CIBC Theatre is a performing arts theater located at 18 West Monroe Street in the Loop area of downtown Chicago. It is operated by Broadway In Chicago, part of the Nederlander Organization.

Venue: CIBC Theatre
Address: 18 W. Monroe Street, Chicago, IL 60603
Town: Chicago, US
Capacity: 1,800

CIBC Theatre is a performing arts theater located at 18 West Monroe Street in the Loop area of downtown Chicago. It is operated by Broadway In Chicago, part of the Nederlander Organization. Opened in 1906 as the Majestic Theatre, it currently seats 1,800 and for many years has presented Broadway shows. In its early years, the theater presented vaudeville celebrity acts. In the 1940s, the theater became part of the Shubert Organization and was known as the Sam Shubert Theatre. Since the 1990s, it has been owned by Nederlander, which refurbished and restored the building and sells naming rights; it has been named for LaSalle Bank, then Bank of America. The PrivateBank acquired the naming rights in December 2015, later becoming CIBC Bank USA, and in 2017, the theatre's name changed to reflect the new bank ownership. The theater opened in 1906 as the Majestic Theatre, named for The Majestic Building in which it is housed. The Majestic was a popular vaudeville theater offering approximately 12 to 15 vaudeville acts running from 1:30 pm to 10:30 pm, six days-per-week. By the 1920s the theater had become part of the Orpheum Circuit and presented many famous vaudeville headliners including Al Jolson, Eddie Foy, Jack Benny, W.C. Fields, Harry Houdini, The Marx Brothers, Bert Williams, Lily Langtry, Eddie Cantor and Fanny Brice. The American Opera Company presented six operas during its two week engagement at the Majestic in October 1929. Some of the greatest Broadway musicals played while 22 west Monroe was still the Shubert Theatre in the 50's and early 60's. In order of appearance was 'Gypsy' starring the incomparable Ethel Merman, followed by the 'Sound of Music' starring Florence Henderson and this was followed by 'Oliver' which starred some of the original Broadway cast including Davy Jones (who later was a member of 'the Monkees' musical group that had a television show) and this was followed by Hello Dolly starring Carol Channing who was the original 'Dolly' of the Br