SPANK! THE FIFTY SHADES PARODY Playing Aurora's Paramount Theatre Friday, 10/24

Girls, gather your book club or your martini gang, get a drink at the bar and get ready to be SPANKED!
SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody, the hilarious musical that brings all the naughty fun of the best-selling book to life, is playing the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora, Friday, October 24 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $40. For tickets and information, visit ParamountAurora.com, call (630) 896-6666, or purchase in person at the Paramount box office, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday.

Your inner goddess will be laughing out loud with this new imagining of the characters as they come to life with sharp-witted comedy, musical numbers and steamy performances from the hunky leading man in the grey tie. Get there early for drinks at the bar and stay late to meet the cast after the show. Pose for a photo with Mr. Dangerous himself. Rated R and you know why. If you don't know, you might not want to attend.

In 2013, audiences and critics alike loved getting SPANKED. The show played in over 170 cities.

SPANK! stars Amanda Barker as housewife E.B. Janet, Danielle Trzcinski as Tasha Woode and David Raposo as Mr. Dangerous, Hugh Hansen.

Jim Millan, director and head writer, created SPANK! for Mills Entertainment. One of Canada's most sought after theater artists, Millan also created MythBusters LIVE and Alton Brown Live, and he is Creative Director for the international magic stage show The Illusionists.

Note: SPANK! is NOT associated with, nor authorized by author E.L. James or Vintage Press.

SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody at the Paramount is sponsored by Star 96.7 FM.

Also on stage in 2014-15 at the Paramount:
In addition to SPANK!, Paramount's 2014-15 season boasts Broadway series opener CATS(Sept. 10-Oct. 12), Jim Brickman: The Platinum Tour "Celebrating 20 Years" (Oct. 18),Home Free, winners ofNBC-TV's The Sing-Off (Oct. 19), Jerry Lewis (Oct. 26), Recycled Percussion (Nov. 1), Brooks & Wine featuring country star Kix Brooks paired with a private wine tasting (Nov. 8), Under the Streetlamp, Chicago's favorite former Jersey Boys (Nov. 9),Ballet Folklorico Quetzalcoatl (Nov. 14), the Chicago Comedy Tour with WGN Morning News' Ana Belaval, Pat Tomasulo and Mike Toomey (Nov. 22, in the Copley Theatre), Paramount's holiday season Broadway production Mary Poppins (Nov. 26, 2014-Jan. 4, 2015), The Second City Dysfunctional Holiday Revue (Dec. 5-21, in the Copley Theatre), Broadway series play three The Who's Tommy (Jan. 14-Feb. 15), Vicki Lawrence & Mama: A Two Woman Show (Feb. 22), Tony, Emmy and Golden Globe winner John Lithgow in his one-man show Stories by Heart (Mar. 7), Defending the Caveman (Mar. 13-29, in the Copley Theatre), Broadway series finale LES MISERABLES (Mar. 18-Apr. 26), An Evening with David Sedaris, one of the top humorists of our time (Apr. 28), the internationally acclaimed, shape-shifting dance troupe Pilobolus (Apr. 30), and gal pal favoriteMenopause the Musical (May 6-Jun. 28, in the Copley Theatre).Also back in 2014-15, Paramount's popular $1 Classic Movie Mondays series, presenting everyone's favorite flicks in one of Chicago's top former movie palaces for just $1, and a line-up of children's shows designed to entertain while they educate.

In addition to the lowest major theater subscription prices anywhere in Illinois, subscriber benefits at the Paramount have never been better. Purchase four or more shows and you automatically reap many benefits as a season subscriber, including the best seats in the house, easy ticket exchange privileges, and first notice of added shows and special subscriber events. Subscriber discounts range from 5% to 15% off single ticket prices, depending on how many shows you buy. To become a subscriber or to purchase single tickets to individual shows, please call the box office at (630) 896-6666, stop by in person at 23 E. Galena Blvd. in Aurora, or go online at ParamountAurora.com.

Photo: Amanda Barker (front) plays housewife E.B. Janet, (back) Danielle Trzcinski is Tasha Woode and
David Raposo plays Mr. Dangerous, Hugh Hansen, in SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody

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