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Best Broadway Theaters In Chicago

It's time to enjoy the fall and winter theater season in Chicago, so here's a list of the best Broadway theaters for new advocates and enthusiastic supporters.
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Cadillac Palace Theatre

151 W. Randolph
Chicago, IL 60601
(312) 902-1400
www.broadwayinchicago.com

Located in the heart of Chicago's Loop, the 2,300-seat theater, with orchestra, dress circle and balcony, the Cadillac Palace Theater is part of the revived Randolph Street theater district. Currently the theater features Broadway in Chicago plays Lion King and Wicked.

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Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental Theatre

24 W. Randolph St
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(312) 902-1400
www.broadwayinchicago.com

If you're looking for a night of fun and entertainment, the Oriental Theatre is currently showing Billy Elliot, which opened on March 18, 2010. The interior is beautifully decorated with oriental themed designs and sculptures lining the enormous domed ceiling and surrounding pillars.

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Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University

50 East Congress Parkway
Chicago, Illinois 60605
(312) 922-2110
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The Auditorium Theatre features programs that embrace the diversity and multiculturalism of audiences and has been a mainstay of Chicago architecture and theatre since 1889. The current repertoire includes the Joffrey Ballet, Too Hot to Handel, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.

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Bank of America Theatre

18 W Monroe St
Chicago, Illinois 60603
(312) 977-1713
www.broadwayinchicago.com

The Bank of America Theatre currently houses the big party show "Rock of Ages" that kicked off its national tour in Chicago. This is for anyone that's still living in the 1980s and appreciates experiencing Rock anthems with a theatrical touch.

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Broadway Playhouse

175 Chestnut Ave
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 642-2000
www.broadwayinchicago.com

The newest theater in Chicago, Broadway Playhouse, will have an open house on October 23rd. The first major production will be "Traces" opening November 3rd. Then it will house a new production of Studs Terkel's "Working" in the early part of next year that will continue through summer 2011.

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