The Briar Street Theatre is located in North Halstead, Chicago. This is a popular theatre venue in Chicago and was designed by Walt Topel. The building was built 100 years ago as a carriage house but it was converted into a theatre in the 1980s.
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The Briar Street Theatre is run by Fox Theatricals. The theatre has a seating capacity for 625 patrons and a 52-seat balcony. It has hosted many famous theatrical productions such as David Mamet's “The Shawl” and “The Spanish Prisoner,” “Poppie Nogena,” Barbara Cook's “A Broadway Evening,” Neil Simon's “Broadway Bound” and “Laughter On The 23rd Floor,” “Woody Guthrie's American Song,” Her Gardner's “I'm Not Rappaport,” A.R. Gurney's “The Fourth Wall,” “Having Our Say,” Steve Martin's “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” and “Driving Miss Daisy”.
The Briar Street Theatre in Chicago has been the site for the Blue Man Group. It has also been the home to many stars like Marlo Thomas, Betty Buckley, Mickey Rooney, Ellen Burstyn, Veronica Hamel, George Segal, Sada Thompson, Ellen Burstyn, Dorothy Loudon and Shelly Berman.