In September 2006, Victory Gardens Theater opened a 299-seat mainstage at the landmark Biograph Theater, a site known for its complex and storied history. The Chicago Tribune called the renovated space "beautiful…gorgeously restored"!

Designed in 1914 by Samuel N. Crowen, an architect known for his classically detailed designs, the Biograph Theater possesses many of the distinguishing characteristics of the earliest movie houses, including a simple storefront-width lobby, recessed entrance, free-standing ticket booth, and canopy marquee.