Cadillac Palace Theatre

Cadillac Palace Theatre is a performance hall in the Loop neighborhood of Chicago, used for stage shows and formerly for film screenings. The interior displays arches, columns, and ornamentation in the French Baroque style, with multiple foyers arranged in sequence.

The building opened in 1926 as a venue for variety acts under the name New Palace Theatre. A few years later it was converted into a cinema and showed films through the 1950s.

The theater takes its name from the automobile brand Cadillac, which acquired naming rights in the 1990s. Today it hosts professional productions from New York that draw audiences primarily from the greater Chicago area.

The building sits on West Randolph Street in the Loop and accommodates more than two thousand guests across multiple levels. The season for performances typically runs throughout the year, with occasional breaks between productions.

During World War II, the brass elements in the theater were painted white to prevent confiscation for military use. This measure allowed the original ornaments to survive intact to this day.

Location: Chicago

Architects: Rapp and Rapp

Capacity: 2344

Address: 151 West Randolph Street, Chicago, IL 60601

Website: http://broadwayinchicago.com

GPS coordinates: 41.88390,-87.63250

Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:30