The Chicago Theatre

The Chicago Theatre is a historical landmark within a historical district in Chicago, Illinois, where motion pictures, ballet, orchestra and plays are the main events. It’s best to experience all these with ease by booking The Chicago Theatre parking in advance with BestParking. It was built in 1921, by founders Abe and Barney Balaban, together with Sam and Morris Kats and named the Balaban and Katz Chicago Theatre. Cornelius W. Rapp and George L. Rapp were the architects of the theatre and lavishly designed it in the Neo-Baroque French-revival style which made it the largest, most costly and grandest of the super deluxe movie palaces during its time. It is now the oldest surviving grand movie palace. The theater has hosted great artists from orchestra to ballet, motion pictures to concerts. The place has been associated with many popular culture occasions. At present the venue is managed by Madison Square Garden Entertainment, a world leader in live entertainment, producer, presenter and hosts diverse live entertainment and sports. As of date there are more than 300 concerts and tours that were shown here, an example of which was Madonna’s Madame X Tour concert in 2019. The venue hosts classic artists such as Diana Ross, Earth Wind and Fire, Ringo Starr and Toto. Shows from pop artists like Christina Aguilera, Harry Styles, Mary J Blige and Mariah Carey graced the stage of the venue. The theatre does give tours to see this historical place - The Marquee Tour; where tourists and the like can experience being on a historical stage, experience a different architecture and view artist signatures on the dressing room walls where Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Dolly Parton, etc used. Due to the venue being in the Loop, where crowds gather, groups merge, it would be difficult to find easy The Chicago Theatre parking without booking ahead of time with BestParking.