Live from the Paramount Theater—June 20, 2003

The Morning Show presented a free, live, region-wide broadcast from the Paramount Theater on June 20, featuring live music from Suzzy and Maggie Roche and The George Maurer Jazz Group. Dale and Jim Ed were also joined by some of their Morning Show characters, including, appropriately enough, Bathtub Safety Officer Rafferty.

About the Paramount Theater
The Paramount Theatre opened in 1921 as the Sherman Theatre, originally named for Minneapolis motion picture executive Harry A. Sherman, when admission to silent films was just 50 cents. It was the grandest theatre of its kind in St. Cloud at the time, with seating for 1,700, and it served for decades as a home for Vaudeville acts, operas, concerts, musicals, plays, and movies. After some years of neglect, the Paramount fell victim to fire in 1985. In the '90s, the Paramount was patched up. It has taken the cooperation of many groups to see the Paramount Theater's renovation through to completion.

SHOW PHOTOS
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Maggie and Suzzy Roche share their witty lyrics and unique harmony with the Paramount audience. Larger View

The George Maurer Group joins Maggie and Suzzy Roche for the concert's rousing finale—an audience sing-along of "Yackety Yak (Don't Talk Back)". Larger View

The George Maurer Group, featuring vocalist Ann Michels, performs a jazzy "Let's Do It, Let's Fall In Love." Larger View

The concert is advertised on the Paramount's impressive marquee, which dates from the theater's opening in 1921. Larger View

Dale Connelly discusses potential safety hazards of the new Harry Potter book with Bathtub Safety Office Rafferty, who looks surprisingly similar to Jim Ed Poole. Larger View