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Teatro ZinZanni to Close Downtown Chicago Show After COVID, ICE-Related Ticket Slump

Ticket sales at Teatro ZinZanni dropped over 25% since last fall due to COVID-19 habits, immigration enforcement, and economic pressures, prompting a pause in its Chicago show.

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Teatro ZinZanni will shutter its current show after Saturday’s performance due to a decline in ticket sales that its founder says stemmed from COVID-19 and was made worse by immigration enforcement efforts Downtown.The dinner theater with a cirque flair is located on the 14th floor of the Cambria Hotel downtown in a custom Spiegeltent. It opened in Chicago in 2019.Founder Norm Langill said the dip began last fall. The company expected an uptick …

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Teatro ZinZanni to close Downtown Chicago show after COVID, ICE-related ticket slump

Teatro ZinZanni will shutter its current show after Saturday’s performance due to a decline in ticket sales that its founder says stemmed from COVID-19 and was made worse by immigration enforcement efforts Downtown.The dinner theater with a cirque flair is located on the 14th floor of the Cambria Hotel downtown in a custom Spiegeltent. It opened in Chicago in 2019.Founder Norm Langill said the dip began last fall. The company expected an uptick …

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Teatro ZinZanni Dinner Theater Closing Due To Low Ticket Sales

The show ends its seven-year Chicago run Saturday. While the decision to close was “a shock,” founder Norman Langill said he hopes to return in the fall.

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Block Club Chicago broke the news in Chicago, United States on Monday, January 26, 2026.
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