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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.
In 2016, it was the home of the Chicago Eagles of Champions Indoor Football. [6] However, the team went on hiatus for the 2017 season. In 2018, UIC signed a 15-year naming rights agreement with Credit Union 1, a credit union based in Illinois, and renamed the venue from UIC Pavilion to Credit Union 1 Arena. [7]
Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0226306410; Moore, D. "CineWiki - Regal Theater and African-American Exhibition in Chicago." CineWiki - Regal Theater and African-American Exhibition in Chicago, December 14, 2008. Web. April 23, 2013. "Once Majestic Regal Awaits Wrecker", Chicago Tribune, September 6, 1973. Ottley, Roy.
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.
The Auditorium Theatre is a music and performance venue located in the Auditorium Building at 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive in Chicago, Illinois.Inspired by the Richardsonian Romanesque Style of architect Henry Hobson Richardson, the building was designed by Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan and completed in 1889.
Qdos Entertainment was the world's largest pantomime producer, [1] having produced over 700 productions since it started. In 2017, [ 2 ] Qdos Entertainment confirmed it produce pantomimes for ATG venues (previously produced by First Family Entertainment ) from the 2017–2018 season; at its peak it produced 35 pantomimes a year.
The Copernicus Center (formerly Gateway Theatre) is a 1,852-seat former movie palace that is now part of the Copernicus Center in the Jefferson Park community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The Copernicus Center is located at 5216 W. Lawrence Avenue.
The Chicago-based Christian rock group Resurrection Band released a song called "Area 312" on their 1982 album DMZ [6] Portions of the film RoboCop 2 were filmed in the Chicago area. A telephone number written on an abandoned building is (312) 555-7890. The Snoop Dogg song "That's That", contains the lyrics: "Girl if you ever in the 312, holla ...