Paramount Show History – 1975-1985admin2015-08-24T13:55:56+00:00
Paramount Theatre “Show History” 4/15/75 – 5/31/85
The decade between 1975 and 1985 saw the original organization which presented over 250 music concerts, Broadway plays, dance, opera and variety acts
1985 – 13
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“Cotton Patch Gospel” |
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1/11-13/85 |
“The Dresser” |
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2/14-24/85 |
“Sophisticated Ladies” (5) |
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3/8-10/85 |
“Greater Tuna” (?) |
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3/11-23/85 |
“Brighton Beach Memoirs” (5) |
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4/12-14/85 |
Dickran Atamian |
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4/19/85 |
Harry Blackstone Jr. |
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5/18/85 |
Sarah Vaughn |
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5/31-6/2/85 |
“Cyrano” |
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10/24-26/85 |
“Noises Off” |
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11/15/85 |
“The Odd Couple” |
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11/29-12/1.85 |
“Great Expectations” |
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12/20-22/85 |
“Oldest Living Graduate” |
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1986? |
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1984 -21
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“Greater Tuna” |
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1/23-28/84 |
Pat Metheyn Group |
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2/2/84 |
“Crimes of the Heart” |
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2/3-4/84 |
John Prine |
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2/5/84 |
“Master Harold & the Boys” |
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2/25-26/84 |
“Madame Butterfly” |
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3/4/84 |
Shadowfax & Alex DeGrassi |
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3/24/84 |
“Lyndon” |
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3/26-4/1/84 |
“Agnes of God” |
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4/8/84 |
“Pump Boys & Dinettes” |
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4/27-28/84 |
“Josephy & Amazing Dream” |
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4/29/84 |
“Champagne & Gershwin” |
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5/13/84 |
Laurie Anderson |
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5/27/84 |
Carmen McRae |
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5/30/84 |
“Greater Tuna” |
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9/4-16/84 |
Shawn Phillips |
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9/30/84 |
“Dracula” |
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10/25-11/4/84 |
starring Martin Landau |
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Al DiMeiola, Eric Johnson |
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10.30/84 |
Leo Kottke |
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11/9/84 |
“Little Shop of Horrors” |
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11/20-25/84 |
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1983 – 21
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George Winston |
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1/28/1983 |
Miles Davis |
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2/4/83 |
George Carlin |
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2/5/83 |
“Give ‘Em Hell Harry (2) |
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2/13/83 |
starring Kevin McCarthy |
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“Dancin” with Ben Vereen |
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2/20/83 |
“Weather Report” |
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3/4/83 |
“Tintypes” (3) |
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3/5-6/83 |
“Annie” (5) |
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3/18-20/83 |
John Prine |
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4/1/83 |
Randy Newman |
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4/7/83 |
“Rocky Horror” 10th Anniv. |
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4/23/83 |
and Cheech & Chong |
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Juilliard String Quartet |
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4/29/83 |
“Fantastics” (2) |
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5/1/83 |
Toots & the Maytals |
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5/8/83 |
“Amadeus” (3) |
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6/14-15/83 |
Leo Kokttke |
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8/13/83 |
Second City |
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9/23/83 |
Rich Little |
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10/2/83 |
“Greater Tuna” |
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10/10-21/83 |
“Importance…Earnest” |
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10/22-23/83 |
“Mass Appeal” |
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11/15-20/83 |
starring E.G. Marshall |
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1982 – 28
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Shawn Phillips |
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1/15/82 |
Count Basie & Orchestra |
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1/21-22/82 |
Joan Armadrading |
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2/2/82 |
Symphony Chamber (2) |
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2/5/82 |
“Mornings at Seven” (4) |
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2/12-14/82 |
“Rigoletto” (2) |
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2/28/82 |
John Prine & Steve Goodman |
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3/5/82 |
Mitzi Gaynor |
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3/16/82 |
“They’re Playing Song” (2) |
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3/29/82 |
“Children of…God” (5) |
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4/16-18/82 |
Merce Cunninham (2) |
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4/20-21/82 |
Jaco Pastorious |
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4/23/82 |
Mama’s & Papas |
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4/24/82 |
“Whorehouse” Film Premiere |
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7/11/82 |
Gallagher |
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7/27/82 |
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1982 – (Continued)
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“Oh Calcutta” |
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9/6/82 |
Leo Kottke |
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9/12/82 |
B.B. King |
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9/30/82 |
Dave Brubeck |
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10/3/82 |
Count Basie & Orchestra |
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10/15/82 |
Chick Corea |
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10/16/82 |
“Miss Margarida’s Way” (2) |
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10/17/82 |
starring Estelle Parsons |
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Pat Metheny Group |
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10/31/82 |
“Deathtrap” (8) |
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11/9-14/82 |
starring Leslie Nielsen |
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“Moon for the Misbegotten” |
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11/17-21/82 |
Ricky Skaggs |
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12/12/82 |
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1981 – 44
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Ry Cooder |
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2/1/81 |
