Patio Theater
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Chicago, Illinois 60634
United States
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| Address | 6008 West Irving Park Road Chicago, Illinois 60634 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°57′12″N 87°46′38″W / 41.953201°N 87.777127°W |
| Owner | Privately Owned |
| Capacity | 1500[1] |
| Type | Music Venue & Cinema |
| Construction | |
| Opened | January 29, 1927[2] |
| Closed | 2001, April 2014 |
| Reopened | Fall 2021 |
| Architect | R.G. Wolff |
| Website | |
| https://thepatiotheater.com/ | |
The Patio Theater is a music venue and movie theater located at 6008 W. Irving Park Road on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois in the Portage Park neighborhood. The building was built in 1927 as a movie theater. Chris Bauman took over the operations of Patio Theater in 2018 and became owner by the end of 2019.
The 1,500 seat theater hosts concerts and comedy events featuring local and internationally recognized talent. Musicians represent a wide range of genres, and notable performers include: Juice Wrld, Puddle of Mudd, Coolio, The Wailin’ Jennys, Raheem DeVaughn, Bone Thugs N Harmony.
Patio also plans to program a full monthly calendar of popular, independent and local movies including feature films, documentaries, cartoons, and silent films. The screenings reflect the legacy of the theater and honor its original purpose.
Patio theater offers a Patio Theater Premiere Membership program that provides members with several valuable perks. Members are given access to member-only events, such as celebrity meet and greets, movie premieres, member-only concerts, access to pre-sale tickets, skip-the-line venue access at all events, and monthly insider information.[3]
The Patio Theater temporarily closed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic,[3] and reopened with scheduled shows as of January 2022.[4]
The theater originally opened in 1927 with a capacity of 1,500 people.[1][2] Its atmospheric auditorium was designed in the Neo-Pompeiien fashion, with various Spanish and Italian architectural influences present as well. One of the theater's most prominent design features is the auditorium ceiling. The ceiling replicates a night sky by use of dark blue paint, blinking lights, and clouds that are displayed on the ceiling via projector. The original horizontal theater marquee is still in place. The vertical section was removed in the 1970s.
Still in place within the auditorium is the theater's original Barton pipe organ. Once used to accompany silent films, the organ fell into disrepair and was restored in the 1960s by volunteers from the Chicago Area Theater Organ Enthusiasts (CATOE). After its restoration, it provided music for various shows and sing-alongs.