City: Chicago, IL
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 2121 N. Clybourn Ave.
City: Chicago, IL
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Address: 2315 W. Lawrence Ave.
City: Chicago, IL
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Address: 821 W. Eastman St.
City: Chicago, IL
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Address: 1 Great America Pkwy.
City: Chicago, IL
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Address: 700 E. Grand Ave.
City: Chicago, IL
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Address: 2100 Patriot Blvd.
City: Chicago, IL
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Address: 2001 N. Clark St.
City: Chicago, IL
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Address: 2430 N. Cannon Dr.
City: Chicago, IL
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Address: 5211 N. Clark St.
City: Chicago, IL
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Address: 1012 N. Noble St.
146. Chicago Children’s Theatre
City: Chicago, IL
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (773) 227-0180
Insider Pick:
Description: This theater company might move around, but it’s always a solid choice for young-people programs. Its first production in 2006, A Year with Frog and Toad, was presented at the Goodman Theatre, and was such a rousing success that the company leaped into the following year with four plays. It has since performed at the Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, and the Ruth Page Center for the Arts. Wherever they go, the shows are absolutely professional and widely acclaimed. The company’s unique Red Kite Project creates productions and even hosts a camp specifically for children on the autism spectrum. Ticket prices vary.
147. Emerald City Theatre
City: Chicago, IL
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: Tickets: (773) 935-9336; theat
Address: 2540 N. Lincoln Ave.
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Description: Break your kids’ TV habit with a visit to a live show by this longtime favorite local company geared for 3-year-olds and up. Receiving raves from the toughest critics in town (that would be toddlers, of course), the troupe has performed musical versions of everything from Pinkalicious to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus to Snow White. Frequent pre- and post-show activities like arts activities, and photo and autograph sessions, let kids feel like they’re part of the play. Emerald City also brings out the future Broadway star in your child with a full spectrum of classes for kids up to 13 years old, plus summer camps, after-school programs, and birthday parties. Ticket prices for performances start at $16 for adults, $13 for children.
148. Lil’ Buds Theatre
City: Chicago, IL
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (773) 334-4543
Address: 1210 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Description: Both youth actors and professional actors unite to perform in the two main stage shows from this family theater company—one, a rollicking winter holiday musical and the other a spring play. Classes and workshops for children ages 3 through 18 include basic acting skills, creative drama, sketch comedy, and improv. Performance ticket prices vary; call for more information about class prices and schedule.
149. Marriott Lincolnshire Children’s Theatre
City: Chicago, IL
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (847) 634-0200
Address: 10 Marriott Dr.
Description: Giving young theatergoers the same treatment as its grown-up audiences, this longstanding suburban theater has a children’s musical series of both original works and classic stories. Recent shows have included an abridged The Wizard of Oz and a version of Aesop’s fable How Can You Run with a Shell on Your Back? Tickets $15. Performances take place most days at 10 a.m. and sometimes there’s a second show at 12:30 p.m.
City: Chicago, IL
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 3171 N. Ravenswood Ave.