Drury Lane Theatre

Billy Elliot is a top notch show. Huge multi talented cast. Wonderful show, sets music and dancing.
One note that has to do with the woman sitting next us with the kid who hated being there. Listening to him whine through the entire first act. I want to go home, I hate this, when will it be over… take him Out! Thankfully they did not come in after intermission but really this was painful.
Oh and the guy behind us with the deep never ending cough, stay home. Coughing during every musical number in my ear does not mask your Phlegm circus.
People, they’re the Worst.

Just saw Gypsy there. Small enough to make it a great intimate venue, but large enough to bring in some great shows. Easy to park for FREE, small bar area for libations, dinner if you want it. Fully carpeted and the seats are comfortable.

This is a great theater for small shows that come into town (e.g. «Xanadu» or «25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee»), particularly because it is so intimate. I must also say that I was impressed with the size of the lobby. Usually theaters have problems with overly small lobbies that cramp up like crazy after shows, but this one wasn’t bad at all, and in fact it looked very well maintained.
The only downside is that the ticket prices were fairly high compared to other theaters. Maybe I was just imagining it, but there was certainly motivation for me to buy the $ 25 on-​stage seats at «Xanadu» instead of the regular theater seats.

I found this place pretty much behind Water Tower Place hidden on Michigan Ave.
Its got nice comfy seating, its not as big as I thought it might be, but its well maintained, smells nice, air-​con is regulated just fine. It wasn’t so freezing when I went there and I had comfy clothing so everything was good. the actors weren’t so bad and I found myself actually enjoying the show. I plan on bring my family the next show coming up. The staff were very nice and polite and courteous, which is a standard but also big plus on my part. I’d give seven stars, but Unilocal only gives 5. Nice place Drury. I wish they would do an adaptation of that foreign film, Pan’s Labyrinth. I wonder how AIDA is gonna turn out. Let’s watch and find out.

Nice space. Their seating capacity is only about 500, so it will never get the top end productions of the old Loop theatres. But it is, therefore, more intimate. Comfortable seats. A recently designed theatre set up to make a profit. Nothing wrong with that — just nothing special about it either.

This is a quaint little theatre… not a bad seat in the house… especially if you like that up close and personal feeling to the stage. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed seeing plays/​musicals here. It’s in a great location… especially for me… I work just across the street.
Side note: The house wine… not so good. Skip it!

My 18-​year-​old cousin just came out of the closet. To me. Only. I mean, what’s a girl to do? *fans self*
Take him to see Xanadu, that’s what! His little self chugged in from Michigan State and I surprised him with the most glittery, pink and gay show ever. I love everything about Drury Lane (except the name Drury.. . say it.. . Drrrruuuurrry. See you’re drunk and you don’t even know it!). It’s so cozy and comfortable and ideal for the igniting some glow sticks (which we did) and cruise for some hot guys (which we also did).
I don’t think 30 is too old to pursue a musical theater career. I’m a muse in the making, me thinks. Go see this show, and anything else at the DL. Afterward, there are plenty of trendy (read: moderately annoying, but fun with out-​of-​towners) places to go. We had cheesecake and martinis. In our pajamas.

This is a very intimate theater. There is no bad seat in the house! I have seen Alter Boyz, Shout, and The Buddy Holly Story here. The theater is never completely full when I go. A few times I was able to move from my seat to another empty seat. The staff did not seem to mind when I did that. Great place to watch a musical!

I liked this theater because it was the starting point for one of the worst musical theater productions I have ever seen. It was so bad I wanted to leave — and another in our group of four felt the same. However the event as a whole was wonderful — ie the funtime before and after the show was greater than the show. Nice theater though — one of those relaxing, 70s and 80s red velvet kind of places. Comfortable and well designed.

I get out to Oakbrook… never (yet). I went to the opening of «Meet Me in St. Louis», and loved it! The theatre is gorgeous, and I was obsessed with the chandeliers. It is clean, not freezing cold and the staff is fantastic.
I hope to get to the original Oakbrook theatre, but this is a nice treat in the city.

