The 'Apollo Theater Chicago' was built in
Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood in 1978. Located at 2540 N.
Lincoln Ave., the Apollo has 440 seats and a lobby featuring art exhibits and a full bar. It is currently the home of the off-Broadway hit
Menopause the Musical and the home of the
Emerald City Theatre Company.
Notable productions at The Apollo include
David Mamet's
Sexual Perversity in Chicago starring
Jim Belushi,
Balm in Gilead with
John Malkovich and
Gary Sinise, the long running play
The Vagina Monologues, and
A Nutcracker Christmas written by children's recording artist
Ralph Covert of
Ralph's World and
G. Riley Mills.
The Apollo Theater Chicago has no relation to the
Apollo Theatre in
New York City.