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3-474: The Riviera Theatre is a concert venue located on the north side of Chicago , Illinois , United States. Built in 1917, it was designed by Rapp and Rapp for the Balaban & Katz theatre chain run by A. J. Balaban , his brother Barney Balaban and their partner and brother-in-law, Sam Katz. It is an example of French Renaissance Revival architecture. It later became a private nightclub in 1986. The theatre
6-567: A labor dispute, Jam Productions fired the stagehands of the Riviera Theater. As of 2017, the Riviera Theater continues to serve as a venue for many popular acts, both local and national. This United States theatre–related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a building or structure in Chicago is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Concert hall A concert hall
9-598: Is located in the Uptown section of the city, at the intersection of Lawrence, Broadway and Racine. The area has several notable theaters, including the Aragon Ballroom , which is only 0.2 miles away. Since 2006 it has been owned by Chicago-based Jam Productions (itself owned by Jerry Mickelson and Arny Granat), which claims to be the "largest independent producer of live entertainment in the United States". In October 2015 in
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