I went to see Buddy Holly the musical at Drury Lane. I’d been looking forward to it for about 2 months and I was super excited. We ended up having a major brown line fiasco and were 20 minutes late to our show. Well the man at the window exchanged my tickets for the later show AND upgraded my seats for free. How awesome is that? So that’s where Drury Lane earned 5 stars.
I take one away for the show itself. The guy who played Buddy Holly was a little too chunky for Buddy, but when he sang it was eerie how similar to Buddy he sounded. However, when he spoke, he talked in this weird high pitched voice thing which is TOTALLY unlike Buddy Holly. I’m a huge Buddy/50’s fanatic and I’ve seen quite a few interviews with him, and I found this feminine speech portrayal to be quite distracting.
Overall though, the show was great, the performers were awesome, and I still liked the guy who played Buddy for the most part.

Great small theater in the heart of Downtown Chicago. I went here to see the Buddy Holly story and was amazingly surprised. The theater is somewhat small and all seats have a great view (and were pretty comfy). The theater was very clean as they don’t allow or have concessions available. Would definitely go back and see another show in the future.

What a nice little theatre — I had no idea it was here. I went to see Shout! on Sunday for a matinée at this place. The venue was good, the play was good… definitely go check this one out!

I really dug this small, but very well kept theater. The size of the lobby was a bit worrysome when I first got there. I didn’t know how big the theater would be (ahh anxious people in small quarters), but it’s definitely proportional. The seats are comfy and like many other reviewers, I don’t think there’s a bad seat in the house. The sound was awesome throughout and the stage was the perfect space for the show (and I suspect most indie theater shows). They also had a very friendly staff. Overall, I had one of the best theater experiences of 2007 here.
Side note: The show I saw was actually full of recent grads and college students and I’ve gotta say. they were amazing. I may have formed a small crush on an actor and his finger puppet (a real one, dirtyhead), but that has nothing to do with it. I recently did a review about a venue in Boston where I really wanted to talk about how I didn’t want to pay for a junior acting recital. but I thought that was too harsh. lol. Definitely felt the opposite here! :p

As often as I go shopping at the Water Tower, you’d think that I’d notice that there was a theatre attached behind it. I guess I have a one track mind. This theatre is really gorgeous! It looks like a nicely renovated movie theatre. So, it’s comfortable, but it’s really cold inside. The box office staff was nice when I came to pick up my tickets and when I talked with someone on the phone. I came to see the 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. The seating is great, and so are the accoustics. I don’t think you could really even have a bad seat here. There is parking next door for $ 11, otherwise you’ll be lucky to find street parking. I wouldn’t mind seeing other shows at this theatre.

I love this theater! Why? Because unlike most of the other theaters in Chicago, it’s small. There’s not a bad seat in the house! I just went there to see «The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee» and just totally enjoyed being so close and being able to see everything so clear! It’s quite possibly my favorite place to see a show in Chicago! The staff is friendly and attentive, they all seem to know their stuff, the whole place has been clean and pleasant everytime I’ve seen a show there. Totally recommend going to this theater to see shows, it’s great!

I had no clue that the theatre existed, hidden behind Water Tower Place on Michigan Ave. Well, it is a hidden gem! A small theatre with truly not a bad seat in the house! I was all the way on the end on the row — a seat that in a large theatre might have been less then desirable, but my seat was awesome.
I will definitely check out other shows at this venue in the future.

I thought I was gonna be fast on my review for the Drury Lane theatre after the Putnam Spelling Bee. Guess not. Great show, I liked the guy who played the hippy kid. I don’t watch plays often, this one gave me the possibility of wanting to see more plays at some point in the future.
I was a fan of the location of the theatre. Anything near a red line is a nice commute for me.

I saw the 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at this theatre tonight! The show was ridiculously funny and definitely worth seeing! I’ve actually never been to this theatre before even though I’ve been to many shows in Chicago. It’s a beautiful theatre and every seat in the house is good! It’s also in a great location, right off Michigan Avenue! If you haven’t seen the 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee yet visit the Druary Lane Theatre soon!

This fairly new facility is along the north side of Water Tower Place on Chestnut, so if you are coming from Michigan Avenue you will need to walk about a block east past the Lord and Taylor. This is an intimate place to see a show with 549 seats, and they all seem to be good seats that are upholstered for your comfort. The interiors are pleasantly decorated without being over-​the-​top lavish. If my memory serves me correctly, there used to be movie theaters at this spot a few years ago.
The current show here is «The 25^th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee», and thanks to Unilocal we enjoyed the show here on May 23. Double thanks to Andrea and Elizabeth !!