Alison Krause, Indigo Girls among the line up for Paramount Theatre’s 2012-2013 season
By MIRIAM DI NUNZIO mdinunzio@suntimes.com May 31, 2012 1:26PM
The Paramount Theatre in Aurora has announced its 2012-2013 season, which includes everything from comedy and drama to country music and vintage pop.
Tickets are now available to current season subscribers. A new subscriber pre-sale takes place June 9 by phone at (630) 896-6666. Individual tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. June 11 at the theater box office, by phone at (630) 896-6666 or online at www.paramountaurora.com.
The 2012-2013 Paramount Theatre season includes:
— “Happy Together Tour,” August 24, (Tickets: $59.50), featuring Flo & Eddie, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, The Buckinghams, The Grass Roots and The Monkees’ Micky Dolenz.
— Alison Krauss and Union Station, featuring Jerry Douglas, August 26, (tickets: $75/$85/$95).
— Rodney Carrington, Sept. 8 (tickets: $49/$59).
— Capitol Steps, Oct. 12 (tickets: $30/$35)
— Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl, Oct. 19 (tickets, $18/$25)
— Indigo Girls, Nov. 3 (tickets: $45/$55)
— “SHATNER’S WORLD: We Just Live In It…,” Jan. 4, 2013, (tickets: $65/$85; $75 VIP Package add-on. Direct from Broadway with his one-man show, William Shatner talks all about his life and his world. A limited number of patrons will have the opportunity to meet “The Shat” in person. Patrons buying tickets in the first 20 rows have the opportunity to purchase a VIP Package that includes a special edition tour poster, an autograph and a photo op.
— Bobby Vinton, Feb. 14, 2013, (tickets: $49/$54/$64);
— “Stayin’ Alive: One Night of the Bee Gees,” Mar. 30, 2013, (tickets: $32);
— “STOMP,” April 13-14, 2013, (tickets: $39.50 and $49.50);
— The Ides of March and Herman’s Hermits featuring Peter Noone, May 18, 2013, (tickets: $39.50/$49.50)
The Paramount’s Broadway musical series will include:
— “Grease,” Sept. 12-Oct. 7, (tickets, $34.90/$39.90/$46.90);
— “Annie,” Nov. 21-Dec. 30, (tickets: $34.90/$39.90/$46.90);
— “Meredith Willson’s The Music Man,” Jan. 16-Feb. 3, 2013, (tickets: $34.90/$39.90/$46.90);
— “Fiddler on the Roof,” Mar. 6-24, 2013 (tickets, $34.90/$39.90/$46.90).
The Paramount Theatre is located at 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora.
