The Chicago Tribune has named Tim Rater, president and CEO, Paramount Theatre in downtown Aurora, its “2024 Chicagoan of the Year in Theater.”
The Chicago Tribune praised Rater for helping to increase the appeal of Aurora’s downtown by making arts programming accessible to almost everyone.
In the article, Rater responded, “I have always felt there is such opportunity (in Aurora), even if it has felt a little bit like a dream that it has all worked out the way it has. But this community has always offered us a lot of support. People love the Paramount.”
Since launching Paramount’s Broadway Series in 2011 with his very first hire, artistic director Jim Corti, Paramount Theatre has grown to be the largest subscription theater in the nation, with more than 37,000 subscribers. Paramount has earned 124 Jeff nominations and 31 wins, including six Jeff Awards in 2022 for Kinky Boots, including Best Musical-Large, Paramount’s fourth win in that category following Sweeney Todd (2017), West Side Story (2016) and Les Misérables (2015).
Now in its 13th season, Paramount’s current Midwest Regional Premiere of Disney’s Frozen the Broadway Musical is playing through January 19, 2025 to unanimous critical acclaim and houses filled with family audiences. In fact, Frozen is on track to be Paramount’s number one selling Broadway Series production in 13 seasons.
Paramount Theatre is at 23 E. Galena Boulevard in downtown Aurora. For tickets and information, visit ParamountAurora.com or call (630) 896-6666.
—Jay Kelly PR