Award-winning Broadway in Aurora, Illinois

Aurora's Paramount Theatre is home to Chicago's Best Broadway Series and the new Stolp Island Theatre, where you can experience Million Dollar Quartet every Wednesday through Sunday in a unique, intimate venue. 

Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., is the center for performing arts in Aurora, the second largest city in Illinois. The beautiful, 1,843-seat theater, graced with a strong 1930s Art Deco influence and original Venetian décor, nationally known for its high-quality productions, superb acoustics and historic grandeur, has been downtown Aurora’s anchor attraction since 1931.

Since launching its own Broadway Series in 2011, Paramount has amassed more than 37,000 subscribers, making it the largest subscription house in the U.S. 

 Paramount revealed a blockbuster, four-show line-up for its 14th Broadway Series, including two Chicago-area premieres - Come from Away, (August 20–October 12, 2025) and Dear Evan Hansen, (February 4–March 22, 2026). Add the most iconic holiday musical of all time, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, (November 12, 2025–January 11, 2026), and the beloved 1940s World War II musical, South Pacific, (April 29-June 14, 2026), and that’s one enchanted season. The revival of Cats is currently running through June 15, 2025.

Paramount’s fourth BOLD Series brings three more exciting works to its sleek, intimate Copley Theatre, in 2025-26, right across the street from Paramount: Sam Shepard’s American classic True West, (July 16–August 31, 2025), the Chicago premiere of the buzzy new play Covenant, (October 1–November 16, 2025), and the first area Equity staging of Ride the Cyclone since its debut in 2015, (March 18–May 31, 2026).

And Stolp Island Theatre, Paramount’s third live theater venue, will open this summer with a new production of Million Dollar Quartet. Stolp Island Theatre is a 9,000-square-foot development that includes an intimate 98-seat, 4,600-square-foot theater designed for immersive theater experiences, now under construction at 5 E. Downer Place on the Fox River in downtown Aurora.

“Our theaters exist to take hold of your senses, heart and soul, and lift you up individually and communally," said Paramount Theatre Artistic Director Jim Corti. “Being with friends and family, and among others you haven’t met, we’re as one, witness to the sights and sounds of story and song depicting the struggles and joys onstage in which we see so much of ourselves revealed. We’re lifted up by the excellence of the music and artistry and most of all, by our shared humanity. Personally, I hope to see you join us for our most promising season yet!”

“Thanks to the success of our Broadway Series at Paramount, our BOLD Series at the Copley, and now, our all-new, immersive Million Dollar Quartet, extended through June at our new Stolp Island Theatre, downtown Aurora is earning a new reputation as THE destination for vibrant nightlife, a fast-growing roster of new restaurants, anchored by a nexus of incredible, and affordable, live theater options on any one night,” said Tim Rater, President and CEO, Paramount Theatre. “With the City of Aurora’s firm and continued commitment to supporting the arts, we are becoming the model that others can look to as to how the live performing arts can reinvigorate and drive success in a downtown business district.”

Tim Rater, President and CEO, Paramount Theatre, added “downtown Aurora is a national destination for Broadway-caliber musicals in our beautiful Paramount Theatre, thought-provoking productions in our intimate Copley Theatre, live music at our outdoor summer concert venue, RiverEdge Park, and now, an all-new immersive theater experience, right on the Fox River. With Paramount’s commitment to doing more and better, and the City of Aurora’s commitment to the arts and downtown, we are becoming the model that others can look to as to how the performing arts can revitalize a community.” 

As always, Paramount’s 35,000+ subscribers are given the first chance to secure their seats for next season. And just as it has since it launched its first Broadway Series in 2011, Paramount still offers the same “Buy Two Shows, Get Two Shows Free” offer, with packages starting as low as $60.

For subscriptions, tickets and information, visit ParamountAurora.com, call (630) 896-6666, or visit the Paramount box office, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora, Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and until show time on show days.

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