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Tips Going to the Show by El or Bus
You have several public transpor tation options when st epping out on a bud-
get. Bus and El (train/sub way) rides c ost $2 plus 25¢ f or transfers. For more
information on Chicago 's public transpor tation system, see chapt er 2.
Chicago Theatre: Gr een, P urple, Orange , or Br own Line El t o Stat e and
Lake, or Stat e Street bus (no . 2, 6, 10, 11, 29, 36, 44, 62, or 146) t
o corner
of State and Lake .
Ford C enter f or the P erforming A rts: Gr een, P urple, Orange , or Br own
Line El t o Randolph, or Stat e Street bus (no . 2, 6, 10, 11, 29, 36, 44, 62, or
146) to corner of R andolph and Stat e.
Goodman Theatre: Green, Purple, Orange, or Br own Line El t o Randolph,
or State Street bus (no . 2, 6, 11, 29, 36, 44, 62, or 146) t
o corner of Stat e
and Randolph, and walk 1 block w est to Dearborn.
LaSalle Bank Theatre (f ormerly the Shuber t Theatre): Red Line El t o
Monroe, or Stat e Str eet bus (no . 2, 6, 10, 11, 29, 36, 44, 62, or 146) t
o
corner of M onroe and Stat e.
Lyric Opera of Chicago: Metra train t o Nor thwestern station, or take the
Green, Purple, Brown, or Orange Line El t o Washington. Take the M adison
Street bus (no . 14, 20, 56, 131, or 157) t
o the c orner of M adison and
Wacker.
Petrillo Music Shell: Green, Purple, Brown, or Orange Line El t o Adams, or
the M ichigan Avenue bus (no . 3, 4, 60, 145, 147, or 151) t
o the c orner of
Michigan and Jackson.
Steppenwolf Theatre Company: Red Line El t o Nor th and Clybourne , or
bus no. 33 or 41 t o corner of Nor th and Halst ed.
Symphony Center: Green, Purple, Brown, or Orange Line El t o Adams, or
the M ichigan Avenue bus (no . 3, 4, 60, 145, 147, or 151) t
10
o the c orner of
Michigan and Jackson.
studio theater , an E nglish-style pub , and lobbies with commanding vie ws of Lake
Michigan and the Chicago skyline. The Jentes Family Auditorium is the v enue for the
kid-friendly shows, while the main theater presents three plays a year—almost always by
the Bard—with founder and artistic director Barbara Gaines usually directing one of the
shows. 800 E. Grand A ve. & 312/642-2273. w ww.chicagoshakes.com. Tickets $40-$67. Dis-
counted parking in attached garage. Subway/El: Red Line to Grand, then bus 29 to Navy Pier.
Chicago Theatre This 1920s music palace has been r eborn as an all-purpose enter-
tainment venue, hosting ev erything from pop acts and magicians to stand-up comedy .
175 N. Stat e St. (at Lake St.). & 312/443-1130. Sub way/El: Red Line t o Lake/Stat e; Br own or
Orange Line to Clark/Lake.
Ford C enter f or the P erforming A rts/Oriental Theater and the C adillac
Palace Theater Late 1990s renovations of these opulent theaters inevitably r equired
corporate sponsorship—in this case, fr om car companies—transforming them into the
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