For a very interesting night out go to the Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, which will be a fascinating adventure for all. Very touristy but great fun. Try the Chicago Shakespeare Festival for a night of great more serious entertainment.
Chicago is a great city. The theatres listed below are just a few of the many in the city so be sure to talk with your travel agent or the tourist office for more information.
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
2001 N. Roselle Rd.
Schaumburg Estates, IL 60195
1-888-WEJOUST
This could be the answer for one of your nights out on the town. It takes place in the Hoffman estates. There’s a tournament using the weapons of the time with lances, armoured shields and helmets and the like. Try the Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament for the fun of it. It’s around $65 a person if you go as royalty, a bit less if you go as an ordinary mortal. Reductions for children.
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
800 East Grand Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Box Office 312.595.5600
Administration 312.595.5656
Call ahead to see what performance is showing at the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre when you will be visiting Chicago. They are staged in the 500 seater theater at Navy Pier and they have an extensive schedule of Shakespeare’s plays with admission in the region of $65 for major productions.
Briar Street Theatre
3133 N Halsted St
Chicago, IL 60657
773 348 4000
The Briar Street Theatre is another great outing for your trip to Chicago. Be sure to include it in your itinerary.
Lyric Opera
20 N Wacker Drive
Chicago
Tickets (312) 332 2244 extension 5600
The Lyric Opera puts on full productions of the major operas. Tickets are from $150 down to about $40 for important performances.
Opera in Focus
3000 Central Road
Rolling Meadows, IL
1-847-818-3220
The Opera in Focus has performances also. This is a puppet show and is something really different. Each show is about one hour long and features about three different scenes - probably a major opera and a couple top musical shows. Shows are at 1.30 sharp with doors open at 1 pm. Tickets are less than $15 and you can have lunch served aswell. Check to see what is playing when you will be in Chicago and make this a nice interlude in the day.
The Goodman Theatre
170 North Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60601
The Goodman Theatre is another fine theatre in Chicago situated in the North Loop theatre district. Puts on a wide range of productions including traditional plays and newer avant garde performances.
Cadillac PalaceTheatre
151 W Randolph Street
Chicago, IL 60601
312 977 1700
The Cadillac Palace Theatre has some great performances but you’ll also appreciate the amazing décor with chandeliers, lots of ornamental gold, mirrors and so on so that it looks more like one of the state houses of Europe. In deed it is said to be based on part of Versailles, the French Palace. It is a 2400 seat venue. And the shows here are well worth attending.
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