Shawn Phillips |
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2/7/81 |
“La Boheme” |
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2/8/81 |
Rodney Dangerfield |
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2/22/81 |
Juilliard String Quartet |
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3/4-5/81 |
John Prine |
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3/6/81 |
Martin Mull |
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3/13/81 |
Chuck Berry & Joe Ely |
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3/14/81 |
5th Dimension |
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3/25/81 |
Pat Metheny Group |
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3/29/81 |
“The Elephant Man” (2) |
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3/31/80 |
“Lion in Winter” |
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4/2-4/81 |
Stevie Ray Vaughan & T Birds |
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4/5/81 |
Dave Mason |
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4/7/81 |
Rodney Dangerfield |
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4/11/81 |
Humble Pie |
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4/18/81 |
Bellamy Brothers |
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4/19/81 |
Al Dimeola & John Laughlin |
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4/26/81 |
“To Kill a Mockinbird” |
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5/1/81 |
Jimmy Cliff |
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5/3/81 |
J.J. Cale |
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5/4/81 |
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1981 – (Continued)
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Dave Brubeck |
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5/7/81 |
Little Joe y La Familia |
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5/8/81 |
Joe Cocker |
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5/9/81 |
B. B. King & Bobbie Blue Bland |
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5/22/81 |
Spyro Gyra |
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6/2/81 |
Firefall |
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6/11/81 |
“Alice in Wonderland” |
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6/12/1980 |
Leon Redbone |
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6/16/81 |
George Duke & Stanley Clark |
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6/28/81 |
Shake Russell & Dana Cooper |
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7/11/81 |
Maze |
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7/16/81 |
Kris Kristopherson |
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7/21/81 |
Commander Cody |
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8/2/81 |
Peter Tosh |
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8/9/81 |
Pointer Sisters |
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8/19-20/81 |
“Dancin” (4) |
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10/1/81 |
“A Chorus Line” (2) |
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10/25/81 |
“Best Little Whorehouse TX” |
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10/27-11/1/81 |
“Sugar Babies” (4) |
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11/21-22/81 |
Gil Scott Heron |
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11/7/81 |
Spyro Gyra |
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11/24/81 |
“Groucho” (2) |
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12/6/81 |
Tommy Tutone |
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12/81 |
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1980 – 6
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(closed 7/29 /79- 10/1/80) |
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Shake Russell |
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10/4/80 |
Uncle Walts Band |
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10/18/80 |
“Da” |
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10/19-20/80 |
“Gin Game” (3) |
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10/31-11/2/80 |
“Best..Whorehouse” (32) |
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11/4-30/80 |
Paul Taylor Dance Group |
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12/6-7/80 |
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1979 – 6
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(closed 7/29 /79- 10/1/80) |
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Bella Lewitzky Dance |
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2/1-3/79 |
Vienna Choir Boys |
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2/27/79 |
Acting Company |
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3/5-9/79 |
“Cosi Fan Tutti” |
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3/22/79 |
Harry Chapin |
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4/10/79 |
Emmylou Harris |
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5/1/79 |
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1978 – 34
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“West Side Story” |
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1/20-21/78 |
“King Lear” |
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1/23-25/78 |
Chuck Mangione (2) |
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1/27/78 |
“Bubbling Brown Sugar” |
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1/29/78 |
Oakland Ballet |
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2/3-4/78 |
Leo Kottke |
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2/5/78 |
Juilliard String Quartet |
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2/9/78 |
“Don Pasquale” |
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2/18/78 |
Gary Wright |
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2/27/78 |
Oregon & Eberhardt Webber |
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3/2/78 |
“Same Time Next Year” |
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3/11-12/78 |
starring Kathy Crosby |
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Los Angeles Ballet |
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3/15-16/78 |
Gilbert & Sullivan “Lil Red” |
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3/18-19/78 |
“Oh Calcutta” |
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3/29-30/78 |
Harry Chapin |
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4/1/78 |
Jesse Winchester |
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4/2/78 |
Shawn Phillips |
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4/18/78 |
Carlos Montoya |
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4/19/78 |
Garland Jeffreys |
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4/23/78 |
Richie Havens |
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4/29/78 |
“My Fair Lady” |
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4/30/78 |
George Duke |
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5/21/78 |
Stanley Clark |
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5/16/78 |
John Prine |
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6/2/78 |
Little Feat |
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6/4/78 |
Al Jarreau |
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6/10/78 |
“California Suite” |
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6/11/78 |
starring Brenda Vacaro |
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Lars Lubovitch Dance |
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10/15-17/78 |
Jean Luc Ponty |
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11/15/78 |
Arlo Guthrie |
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11/21/78 |
Tom Waitts & Leon Redbone |
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12/4/78 |
Shawn Phillips |
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12/10/78 |
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1977 – 62
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Dolly Parton |
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1/23/77 |
