NONPROFIT U.S. Postage PARAMOUNT ARTS CENTER ASSOCIATION PAID 8 East Galena Boulevard, Suite 230 Carol Stream, IL Aurora, Illinois 60506 Permit No. 5 BROADWAY SERIES SPONSOR GENERAL SEASON SPONSOR PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE AT PARAMOUNTAURORA.COM AT TICKETS ONLINE PURCHASE BY THE NUMBERS 2014 2013 SEASON 2 CRITICS ARE RAVING PARAMOUNT BROADWAY SERIES It happened again last year. Night after night, audiences rose to their feet with standing ovations. Critics raved, heralding the work as some of the best Theatre in Chicago and in some cases “Better Than the Broadway Version.” Paramount’s Broadway Series took the theatre world by storm. Now the 2013-14 Season is bigger and better than ever. Experience it all from just $73.80-$99.80 per subscription. AS A SUBSCRIBER, YOU’LL ALSO RECEIVE “REMARKABLE PRODUCTION… FREE EXCHANGES If you can’t make your show, simply call the box office to exchange to a FIDDLER SOARS different performance. EXACT SAME SEATS ABOVE THE ROOFTOPS” See all four shows from your subscriber seats you personally selected within your package. MARGARET EVA, CHICAGO CRITIC SUBSCRIBER DISCOUNTS Purchasing a subscription means you’ve now purchased 4 shows to the overall season and that entitles you to a 5% discount on every additional “ANOTHER “PARAMOUNT HAS A NEW TRADITION of producing show at the Paramount. You can get larger discounts (up to 15%) by only the most fantastic, beautiful, and impressive Broadway purchasing more shows along with your Broadway Subscription. PARAMOUNT shows in their equally adjective-laden historic theater. Once TRIUMPH” EARLY ACCESS TO TICKETS again, the Paramount has taken a seasoned Broadway show Subscribers purchase tickets to just-added shows before the general HEDY WEISS, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES and put new life in it.” MARISSA AMONI, DOWNTOWN AURORAN public–ensuring the best seats in the house. EARLY ACCESS TO RIVEREDGE PARK CONCERT TICKETS Paramount Subscribers go to the front of the line to be able to purchase tickets to RiverEdge Park. HEDY WEISS, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES SPECIAL OFFERS “ My husband & I are 1st time series ticket holders & You’ll receive exclusive discount offers and packages during the year, such we just saw Annie last night & it was the most fantastic as buy one ticket, get one at half off. production we have ever seen. Congratulations to the “EXCEPTIONAL” actors, production crew & everyone associated with it. CHRIS JONES, CHICAGO TRIBUNE NO MATTER WHAT BROADWAY PACKAGE YOU Grease was also fantastic. Keep it up. 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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 neighborhood, “The Heights” have strong family bonds and neighborhood ties that 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. 2 BOX OFFICE 630-896-6666 PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE AT PARAMOUNTAURORA.COM 3 MISS SAIGON OCTOBER 30-NOVEMBER 24 MUSIC BY CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG TICKETS LYRICS BY RICHARD MALTBY JR. & ALAIN BOUBLIL $36.90-$49.90 DIRECTED BY JIM CORTI (PARAMOUNT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR) SPONSOR FROM THE CREATORS OF LES MISERABLES comes one of the most epic stage productions of modern theatre. Miss Saigon is the riveting story of an American soldier who 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. 4 BOX OFFICE 630-896-6666 PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE AT PARAMOUNTAURORA.COM 5 42ND STREET JANUARY 15-FEBRUARY 9 MUSIC BY HARRY WARREN TICKETS LYRICS BY AL DUBIN $36.90-$49.90 BOOK BY MICHAEL STEWART & MARK BRAMBLE BASED ON THE NOVEL BY BRADFORD ROPES SPONSORS ORIGINAL DIRECTION & DANCES BY GOWER CHAMPION DIRECTED BY RACHEL ROCKWELL (DIRECTOR OF PARAMOUNT’S ANNIE & THE MUSIC MAN) IT’S THE CLASSIC STORY OF BROADWAY. Peggy leaves her small town to pursue her dreams in New York. While keeping the big city wolves at bay, she befriends the working class of the theatre 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 led by the Paramount’s full orchestra. Rated G. ILLUSTRATION BY DAN COSGROVE 6 BOX OFFICE 630-896-6666 PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE AT PARAMOUNTAURORA.COM 7 RENT MARCH 12-APRIL 6 BOOK, MUSIC & LYRICS BY JONATHAN LARSON TICKETS MUSICAL ARRANGEMENTS BY STEVE SKINNER $36.90-$49.90 ORIGINAL CONCEPT/ADDITIONAL LYRICS BILLY ARONSON DIRECTED BY JIM CORTI (PARAMOUNT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR) SPONSOR POSSIBLY NO OTHER MUSICAL IN RECENT BROADWAY HISTORY RECEIVED SUCH ANTICIPATION FOR ITS OPENING than RENT. 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 Boheme – RENT immerses you in the lives of 8 young artists and musicians living in New York’s 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 against 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, 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 18. 8 BOX OFFICE 630-896-6666 PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE AT PARAMOUNTAURORA.COM 9 2013-2014 PROGRAMMED EVENTS SEASON KICK OFF PARTY FRIDAY, AUGUST 23 5-7 PM *CONCERT 8 PM SPONSOR HELP US CELEBRATE THE 2013-14 IN THE HEIGHTS SEASON with a party before the Happy SEPTEMBER 11-OCTOBER 6 Together concert. Your $10 ticket gets you in this annual event where you’ll DIRECTED BY RACHEL ROCKWELL sample mouth-watering cuisine from area DIRECTOR OF PARAMOUNT’S ANNIE & THE MUSIC MAN restaurants while you browse cool silent auction items. Space is limited and this CHICAGO DEBUT. Nominated for 13 Tony Awards and winner of Best Musical, Best event sells out. Cash Bar. Concert Ticket Score, Best Choreography and Best Orchestration. Spend three days in the primarily purchased separately. Hispanic neighborhood of Washington Heights, a community on the brink of change, where the residents have strong family bonds and neighborhood ties that are equally TICKETS $10 FOR PARTY as binding. In The Heights pulses with the poetry of rap, soaring ballads and powerful Latin-inspired grooves. RATED PG TICKETS $36.90-$49.90 TERRY FATOR SPONSOR OCTOBER 12 8 PM HE SINGS; HE DANCES; HE DOES STAND-UP COMEDY AND VENTRILOQUISM–and that’s all in just one performance! Terry Fator is one of The Strip’s premier entertainers and his audiences pack the Mirage’s Terry Fator Theatre nightly. Now Fator is bringing his crowd-pleasing act to Aurora – but for one night only! You’ll laugh, cheer and be amazed at Fator’s endless talents.