Our city will never be whole again. We’ve lost human beings, and the void they leave can never be filled. But we are the people of Aurora, and we have always been survivors. Every single one of us will wrap…
Downtown Aurora’s Paramount Theatre – now the second largest subscription house in the nation – announced the four blockbuster musicals on tap for the company’s ninth Broadway Series. Drum roll. “Newsies,” the rousing, David versus Goliath, Disney family musical ripped…
The City of Aurora held a public workshop on January 9 to gather feedback about the development of a cultural district downtown. A few dozen business and property owners as well as involved citizens showed up to the event hosted…
Aurora artist Sam Cervantes completed his mural of a large pair of colorful wings in the fall of 2018. The wings are located on the east wall of La France Bakery, 118 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora. #hopewingsaurora 1….
Under the right circumstances, a producer could make more money with a flop than he could with a hit. And so begins one of the most hilarious cons in musical theater history. Get set for “The Producers,” Mel Brooks’ uproariously funny live musical…
After months of darkness, there is new light — and hope — set to shine on the corner of Galena Boulevard and Stolp Avenue. On Monday, Roberto Avila, owner of Altiro Latin Fusion, told me he’d just signed an agreement…
There might be no place like home, but for a couple of hours, there’s also no place like the stage at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Aurora. Everything from the quiet before the storm to the brilliant green set for…
Two key properties in downtown Aurora — the buildings next to the Hobbs Building on River Street and the Terminal Building at Galena Boulevard and Broadway — could see significant redevelopment soon. That was a takeaway this week during an Aurora citywide…
Fox Valley Music Foundation has advanced to the voting stage to bring the Levitt AMP Aurora Concert Series to downtown Aurora in 2019. The series could bring a 10 week live music concert series to the newly renovated Agnes Mundy…
You may have been to Oz before. But never like this. Acclaimed Chicago director Amber Mak dazzled audiences with Paramount’s production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. She made kids of all ages believe in Santa again with Elf The Musical. Now she’s…
