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The 3,500-seat Chicago Theatre began life as a Balaban and Katz movie temple. After years of neglect, it was restored to its former glory as a sumptuous perform... READ MORE
The 3,500-seat Chicago Theatre began life as a Balaban and Katz movie temple. After years of neglect, it was restored to its former glory as a sumptuous perform... READ MORE
Often cited as America's most beautiful theater, the Auditorium, erected in 1889, is Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan's masterpiece, a marvel of arches and orna... READ MORE
Founded in 1976, Steppenwolf Theatre is a Chicago institution that epitomizes the city's "rock 'n' roll" theater style. Actor-oriented and design-savvy, its wel... READ MORE
The former Shubert Theatre reopened in the spring of 2006 after an expensive makeover and a new name (LaSalle Bank Theatre), which has changed once more in May ... READ MORE
The Second City's irreverent second troupe since 1982, e.t.c.'s long-running comedy revues are often equal to the mainstage offerings in wit, precision and cunn... READ MORE
If Chicago is famous for improvisational comedy, The Second City is the ongoing reason. Originally called the Compass Players when the group started at the Univ... READ MORE
The Second City and Levity Entertainment team up for this cabaret-style club with a bar and restaurant component in the former "Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding" space. ... READ MORE
A major theater complex since its construction in 1986, this three-stage entertainment center houses a Broadway-sized mainstage, a very comfortable cabaret spac... READ MORE
Built in 1978, this comfortable, 435-seat commercial Equity theater has seen some of Chicago's biggest moneymakers ("Sexual Perversity in Chicago," "Tintypes," ... READ MORE
The Civic Opera House's splendid Art Deco surroundings recently have been restored and acoustically improved. Restrooms have also been added and enlarged. READ MORE
After 13 years at the historic Calo Theatre in Andersonville, the company moved to it's present location in 2004. This hard-working young ensemble offers both c... READ MORE
This Gold Coast theater complex houses the Second City and Second City ETC stages, the long-running production of the interactive comedy "Tony & Tina's Wedding,... READ MORE
This long-lasting group generally sticks to American classics such as "All My Sons" and "Bus Stop." Recent fare has included the old- age comedies "Social Secur... READ MORE
This red-brick former chapel, with its pew seating and vaulted ceiling, was acquired by DePaul University as a venue for undergraduate and graduate student reci... READ MORE
Located within a sleek skyscraper, the First Chicago Center Theater was built with the idea of encouraging downtown workers to attend public interest forums at ... READ MORE
Created about 25 years ago through a financial gift from Patrick O'Malley, Roosevelt University's theater benefits not only students of the university's theater... READ MORE
With the world's largest Tiffany stained-glass dome, marble mosaics and elegant lighting fixtures, Preston Bradley Hall, on the third floor of the Chicago Cultu... READ MORE
A jewel in the redevelopment of Chicago's downtown theater district. Originally built in 1926 as a movie palace, the Oriental has been renovated and refurbished... READ MORE
Home of Aloft (formerly Aloft Aerial Dance), a physical performance company that takes a new approach to traditional aerial arts equipment, such as trapeze and ... READ MORE