Paramount Theatre's spectacular revival of “Cats” earned nine equity Joseph Jefferson Award nominations, which were announced Monday. Courtesy of Bret Beiner Photography

A week ago, Paramount Theatre announced the suspension of its Bold series at the Copley Theatre in the wake of a possible reduction in Aurora’s “previously communicated municipal support.”

The artistic impact of Copley’s now-shuttered series was evidenced Monday, when Paramount received a total of 26 equity Joseph Jefferson Award nominations, five of them for Copley productions “Peter and the Starcatcher” and “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” “Peter” earned nominations for supporting performer Nick Sandys, sound designer Eric Backus and for play ensemble. “Spelling Bee” earned nominations for supporting perf

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