The music box theater

Chicago’s Music Box Theatre will screen classic Christmas films and sing-a-longs at Chi-Town Movies Drive-In in Pilsen throughout the month of December.

As independent venues and theaters are suffering through the coronavirus pandemic, some are getting creative hoping to stay afloat until a vaccine is approved. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

Since 1929, the iconic Music Box Theatre on Southport Avenue in Chicago’s Lake View neighborhood has been showing off a unique experience for generations. “The idea right now is to just stay afloat. Stay in business,” said Music Box Theatre general manager, Ryan Oestreich. Since Chicago placed capacity limits on businesses, the theater has laid off more than half of its...