Biograph Theater, Historic theater in Lincoln Park, Chicago, US
The Biograph Theater is a theater building in Chicago originally constructed in 1914 as a movie house, featuring red pressed brick walls with white-glazed terra cotta trim details. Inside, the main auditorium seats 299 people while a smaller studio theater with 135 seats occupies the upper floor, with the original 1914 ticket booth remaining in its original location outside.
The building opened in 1914 as a movie theater and gained notoriety from an event that occurred outside its entrance in 1934. It remained a cinema venue until 2004, when it was purchased and renovated to become a live theater performance space.
The building functions as a venue for live theater productions that bring together audiences from across the city. The space has transitioned from a place where people watched films on screens to one where actors perform directly in front of crowds.
Plan your visit with comfortable clothing suitable for a theater performance and arrive early to locate seating comfortably. The building sits in a walkable neighborhood with nearby parking options and public transportation access for convenient arrival.
The building was featured in a major Hollywood film production shot in 2008 that explored a famous criminal case from the past. The theater's exterior was carefully restored to its historical appearance from several decades earlier for this filming project.
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