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CIBC Theatre is a performing arts theater located at 18 West Monroe Street in the Loop area of downtown Chicago. It is operated by Broadway In Chicago , part of the Nederlander Organization . Opened in 1906 as the Majestic Theatre , [ 1 ] it currently seats 1,800 and for many years has presented Broadway shows.
The Chicago metropolitan area – also known as "Chicagoland" – is the metropolitan area associated with the city of Chicago, Illinois, and its suburbs. [2] With an estimated population of 9.4 million people, [ 3 ] it is the third largest metropolitan area in the United States [ 4 ] and the region most connected to the city through geographic ...
Illinois Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, c.1909. The young settlement of Chicago in 1834 saw its first commercial production by a fire eater and ventriloquist, Mr. Brown. In 1837, the first resident theater company, the short-lived Chicago Theater, opened in the Sauganash Hotel.
Black Ensemble Theater Company [4] Center on Halsted [5] Chicago Dramatists [6] Chicago Shakespeare Theater [7] Chopin Theatre [8] Citadel Theatre (Lake Forest) [9] Copernicus Center (formerly Gateway Theatre) [10] Court Theatre [11] Factory Theater [12] First Folio Theatre (Oak Brook) [13] Goodman Theatre [14] iO Theater [15] Kane Repertory ...
Chopin Theatre is an independent performing arts venue located in Wicker Park, Chicago .Reopened in 1990 by Zygmunt Dyrkacz, a Polish immigrant, the theater has become a significant cultural hub known for its eclectic programming and commitment to avant-garde and experimental performances.
Broadway In Chicago is located in Chicago's Theater District and is currently the fifth-largest tourist attraction in Chicago. Approximately 42% of audiences are from out-of-state, and of these out-of-town patrons, 82% attribute the production as the main reason for their visit to Chicago.
The center features the Com-Ed Theatre and the Digital Media Resource Center. The center is 40,000 square feet (3,700 m 2) and has a statue measuring 20 feet (6.1 m) of the late Mayor at the entrance on the corner of 47th Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. [14]
The James M. Nederlander Theatre is a theater located at 24 West Randolph Street in the Loop area of downtown Chicago, Illinois. Previously known as the Oriental Theatre, it opened in 1926 as a deluxe movie palace and vaudeville venue.