Theatre Building Chicago celebrates its 30th season as an incubator to develop original musical works and to support both acclaimed and emerging theatre companies and artists. Each year, Theatre Building Chicago provides space and services to more than a thousand artists in 16 presentations and 315 special events. Since opening its doors on March 15, 1977, Theatre Building Chicago - Chicago's very own theatrical crossroads -has hosted 497 companies, 798 long-running shows, 8,915 events, 1,077,574 audience members, 29,375 theatre artists, 497 companies and 24, 496 performances.
Unique in the country, Theatre Building Chicago conducts a musical theatre writers' workshop and presentation program that has premiered 114 new musicals in Chicago and seen a number of them soar into other productions on Broadway and across the country. Theatre Building Chicago offers up-and-coming theatre professionals the opportunity to break into the field Chicago-style, through hands-on internships. Our interns have gone on to careers at institutions both here and abroad, such as Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, the Royal Albert Hall in London, The Second City-Chicago and the Theatro Lirico Sperimentale in Spoleto, Italy.
Theatre Building Chicago serves as a forum for a variety of important community and civic events - people have voted, married and memorialized every kind of life event at Theatre Building Chicago.
Theatre Building Chicago (Mission Statement) The company maintains a steady commitment to the performing arts community in Chicago and strives to promote, develop and strengthen both emerging and established artists and organizations by:
*Providing subsidized space, equipment and support for performing groups
*Developing and producing new musicals
*Providing opportunities for artists, administrators and performing groups
Directions:
Valet Parking is available at the theater entrance, one hour before curtain.
Transportation:
By Train: The theater is 1/2 mile West of the Belmont Avenue Red/Purple/Brown Line station.
By Bus: The #77 Belmont Avenue bus stops 1/2 block from the theater and connects with the 'L' station and many bus routes.
