Chicago is no second city when it comes to entertainment.
Featuring the most diverse offerings of any venue in Chicago, the Harris Theater itself includes artistic lighting design, a compelling façade featuring a Louise Nevelson piece, and a variety of contemporary art collections.
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Opened in 1927 the Avalon Regal Theater was designed in the “atmospheric” Moorish-Revival design intended to give theatergoers of the time a chance to escape everyday life. Despite holding an election-night party to celebrate Barack Obama's victory in 2008, the theater has been vacant and mostly unused since 2003.
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Central Park Theater is the first movie palace completed by cinema developers Balaban & Katz and architectural firm Rapp & Rapp. The exterior and interior have been well-preserved and are being lovingly restored to reopen as a community event and programming space.
View SiteStill looking to spend more time in the spotlight? Check out the stops on Performance Space in Bronzeville's Black Metropolis, a self-guided tour exclusively in the Chicago Architecture Center app.
