008 Broadway debut. 2013–2014 BROADWAY SERIES 3 MUSIC BY CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG LYRICS BY RICHARD MALTBY JR. & ALAIN BOUBLIL DIRECTED BY JIM CORTI, PARAMOUNT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MISS SAIGON OCTOBER 30–NOVEMBER 24, 2013 FROM THE CREATORS OF Les Miserables comes one of the epic stage productions of modern theatre. The riveting story of an American solider that has fallen in love with a Vietnamese bargirl as the fall of Saigon is looming. Following a quick wedding and an evening of passion, the GI is forced to evacuate, pledging to return for his new bride. Years later, he learns his love escaped the country with their son he never knew… beginning a quest that will change everyone. An emotionally-charged production, Miss Saigon is an experience filled with brilliant imagery, rich unforgettable orchestrations and lyrics, and a story that will pierce your being. Love, loss and the ultimate sacrifice…be a part of this remarkable production. Rated PG-13 for adult themes and language. BEHIND-THE-SCENES The musical’s inspiration was a photograph found by Schönberg of a Vietnamese mother leaving her child at a departure gate at Tan Son Nhut to board a plane for the U.S. where her father, an ex-GI, would be in a position to provide a much better life for the child. 4 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! ParamountAurora.com BEHIND-THE-SCENES The Broadway production took 84 crew members, scenery and electrical operators to run the show back stage each performance. 2013–2014 BROADWAY SERIES 5 LYRICS BY AL DUBIN MUSIC BY HARRY WARREN BOOK BY MICHAEL STEWART & MARK BRAMBLE BASED ON THE NOVEL BY BRADFORD ROPES ORIGINAL DIRECTION & DANCES BY GOWER CHAMPION DIRECTED BY RACHEL ROCKWELL 42ND STREET JANUARY 15–FEBRUARY 9, 2014 IT’S THE CLASSIC STORY of Broadway. Peggy, the small town girl, leaves the sanctity of family to pursue her dreams in New York. While keeping the big city wolves at bay, she befriends the working class of the theater world — the chorus — and lands a part on the line in the newest play Pretty Lady. But Broadway is full of heroes and villains on-and-off the stage, and Peggy encounters them all on her way to eventual stardom. Filled with the biggest show-stopping tap numbers on Broadway, 42nd Street is a true spectacle with its gorgeous 1930s costumes, beautiful sets and hit-after-hit including “We’re in the Money,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” “Shuffle Off to Buffalo,” and of course the title number “42nd Street,” all performed by the Paramount’s full orchestra. Rated G. BEHIND-THE-SCENES During a performance at London’s Royal Drury Lane, both the lead and understudy portraying Peggy could not go on. Chorus member Catherine Zeta-Jones stepped in to take the lead. The producers were so impressed with her performance that they recast the role with Zeta-Jones as leading lady. 6 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! 630.896.6666 LYRICS BY AL DUBIN MUSIC BY HARRY WARREN BOOK BY MICHAEL STEWART & MARK BRAMBLE BEHIND-THE-SCENES BASED ON THE NOVEL BY BRADFORD ROPES ORIGINAL DIRECTION & DANCES BY GOWER CHAMPION In the original Broadway version, the role of Director DIRECTED BY RACHEL ROCKWELL Julian Marsh was played by Jerry Orbach. Orbach is best known as Detective Lennie Briscoe on the hit TV series Law & Order. 2013–2014 BROADWAY SERIES 7 BOOK, MUSIC & LYRICS BY JONATHAN LARSON MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS BY STEVE SKINNER ORIGINAL CONCEPT/LYRICS BY BILLY ARONSON DIRECTED BY JIM CORTI, PARAMOUNT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR RENT MARCH 12–APRIL 6, 2014 POSSIBLY NO OTHER MUSICAL in recent Broadway history received such anticipation for its opening or such immediate stardom after its very first performance thanRENT . Rolling Stone, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and even the front cover of Newsweek all heralded RENT as THE modern musical of our time. It went on to win 4 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and a Pulitzer Prize. Based on the experiences of creator Jonathan Larson — and loosely based on the opera La Bohème — RENT immerses you in the lives of 8 young artists and musicians living in the Lower East Side of the Bohemian Alphabet City. From a poet and a musician to a lawyer and a drag queen, their lives are intertwined as they fight to survive in the Big Apple and, in some cases, fight for their mortality from HIV. In the end, it’s friendship, love and the ability to maintain their individuality that keeps these souls together. The music is a myriad of styles from rock and funk to gospel and heart-aching ballads. The stage is filled with extraordinary dance numbers celebrating life and mourning mistakes. And when the curtain goes down, RENT will revitalize your soul. Rated R: Includes strong adult language & themes. Not recommended for those under 17. 8 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! ParamountAurora.com BEHIND-THE-SCENES The Broadway production closed on September 7, 2008 after a 12-year run of 5,124 performances, the 9th longest-running Broadway show at the time. 2013–2014 BROADWAY SERIES 9 CRITICS ARE RAVING: “REMARKABLE PRODUCTION… FIDDLER SOARS ABOVE THE ROOFTOPS” – MARGARET EVA / CHICAGO CRITIC “ANOTHER “ PARAMOUNT HAS A NEW TRADITION of producing only the most fantastic, beautiful, and impressive Broadway shows in their PARAMOUNT equally adjective-laden historic theater. Once again, the Paramount TRIUMPH” has taken a seasoned Broadway show and put new life in it.” – HEDY WEISS / CHICAGO SUN-TIMES – MARISSA AMONI / DOWNTOWN AURORAN “ My husband & I are 1st time series ticket holders & we just saw Annie last night & it was the most fantastic production we have ever seen. Congratulations to the actors, production crew “EXCEPTIONAL” & everyone associated with it. Grease was also fantastic. Keep – CHRIS JONES / CHICAGO TRIBUNE it up. You all are doing a terrific job.”– DEBBIE R / SUBSCRIBER “BETTER THAN THE CURRENT BROADWAY ANNIE” – CHRIS JONES / CHICAGO TRIBUNE “ Can’t recommend this show enough. “ WE CAME TO MUSIC MAN with the entire family, May be the best Fiddler I’ve EVER seen.” including 3 kids, 2 parents and 2 grandparents. It – DEAN RICHARDS, WGN TV/RADIO was an unforgettable day and we all thank you for making it possible.” – SUSANNE P / SUBSCRIBER 10 SUBSCRIBE TODAY! 630.896.6666 UNFORGETTABLE PRODUCTIONS… UNMATCHED SUBSCRIBER BENEFITS EXCLUSIVE BROADWAY SERIES SUBSCRIBER BENEFITS EXACT SAME SEATS: Once you choose your seats, see all four shows from your subscriber seats you personally selected within your package. 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