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PLAYHOUSE SQUARE TOURS (on hiatus as at July 2022)
Meet our RedCoat volunteer tour guides in the KeyBank State Theatre lobby on select Saturdays for a free historic based Playhouse Square Tour. Tours depart every 15 minutes between 10-11:30am and last approximately 90 minutes. Last tour departs at 11:30am. Tours do involve stairs and we do suggest wearing comfortable shoes. Please note that theatre access – and in particular backstage access – is subject to availability. No registration is necessary for groups with fewer than 10 people.
If you have a group of 10 or more guests planning to attend a free tour date, please contact David Greene 
or fill out the form on this page .
As of October 2020 tours have resumed with COVID-19 protocols in place. The general tour schedule is: 2nd or 3rd Thursday of the month at 10:30am and 12:30pm, and 3rd or 4th Tuesday of the month at 10:30am and 12:30pm. Check the event website for the latest schedule and availability. Tours last approximately 60 minutes and cost $15.
Tours run Fridays at 12pm and Saturdays at 12pm and 2pm. Duration approximately 60 mins. Please note tour content is subject to change based on events in the building and that some tours can take up to 75 mins. There is no stage or dressing room access on concert days.
Tickets: Adults $20; Children (12 & under), Students (with valid ID), and Seniors (65 and older): $15. For groups (15+) call (212) 465-6080 or email Group.Sales@msg.com .
Tour content, prices, dates, and times are subject to change without notice. Tours are offered on a first come, first served basis and are subject to availability.
Broadway In Chicago offers a public tour of our theatres every Saturday at 11am. Each tour visits two of our three theatres: the Oriental Theatre, the Cadillac Palace and the CIBC Theatre. The tour showcases the glittering vintage décor inspired by the foremost theatre designers of our time, who created through their designs in the French Renaissance styling. You will also learn about the cutting edge technology that makes each theatre the home to today’s most complex theatrical productions and the recent restorations that brought beauty and elegance back to these century-old theatres.
For more information visit the Broadway in Chicago website .
PLAYHOUSE SQUARE TOURS (on hiatus as at July 2022)
Meet our RedCoat volunteer tour guides in the KeyBank State Theatre lobby on select Saturdays for a free historic based Playhouse Square Tour. Tours depart every 15 minutes between 10-11:30am and last approximately 90 minutes. Last tour departs at 11:30am. Tours do involve stairs and we do suggest wearing comfortable shoes. Please note that theatre access – and in particular backstage access – is subject to availability. No registration is necessary for groups with fewer than 10 people.
If you have a group of 10 or more guests planning to attend a free tour date, please contact David Greene or fill out the form on this page .
Explore the splendor of one of America’s most magnificent theatres! Enjoy your 90-minute walking tour of the majestic Fabulous Fox Theatre in St. Louis. This grand palace-style Theatre is 5 stories high and is a grand experience!
Tours are currently offered on Saturday mornings at 10:30am, and additionally at 11am when a matinee performance is not scheduled. Tours include organ concert. Tickets are $10 each, children under 2 are free and do not need a ticket. Tickets must be purchased online in advance through MetroTix (the Fox box office is only open before shows at this time), and ticket sales end the preceding Friday at 5pm. For more details see the theatre’s Tours page.
PLAYHOUSE SQUARE TOURS (on hiatus as at July 2022)
Meet our RedCoat volunteer tour guides in the KeyBank State Theatre lobby on select Saturdays for a free historic based Playhouse Square Tour. Tours depart every 15 minutes between 10-11:30am and last approximately 90 minutes. Last tour departs at 11:30am. Tours do involve stairs and we do suggest wearing comfortable shoes. Please note that theatre access – and in particular backstage access – is subject to availability. No registration is necessary for groups with fewer than 10 people.
If you have a group of 10 or more guests planning to attend a free tour date, please contact David Greene or fill out the form on this page .
PLAYHOUSE SQUARE TOURS (on hiatus as at July 2022)
Meet our RedCoat volunteer tour guides in the KeyBank State Theatre lobby on select Saturdays for a free historic based Playhouse Square Tour. Tours depart every 15 minutes between 10-11:30am and last approximately 90 minutes. Last tour departs at 11:30am. Tours do involve stairs and we do suggest wearing comfortable shoes. Please note that theatre access – and in particular backstage access – is subject to availability. No registration is necessary for groups with fewer than 10 people.
If you have a group of 10 or more guests planning to attend a free tour date, please contact David Greene or fill out the form on this page .
PLAYHOUSE SQUARE TOURS (on hiatus as at July 2022)
Meet our RedCoat volunteer tour guides in the KeyBank State Theatre lobby on select Saturdays for a free historic based Playhouse Square Tour. Tours depart every 15 minutes between 10-11:30am and last approximately 90 minutes. Last tour departs at 11:30am. Tours do involve stairs and we do suggest wearing comfortable shoes. Please note that theatre access – and in particular backstage access – is subject to availability. No registration is necessary for groups with fewer than 10 people.
If you have a group of 10 or more guests planning to attend a free tour date, please contact David Greene or fill out the form on this page .
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