With more than 45 performances to choose from, the Paramount Theatre is thrilled to announce the 2007-2008 season featuring a line-up filled with star entertainers both familiar and new, world-class Broadway, cutting-edge performances, hilarious comedic talents and much more!
A historical landmark, The Paramount Theatre boasts of beauty and opulence offering no obstructed views, impeccable acoustics and comfortable seats. From the friendly and efficient box office to accessible house managers at the shows, your theatre experience will be unforgettable in the suburbs premier entertainment venue.
BROADWAY
It’s time to let your hair down and dance the night away as Broadway’s musical comedy phenomenon HAIRSPRAY comes to the Paramount Theatre. Winning eight Tony Awards, you will be swept away to 1960s Baltimore in this mega-hit, piled bouffant-high with laughter and romance – and enough deliriously tuneful songs to fill a nonstop platter party. The internationally acclaimed celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has touched the hearts of millions around the world, triumphantly returns to the Paramount - RIVERDANCE.
Whether it’s your first time or fifth time, there is no better time to share the magic with your family. Leapin’ lizards! The timeless tale ANNIE is coming to the Paramount. Give your family the chance to experience this classic musical about never giving up hope! Before “Desperate Housewives,” there was Maggie the Cat, before “Brokeback Mountain” there was Brick and before Tony Soprano there was Big Daddy---Don’t miss as Montana Repertory Theatre reawakens a classic American masterpiece CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF.
MUSIC
Music makes the world go ‘round and this season there is a whirlwind of diversity and choices for all music lovers.
A driving force in country music, CLINT BLACK opens the season with his Up Close and Personal tour. Back by popular demand, GORDON LIGHTFOOT returns to share his melodic, soulful voice with fans. The ten handsome and playful “Aussies” THE TEN TENORS will captivate you from the very first note with their unmistakable charm and amazing vocal prowess. Two of the finest entertainers in show business, STEVE LAWRENCE AND EYDIE GORME create magic on stage with not just a concert but a variety show filled with energy, warmth and a camaraderie that is second to none. Two of country music’s most celebrated icons team up for one incredible show with LEE GREENWOOD and CRYSTAL GAYLE. Two legendary artists in one extraordinary show, BLOOD, SWEAT & TEARS and CHUCK NEGRON bring a combined total of 27 top 40 hits with the likes of Spinning Wheel, You Make Me So Very Happy, One and Joy to the World. Celebrate the 60’s with an incredible evening featuring HERMAN’S HERMITS and THE TURTLES as they sing all their favorite hits. Capturing the hearts and imaginations of millions of fans around the world, MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER presents the highly anticipated concert tour Fresh Aire. The legend lives on as the GLENN MILLER ORCHESTRA evokes waves of nostalgia proving that great music has no time limitations and good things just don’t die.
COMEDY
Blazing onto the comedy scene, FRANK CALIENDO is as red-hot as his impersonations. You might have seen him on Fox NFL Sunday pre-game shows, don’t miss him at the Paramount. Brazen sitcom housewife, ROSEANNE BARR, returns to her roots of stand up as she showcases her brilliant comedic talent in an in-your-face, all-you-can-stand laugh fest. Armed with all new material, the reigning king of one-man shows, a comedy tour deforce, JACKIE MASON, combines pungent political satire, insightful observations on the foibles of modern life and impeccable timing to keep audiences roaring and critics raving. Towering comedian BRAD GARRETT is nothing like his alter ego “Robert Barone” as he takes the stage by storm in a no-holds-barred comedy routine that isn’t for the fainthearted. A presidential election season means more than a busy time for politicos and journalists. It means the country’s most infamous political comedy troupe CAPITOL STEPS is in the thick of it writing songs and skits that bring out the ridiculous side of the campaign trail. These equal opportunity spoofers put the “mock” in democracy.
FAMILY PROGRAMMING
E.B. White’s loving story CHARLOTTE’S WEB comes to life on stage in this treasured tale of a friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a little gray spider named Charlotte. Laugh and sing along with Alexander’s misadventures in the hilarious musical based on Judith Viorst’s best-selling book ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY. Don’t miss a beat of this fun-filled musical adventure, PETER PAN, complete with lost boys, high-stepping pirates, the delightfully dangerous Captain Hook and the boy who won’t grow up. Outspoken, lovable JUNIE B. JONES is a colorful and funny musical about new friends, new glasses, the annual kickball tournament and other various first-grad angst-ridden situations. The NEW SHANGHAI CIRCUS acrobats, jugglers and contortionists defy gravity and execute breathtaking feats in a spellbinding family show. Eight delightful stories represent various themes and ideas relevant to a broad and diverse audience of children in IF YOU GIVE A MOUSE A COOKIE AND OTHER STORY BOOKS. The Arabian nights come to life with AlphaBet Soup’s madcap magic-carpet-ride adventure ALADDIN. Celebrating the life of Harriet Tubman, FREEDOM TRAIN uses dance, dialogue and music of the period to tell this story of self-sacrifice, dedication and survival.
HOLIDAY
Ring in the holidays with KENNY ROGERS’ all new 25th Anniversary Christmas show featuring all his greatest hits and holiday favorites. Featuring special guest Linda Davis this is a holiday treat designed for the entire family. Rave reviews bring back the BRIAN SETZER CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA for an 18-piece rockin’ big band Christmas show you will never forget. One of the most dazzling and spectacular follies show, SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS, features a glittering cast, gorgeous costumes and the highest-kicking chorus girls this side of the North Pole.
DANCE
Displaying a sheer passion for dance, Chicago’s top dance companies such as Dancers of Joffrey Ballet, World Champion Trinity Irish Dancers, Chicago Tap and Jazz Companies and much more take the stage by storm in a performance of spine-tingling intensity in STARS OF CHICAGO DANCE EXPLOSION! Chicago’s best-known dance troupe, HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO mixes jazz, modern, ballet and theater dance to scores ranging from the Rolling Stones to Vivaldi. You might have seen PILOBOLUS perform their stunning statue-like silhouettes on the 2007 Oscars. This wildly creative dance troupe leaps, flies and intertwines to break all the rules and give you an evening beyond your wildest imagination.
WORLD CULTURE
Nationally recognized dance troupe from Aurora, BALLET FOLKORICO QUEZALCOATL uses amazing choreography and authentic wardrobes to make this entertaining dance spectacle one of the best example of Mexican tradition and art in the U.S. South Africa’s longest running show AFRICAN FOOTPRINT –for the first time in America– is an explosive stampede of song and dance that tells the vibrant and diverse history of South Africa. African Footprint is to South Africa what Riverdance is to the Irish. As host, writer and producer of the popular Public Television series “Rick Steves Europe”, travel guru RICK STEVES will teach you how to discover great European cities and cozy “back door” villages away from the tourist trampled routes and become a “temporary local” for a fraction of what mainstream tourists pay. -- www.paramountarts.com
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