Illinois Travel Guide 2008 - (Page 53) KIM KARPELES Chicago’s first million-dollar-plus venue and the city’s tallest building at the time. Ticketmaster 312/559-1212 $ Royal George Theatre Center 1641 N. Halsted St. This Lincoln Park theater presents musicals, plays and cabarets. 312/988-9000, www.theroyalgeorgetheatre.com $ Lookingglass Theatre Co. 821 N. Michigan Ave. Lookingglass is often referred to as “theater without a net.” 312/337-0665, www.lookingglasstheatre.org $ The Second City 1616 N. Wells St. Entertaining audiences with satire since 1959, this Chicago landmark has launched many famed comedians’ careers. 312/337-3992, www.secondcity.com $ Lyric Opera of Chicago 20 N. Wacker Dr. The renovated Civic Opera House is home to the world-famous Lyric Opera of Chicago. The season runs Sept.–Mar. 312/332-2244, www.lyricopera.org $ Steppenwolf Theatre 1650 N. Halsted St. Steppenwolf Theatre is an international performing arts institution that thrives on ensemble collaboration and artistic risk. 312/335-1650, www.steppenwolf.org $ Oriental Theatre Mexican Folkloric Dance Company of Chicago music and sports Tue.–Sun. The Hot Tix Web site, which lists available performances, is updated daily. www.hottix.org $ 3842 S. Archer Ave. This company’s productions include preColumbian indigenous dance and other styles of dance from around the world that have influenced Mexican culture. Performances at various locations. 773/247-1522, www.mexfoldanco.org $ Symphony Center 220 S. Michigan Ave. More than $100 million has gone into the renovation and expansion of Orchestra Hall, home to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Echo Education Center, a restaurant and a six-story atrium. 312/294-3000, www.cso.org $ Hubbard Street Dance Performances at various locations The city’s cultural ambassador to the country and the world performs throughout Chicagoland. 312/850-9744, www.hubbardstreetdance.org $ Old Town School of Folk Music 4544 N. Lincoln Ave. and 909 W. Armitage Ave. This school preserves and promotes folk, ethnic and world music through classes and performances at both locations. 773/728-6000, www.oldtownschool.org $ Joffrey Ballet Auditorium Theater of Roosevelt University, 50 E. Congress Pkwy. This world-renowned ballet company is dedicated to a cutting-edge vision of American dance. Founded in 1956, this company presents innovative, accessible works to audiences worldwide. 312/739-0120, www.joffrey.com $ Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding/Piper’s Alley 230 W. North Ave. A wedding, a feast, a show! This fictitious Italian-American wedding has enthused audiences (faux wedding guests) for more than a decade. Enjoy the comic ceremony, reception, champagne toast, Italian buffet and wedding cake. 312/664-8844, www.tonyntina.com. Also at Piper’s Alley, visit the movie theater, Second City Mainstage and several shops. $ Oriental Theatre 24 W. Randolph St. Inspired by a theme called “opium dream,” this theater has a quasi-Arabian theme, from the statues that peer down on the audience to the intricate wrought iron staircase. 312/902-1400 $ LaSalle Bank Theatre 18 W. Monroe St. The recently rehabbed LaSalle Bank Theatre opened as the Majestic Theatre in 1906 and was 800/2CONNECT ILLINOIS. MILE AFTER MAGNIFICENT MILE. 53 http://www.theroyalgeorgetheatre.com http://www.lookingglasstheatre.org http://www.secondcity.com http://www.lyricopera.org http://www.steppenwolf.org http://www.hottix.org http://www.mexfoldanco.org http://www.hubbardstreetdance.org http://www.cso.org http://www.oldtownschool.org http://www.joffrey.com http://www.tonyntina.com http://www.themagnificentmile.com
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