CHICAGO -- Ninety five years ago, majestic movie palaces graced Chicago neighborhoods. They were both beautiful and elaborate, and many had magnificent organs and organists, making movie-going a ...

1925: The Goodman Theatre is founded. Timber magnate William O. Goodman and his wife donate $250,000 to the Art Institute to establish a theater and school in the name of their son, Kenneth Sawyer ...

The Mighty Morton Theatre Organ, presented by Ice Miller, is on its way for some restoration work. The popular organ is featured in CAPA’s Summer Movie Series and other programs in the Ohio Theatre.

Art museums and symphony orchestras mostly arrived in major American cities at the dawn of the 20th century. But regional theaters like the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis or the Alliance Theatre in ...