Second City comes to Paramount Theater
10/01/2009 - 7:30pm
10/01/2009 - 9:30pm
CHICAGO’S FAMED SECOND CITY COMES TO
RUTLAND’S PARAMOUNT THEATRE
Thursday, October 1 at 7:30 pm
Rutland -- On Thursday, October 1, 2009, Chicago’s legendary comedy theatre The Second City will appear at the Paramount Theatre, 30 Center Street in Rutland, Vermont. This one night only event will be at 7:30pm. This special performance will feature some of the best sketches, songs, and improvisations from The Second City’s fifty year history. The Second City is truly a Chicago landmark and a national treasure.
Tickets for The Second City are now on sale. Tickets are $35.50 and $28.50 plus applicable service fees and can be purchased at the Paramount Box Office or over the phone at (802)775-0903 from 11am - 6pm Thursday - Friday and Saturday 10am - 2pm. Tickets may also be purchased at anytime at www.paramountlive.org.
On December 16, 2009, The Second City celebrates 50 years of cutting edge satiric revues as well as the launching pad for generations of comedy superstars. The Second City continues to develop the leading voices in comedy while touring the globe. Founded in Chicago in 1959, The Second City has become the premier training ground for the comedy world’s best and brightest. Their alumni list reads like a who’s who of American comedy, as it includes: Mike Nichols, Elaine May, Alan Arkin, Joan Rivers, Robert Klein, Peter Boyle, Harold Ramis, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner, George Wendt, Martin Short, John Candy, Bonnie Hunt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Horatio Sanz, Ryan Stiles, Jack McBrayer, Tim Meadows, Chris Farley, Mike Myers, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey and countless others.
Not only will an evening with The Second City provide audiences with the chance to see comedy stars in the making, but they will also have the opportunity to see absolutely hilarious satire and cutting-edge improvisation. No topic or subject matter is off limits for The Second City. If your parents asked you not to speak about it at the dinner table, chances are it will be made fun of in an evening with The Second City.
The Second City’s 50th Anniversary Tour is a guest production at the Paramount Theatre by The Adirondack Theatre Festival (www.ATFestival.org) in conjunction with Applause Factory (www.applausefactory.com).