Travel Reference
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Tips
Going to the show by El or bus
You have several public transportation options when stepping out on
a budget. Bus and El (train/subway) rides cost $1.75 plus 25¢ for trans-
fers. For more information on Chicago's public transportation system,
see Chapter 3.
• Chicago Theatre:
Green, purple, orange, or brown line El to State
and Lake, or State Street bus (no. 2, 6, 10, 11, 29, 36, 44, 62, or
146) to corner of State and Lake.
• Ford Center for the Performing Arts:
Green, purple, orange, or
brown line El to Randolph, or State Street bus (no. 2, 6, 10, 11, 29,
36, 44, 62, or 146) to corner of Randolph and State.
• Goodman Theatre:
Green, purple, orange, or brown line El to Ran-
dolph, or State Street bus (no. 2, 6, 11, 29, 36, 44, 62, or 146) to cor-
ner of State and Randolph, and walk one block west to Dearborn.
• Shubert Theatre:
Red line El to Monroe, or State Street bus (no.
2, 6, 10, 11, 29, 36, 44, 62, or 146) to corner of Monroe and State.
• Steppenwolf Theatre Company:
Red line El to North and
Clybourne, or bus no. 33 or 41 to corner of North and Halsted.
• Lyric Opera of Chicago:
Metra train to Northwestern station, or
take the green, purple, brown, or orange line El to Washington.
Take the Madison Street bus (no. 14, 20, 56, 131, or 157) to the cor-
ner of Madison and Wacker.
• Petrillo Music Shell:
Green, purple, brown, or orange line El to
Adams, or the Michigan Avenue bus (no. 3, 4, 60, 145, 147, or 151)
to the corner of Michigan and Jackson.
• Symphony Center:
Green, purple, brown, or orange line El to
Adams, or the Michigan Avenue bus (no. 3, 4, 60, 145, 147, or 151)
to the corner of Michigan and Jackson.
skyline. 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 Ave.
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312/642-2273.
www.chicagoshakes.com. Tickets $40-$62.
Guaranteed parking in attached garage at 40% discount. Subway/El: Red Line to Grand, then bus
29 to Navy Pier.
Chicago Theatre
This 1920s music palace has been reborn as an all-purpose
entertainment venue, hosting everything from pop acts and magicians to stand-
up comedy. The theater also hosted a long run of
Joseph and the Technicolor
Dreamcoat
starring Donny Osmond.
175 N. State St. (at Lake St.).
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312/443-1130.
Subway/El: Red Line to Lake/State; Brown or Orange Line to Clark/Lake.
Ford Center for the Performing Arts/Oriental Theatre and the Cadillac
Palace Theatre
Late 1990s renovations of these opulent theaters inevitably
required corporate sponsorship—in this case, from car companies—transforming
them into the Cadillac Palace and the awkwardly named Ford Center for the Per-
forming Arts/Oriental Theatre. Both book major touring shows and are well
worth a visit for arts buffs. The Oriental's fantastical Asian look includes elaborate
