Opened in 1926 as the Oriental Theatre, a Balaban and Katz movie palace designed by Rapp and Rapp with Far Eastern-themed interiors, inside the New Masonic Building. It was restored in 1996-1998 and reopened as the Ford Center for the Performing Arts Oriental Theatre. It was renamed in 2019 for Broadway producer James M. Nederlander and is operated by Broadway In Chicago.

Getting there

The theatre is in the Loop theatre district, directly served by the State/Lake CTA elevated station.