Paramount Theatre and its sister venues in Aurora will stage about 200 fewer shows than planned during the next year because of funding constraints, theater leadership with the Aurora Civic Center Authority announced in a statement to subscribers this week.

The theater is putting its Bold Series of performances on hiatus, canceling upcoming productions of “Covenant” and “Ride the Cyclone,” which would have been shown on the Copley Theatre stage. The move will bring the annual number of performances from 900 to 700, theater board members said in the statement.

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Paramount Theatre President & CEO Tim Rater said cutting the Bold Series — along with laying off 17 full-time staff members — will help the theater move toward financial solvency. He said,

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