Best Theaters & Live Shows for Kids
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James M. Nederlander Theatre
Theater hosting touring Broadway shows. 2,253-seat theater hosting touring Broadway shows in a renovated historic cinema built in 1926.
The Chicago Theatre
Ornate landmark featuring national acts. French Baroque-style 3,600-seat auditorium showcasing national musical & comedy acts since 1921.
Cadillac Palace Theatre
Ornate theater presenting Broadway shows. An elegant 2,300-seat theater with a balcony staging such Broadway productions as "The Producers."
Civic Opera House
Historic home to Lyric Opera Chicago. North America's 2nd-largest opera venue has over 3,500 seats & houses the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Lookingglass Theatre Company
Original shows & modern adaptations. Visually oriented theater specializing in original shows & contemporary literary adaptations.
Chicago Children's Theatre
Plays & acting classes for children. Community-focused theater offering a year-round lineup of plays for children, plus acting classes.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Well-known theater organization & stage. Putting on accomplished plays, this drama group has launched the careers of many acclaimed actors.
Greenhouse Theater Center
Performance space. Multistage theater that puts on local plays & other types of shows.
Apollo Theater Chicago
Diverse range of shows for kids & adults. Plays, musicals, improv & children's productions in a 440-seat main theater & a 50-seat studio.
Briar Street Theatre
Home of Blue Man Group. 625-seat theater hosting the avante-garde performance show Blue Man Group since 1997.
Skyline Children's Theater
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Music Box Theatre
Arthouse films in a 1920s movie palace. Elegant 1929 movie theater offering foreign & independent films, plus festivals & midnight movies.
Mercury Theater Chicago
Productions by local troupes. Intimate theater hosts musicals & performances from local troupes in a brick-walled space.
Bughouse Theater
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Strawdog Theatre Company
Cozy venue for a variety of productions. A variety of theatrical productions are featured in a pair of small performance spaces with a bar.
Davis Theater, Chicago
Neighborhood movie theater. Landmark movie theater showing popular first-run films.
Filament Theatre
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Theatre of Western Springs
Community performance stage for all ages. Performance venue with 2 stages featuring plays for adults & children along with a holiday show.
AMC Oakbrook Center 12
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Skokie Theatre - Performing Arts Center
Intimate theater for concerts & musicals. Performing-arts venue showcasing musical & theatrical productions in a cozy, art deco space.
Drury Lane Theatre & Events
Plush performing arts venue with dining. Elegant 971-seat venue offering Broadway shows, local productions & concerts, plus dining & events.
Hollywood Blvd Cinema
Dine-in cinema with first-run films. Terraced screening rooms show first-run movies with food & drinks delivered right to your seats.
Classic Cinemas Tivoli Theatre
Historical movie theater from the 1920s. Renovated movie theater, showing new & classic films, that first opened in 1928.
Classic Cinemas York Theatre
Multiscreen movie theater with snacks. Local movie theater chain showing new releases also features familiar concessions for purchase.
Rosemont Theatre
Mid-size concert & performance venue. Mid-size modern venue hosts concerts & performances from Radiohead to the Nutcracker.
AMC DINE-IN Rosemont 12
Cinema offering VIP-experience packages. Cinema with an American restaurant & VIP packages (for guests 21+) with a number of perks included.
AMC DINE-IN Yorktown 18
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Theatre-on-the-Hill
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Cinemark Seven Bridges and IMAX
Movie theater with stadium seating. Chain of movie theaters, some with multiple screens, stadium seats & self-service ticketing kiosks.
Bensenville's Center Theatre
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The Acorn
Arts venue & bar in a renovated factory. Hip spot for concerts, plays, & more in a renovated corset factory with a bar.
Vickers Theatre
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The Village Theatre Guild, Ltd.
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McAninch Arts Center
Complex for plays, music & dance shows. Multivenue cultural-arts center featuring plays, concerts & dance as well as exhibits & lectures.
Buffalo Theatre Ensemble
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Glen Art Theatre
1920s-era standby showing current movies. Built in the 1920s, this charming movie theater screens both first-run & independent films.
Big Noise Theatre
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Madden Theatre
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Magical Starlight Theatre
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Cinemark Cantera Warrenville and XD
Movie theater with stadium seating. Chain of movie theaters, some with multiple screens, stadium seats & self-service ticketing kiosks.
Center Stage Theater
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Kidz Kabaret
Kid's theater classes & performances. Children's non-audition theater offering workshops, classes & productions, plus birthday parties.
Hollywood Palms Cinema
Movie theater with a film-themed cafe. First-run movie theater with a restaurant serving film-themed American fare & cocktails.
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre
Performing arts venue & education center. Performing arts center with a large theater for a variety of shows, plus classrooms & music studios.
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