Auditorium Theatre

Auditorium Theatre
Auditorium Theatre, 1890
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Address50 East Ida B. Wells Drive
LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates41°52′34″N 87°37′31″W / 41.8760639°N 87.6251856°W / 41.8760639; -87.6251856
OwnerRoosevelt University
Capacity3,875
Construction
OpenedDecember 9, 1889
Renovated1967
ArchitectDankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan
Tenants
Joffrey Ballet
Website
www.auditoriumtheatre.org

The Auditorium Theatre is a music and performance venue located in the Auditorium Building at 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive in Chicago, Illinois. Inspired by the Richardsonian Romanesque Style of architect Henry Hobson Richardson, the building was designed by Dankmar Adler and Louis Sullivan and completed in 1889. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra performed in the theatre until 1904 as well as the Chicago Grand Opera Company and its successors the Chicago Opera Association and Chicago Civic Opera until its relocation to the Civic Opera House in 1929. The theater was home to the Joffrey Ballet from 1998 until 2020.[1][2] It currently hosts a variety of concerts, musicals, performances, and events. Since the 1940s, it has been owned by Roosevelt University and since the 1960s it has been refurbished and managed by an independent non-profit arts organization.

  1. ^ "Lyric Opera and Joffrey Ballet to Join Forces Under One Roof". WTTW News. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  2. ^ "Announcing the 2021–2022 Inaugural Season at Lyric Opera House and Return to Live Performances". Joffrey Ballet. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2023-11-02.