About Chicago Theaters and Entertainment

(Chicago, Illinois - IL, USA)

With hundreds of performance venues and festivals held throughout the year, the city offers visitors a dizzying array of entertainment options. The city's yearly summer festivals will appeal to most musical tastes, with the festival season kicking off in June with the Chicago Blues Festival, which is quickly followed by the Gospel Festival, Chicago Country Festival and the Grant Park Music Festival, a yearly tradition of mainly classical music.

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is another jewel in the city's entertainment crown with world-class singers and conductors executing magisterial performances in the historic old building. Meanwhile, the United Center and other massive venues ensure the city has a year-round supply of superstar performers.

Chicago is also known for its excellent theater options, most notably the Steppenwolf Theater from which major talents like John Malkovich and Gary Sinise have emerged, while the Second City comedy club has produced some of comedy's great names such as Bill Murray and John Belushi. Dozens of other theaters including the Victory Gardens, Goodman, Court and the Shakespeare factory also stage notable productions year round.

Theaters and Entertainment Venues

Aragon Entertainment Center
Address: 1106 West Lawrence Avenue, Chicago, Illinois (IL), USA
Website: www.aragon.com/

Auditorium Theater
Address: 50 East Congress Parkway, Chicago, Illinois (IL), USA
Tel: +1 312 341 2310
Website: www.auditoriumtheatre.org/

Bank of America Theater
Address: 18 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois (IL), USA
Tel: +1 312 977 1710
Website: www.broadwayinchicago.com/

Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place
Address: 175 East Chestnut Street, Chicago, Illinois (IL), USA
Tel: +1 312 977 1700
Website: www.broadwayinchicago.com/

Cadillac Palace Theater
Address: 151 West Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois (IL), USA
Tel: +1 312 384 1502
Website: www.broadwayinchicago.com/

Chicago Opera Theater
Address: 70 E. Lake Street, Suite 415 , Chicago, Illinois (IL), USA
Tel: +1 312 704 8414
Website: www.chicagooperatheater.org/

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Address: 220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois (IL), USA
Tel: +1 312 294 3000
Website: www.cso.org/

Chicago Theater
Address: 175 North State Street, Chicago, Illinois (IL), USA
Tel: +1 312 462 6300
Website: www.thechicagotheatre.com/

Congress Theater
Address: 2135 North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, Illinois (IL), USA
Tel: +1 773 360 8162
Website: www.congresschicago.com/

FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island
Address: 1300 South Linn White Drive, Chicago, Illinois (IL), USA
Tel: +1 312 540 2668
Website: www.livenation.com/

Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental Theater
Address: 24 West Randolph Street, Chicago, Illinois (IL), USA
Tel: +1 312 977 1700
Website: www.broadwayinchicago.com/

League of Chicago Theaters
Address: 17 North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, Illinois (IL), USA
Tel: +1 312 554 9800
Website: www.chicagoplays.com/

Lyric Opera of Chicago
Address: 20 North Upper Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois (IL), USA
Tel: +1 312 332 2244
Website: www.lyricopera.org/

Metro
Address: 3730 North Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois (IL), USA
Tel: +1 773 549 4140
Website: www.metrochicago.com/

Riviera Theater
Address: 4746 North Racine Avenue, Chicago, Illinois (IL), USA
Tel: +1 773 275 6800
Website: www.rivieratheatre.com/

The Vic
Address: 3145 North Sheffield Avenue, Chicago, Illinois (IL), USA
Tel: +1 773 472 0449
Website: www.victheatre.com/