Chicago arts attendance holding its own: "'We're lit from morning to night,' says executive director Criss Henderson, noting that Chicago Shakespeare now gives 630 performances over 50 weeks each year. 'So many people said when we were talking about coming out here that this wasn't the place for serious art. But that 65-foot marquee with Shakespeare's name in fiber-optics and Tivoli lights says to the 10 million people who visit Navy Pier every year that Chicago takes its arts and culture seriously.'"
Mirroring national trends, Chicago (hog butcher to the world) sees steady or rising attendance at museums, theaters, venues for music, dance, and opera (Lyric is best attended company in the country by percentage of seats sold). Good news all around.
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