“Absurd Person Singular” |
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1/25/77 |
John Prine |
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1/28/77 |
“Idiot’s Delight” |
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2/1-6/77 |
Mccoy Tyner |
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2/7/77 |
“Marriage of Figaro” |
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2/11/77 |
J.J. Cale |
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2/13/77 |
Merce Cunningham Dance (2) |
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2/15-16/77 |
Taj Mahal |
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2/24/77 |
Billy Joel |
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3/3/77 |
“Loves Labour Lost” |
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3/5/77 |
“Dear Liar” |
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3/8/77 |
starring Anthony Zerbe |
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starring Valerie Harper |
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Dan Hicks & David Laflame |
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3/10/77 |
Richie Havens |
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3/13/77 |
Leon Redbone |
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3/17/77 |
“Tom Sawyer” |
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3/20/77 |
“Kiss Me Kate” |
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3/23-27/77 |
Sokoloff Dance Ensemble |
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3/30/77 |
Weather Report/Al Di Meola |
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4/2/77 |
S. Level (?) |
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4/9/77 |
“I Was Sitting on my Patio…” |
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4/12/77 |
Harry Chappin |
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4/16/77 |
Chick Corea (2) |
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4/17/77 |
Cheech & Chong |
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4/23/77 |
Doug Kershaw |
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4/28/77 |
Bill Evans |
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4/29/77 |
Firesign Theatre |
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4/30/77 |
Shawn Phillips |
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5/1/77 |
Jesse Collin Young |
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5/21/77 |
Little Feat (3) |
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5/26-27/77 |
Jerry Jeff Walker (2) |
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6/4/77 |
John Klemmer |
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6/18/77 |
Atlanta Rhythm Section |
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7/4/77 |
jesse Winchester |
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7/8/77 |
Dr. Hook |
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7/22/77 |
Al Jarreau |
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7/23/77 |
“Guys & Dolls” |
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7/24-25/77 |
starring Leslie Uggams |
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starring Richard Roundtree |
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Foreigner |
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7/28/77 |
Austin Civic Ballet |
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7/29/77 |
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1977 – (Continued)
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“Jesus Christ Superstar” |
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8/1-2/77 |
Roy Buchanan (?) |
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8/5/77 |
Minnie Rippington |
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8/5/77 |
Jimmy Spheeris |
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8/12/77 |
Elvin Bishop (2) |
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9/7/77 |
David Brenner (2) |
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9/23/77 |
Billy Joel |
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10/16/77 |
Cheech & Chong |
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10/20/77 |
Randy Newman (2) |
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10/22/77 |
McCoy Tyner |
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10/25/77 |
Pennsylvannia Ballet |
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11/7/77 |
Gato Barbieri (2) |
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11/11/77 |
Elliot Feld Dance |
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11/14-15/77 |
“The Robber Bridegroom” |
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11/16/77 |
Firesign Theatre |
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11/18/77 |
Shawn Phillips` |
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11/19/77 |
Jean Luc Ponty |
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11/22/77 |
Firefall |
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12/1/77 |
David Bromberg |
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12/2/77 |
Dave Brubeck |
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12/4/77 |
Joan Armatrading |
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12/9/77 |
Gary Burton |
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12/10/77 |
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1976 – 16
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“El Capitan” |
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3/7/76 |
“Together Tonight” |
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3/21/76 |
Dave Brubeck (2) |
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4/22/76 |
Sokoloff Dance Ensemble |
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6/30/76 |
Austin Civic Ballet |
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8/25/76 |
Harry Blackstone Jr. |
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9/3/76 |
Boston Ballet (2) |
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9/15-16/76 |
“Equus” (5) |
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10/15-17/76 |
Glenn Miller Orchestra |
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9/19/76 |
Chuck Mangione |
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10/23/76 |
Austin Civic Ballet |
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11/4/76 |
Meredith Monk |
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11/17/76 |
Al Stewart |
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12/18/76 |
“A Little Night Music” |
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11/21/76 |
Oscar Peterson & Joe Pass |
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12/2/76 |
Opera Gala – Pearl Amster |
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12/31/76 |
Cleo Lane & John Dankworth |
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1975 – 11
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Dave Brubeck & Sons |
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2/2/75 |
“Turn of the Screw” |
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2/19/75 |
Herbie Mann |
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2/28/75 |
Peter Nero |
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4/19/75 |
Ramsey Lewis |
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5/11/76 |
Sokoloff Dance Ensemble |
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6/25/75 |
David Smith (pianist?) |
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8/13/75 |
Deodato |
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10/24/75 |
“Barber of Seville” |
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11/8/75 |
Sokoloff Dance Ensemble |
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11/19/75 |
Dickran Atamian |
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12/4/75 |
These images are generic in nature due to the absence of original materials from the 1975-1985 time frame”. They do, however, reflect the actual programs presented by the Paramount Theatre during that era.
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