Name: Mercury Theater, Lakeview
Age: 9
Address: 3741 N Southport Ave
Type: Theater

The Mercury Theater was a relatively young venue compared to other, larger theaters in Chicago. The nine-year-old theater held 25 different productions over its lifetime. The theater, which typically hired large, diverse casts for their musicals, was known for doing producing a wide variety of types of shows that showcased people of all walks of life. The Chicago theater community, which is watching their livelihood dry up before their eyes, has mourned the loss of this theater.