Traveled 300 miles to attend a concert and found the venue to be well suited for Blues Artists Susan Tedecshi & her husband Derek Trucks. It was a tremendous concert, well attended, and just out the backdoor of our hotel (making it easy for us olds to get right to bed when it's over). It was a great evening, though I will say that being from a small town, I was not prepared to shell out $15.00 for a box of mediocre popcorn and a plastic cup 8 oz. cup 3/4 full of ice and pepsi. God knows what they might have been charging for beer, wine, or hard liquor.

The venue is beautiful. The seats have great sight to the stage. The sound is excellent (dependent on performers). Stop and look at the ceiling. Drinks are a bit pricey but they have plenty of bars, and they are well made. The staff are friendly and organized. I've been to 20 shows at the Chicago Theatre over the 15 years I lived in the city and it is always an A+ experience. We'll be back this summer for more.

If you have any opportunity at all to see a show here, please do! This gorgeous theater harkens back to the glory days of theatres, with a beautifully adorned ceiling, comfortable seats (although they're on the smaller side), and ample space for a lot of people. There's a concession stand, and although the lines are long, they move quickly - the staff are efficient and friendly, and know how to move large groups of people along so nobody's waiting for long. This theatre attracts great shows (e.g., Hamilton, various Christmas shows), so shows are generally packed, especially since the theatre is centrally located in the Loop/downtown area.

The Chicago Theater has a great downtown location. Parking is available nearby. It is exciting to go to the theater district. The interior of the theater is breathtaking and stunning in Golden era of Hollywood style. Unfortunately the sound was bad in the Chicago Theater. I saw Gladys Knight on May 11, 2023, and the sound was muddy all night. Gladys had 3 singers and 6 instrumentalists backing her up, including drums, percussion, 2 keyboards, bass, and drums. This doesn't seem like a challenging lineup to provide sound for, but the sound was consistently poor throughout the show.. The sound quality improved slightly as the show progressed, so someone seemed to be trying to improve the sound quality. But the sound remained muddy and frustrating. It wasn't one particular instrument or vocal that sounded muddy; everything sounded muddy and dull. I suspect the acoustics of the Chicago Theater building may have been the problem

Absolutely beautiful but not handicapped accessible. There are elevators, that take you all the way up and all the way down. Either way you have to walk up or down stairs. There's no rail in the middle or sides to hold on to while climbing the stairs. You even had to walk up two steps to get into the washroom stall. The seats sit very low, which makes it difficult to get down if you have bad legs but they are comfortable. I think the theater itself was absolutely gorgeous. I just wish we knew ahead of time so we could get different seats.

Just caught the Jill Scott concert last Monday night and it was spectacular, flew into Chicago to catch the concert and enjoy the lakefront. My wife has been coming to Chicago since her childhood but neither of us have been downtown. This was a great trip although short in length but we’ll be back. The theatre was nice and cozy but so are most theatre’s of that era. My wife enjoyed the show and I love making her happy so it was cool to me.

My girlfriend and I went to see Eckhart Tolle give a lecture here. We were blown away at how beautiful the venue was! It very much had a European feel to it. It was suprisingly really big inside as well. We did wait in line for a while to get in, but that is typical for venues like this. They sell drinks and snacks there, which was nice. The location is also great as well. We stayed in River North and were super close. We would love another opportunity to see a show here.

Went with group of ladies at Christmas to see the Twas the Night before Show. OMG..show was amazing. Was my first time at the Chicago Theater, and I hope it won't be my last. Definitely has the feel of times gone by, but not run down at all. Was worried that I was going to be disappointed with my seats, but nothing could be further from the truth. In looking around, there really was NO bad seat in the house. Awesome place...Highly recommend this theater!

Got 4 booth tickets for Vince Vaughn at the Chicago Theatre. Did some searching to find out more info on the booth seats and didn't find that much around. The booths are located on the Mezzanine level. Each booth is directly behind the mezzanine seating. There are 14 booths of 4 seats each. Each booth is a couch for 4 with a table in front of it. If you have a group of 4, as we did, it was great. Otherwise, you will be sharing the couch/table with strangers. The big bonus of the booth seating is the waiter service. The downside of the waiter service is you cannot start a tab with the waiter and must pay cash (no credit card). So having to pay for each round as they come in cash with the show going on in front of you is a bit of a hassle. Seems like it would be much more user friendly if they allowed you to start a tab and run your card at the end. The sight lines are good. The booth seating isn't that close to the stage. It is farther back from the stage than you would think from the seating chart. The balcony/loge hangs way over the mezzanine. But you can still see the stage with the overhang. Would suggest booth seating if you have 4 people and are looking to hang out/socialize/have drinks at a show. Wouldn't suggest it for a play etc where you plan to be quiet and attentive. Would prefer regular seats in that case as opposed to a couch for 4.

It is just so marvelous, that Chicago keeps its cultural traditions and history alive, and The Chicago Theatre is one of those historic venues. This year, it is the 100 years grand anniversary of this theater. Once you see this seven-floors, large historic building, with spectacular marquee and the vertical shining "Chicago" sign -- you won't forget it. Designed in the neo-baroque style by the architects C. Rapp and G. Rapp, the theater was built in 1921 . At first, it was a movie theater, like several other theaters in the area, then it started welcoming theater stage productions, was renovated, and today it is widely famous as the music shows venue, with the beautiful, opulent auditorium, and the 3600 seating capacity. Currently, the shows are not playing, many of them have been rescheduled for later in 2021, and the theater makes announcements on the upcoming shows for 2022. A detailed info on the shows is constantly updated online and on the theater phone service. The location of The Chicago Theatre on State Street is perfect, being in the central part of the Loop area, and at the same time in the closest proximity to the Chicago River, and to the North side of the city. There are a lot of nice restaurants near the theater, hotels, shops and department stores, many other theaters, businesses and administrative buildings. The Chicago Theatre is listed on the National Registry of Historic Places (1976), and it is the designated Chicago Landmark (1983). The unforgettable neon fonts of the "Chicago" sign were used in the title of Rob Marshall's film "Chicago" in 2002. Happy Anniversary, The Chicago Theatre! Keep on shining and bringing joy to all your fans!