201-250 guest capacity
This venue can host up to 250 guests
About this vendor
For a truly beautiful and unique event, the Genesee Theatre will make you feel like a star. Built in 1927, the Theatre features baccarat crystal chandeliers, Italian marble, and gold toned decor. Host your wedding on the dramatic stage or in the elegant Grand Lobby.
Amenities + details
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Covered Outdoors Space
Liability Insurance
On-Site Accommodations
Outdoor Event Space
Guest Capacity
- Up to 250
Settings
- Historic Venue
Venue Service Offerings
- Bar & Drinks
- Cakes & Desserts
- Food & Catering
- Rentals & Equipment
- Service Staff
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out of 5.04 reviews
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Have your wedding here, people. Blow your mind! When that curtain opens and the stage is where your reception is with the tables set and all, WoW!
Maggie and Gary are just the most sweet and accommodating event planners ever! The theater is truly unique with a huge Baccarat million dollar fixture and so much more. All the staff there made this wedding unforgettable. Many guests honestly said it was the very best wedding they have ever been to and will Never forget it! It is so worth the trip from the city. Your bridal party has real theater dressing rooms in order to prepare for the wedding. As parents of the bride and groom, we cannot say enough about our experience at this venue, the Genesee Theater. Check this out!
Words cannot describe how amazing this venue is. What's better then getting married on a stage??? The stage is incredible and everyone is so nice and accomodating. The theater is so beautiful so you barely have to decorate. Everyone from our wedding could not stop talking about how unique and beautiful this venue was. We absolutely loved it!
Amazing attention to detail. Gary DeVar, Maggie Permer and the entire Genesee Theatre Staff took great care in fulfilling the hundreds of large and small details for our ceremony and reception. We were treated like we were the Performance Artists on Stage.
--Patty Cordova Farr and Jerome Farr
The theatre is absolutely beautiful! The staff was beyond accomodating, attentive and welcoming with all of my needs. I will for sure use them again as they offer rental spaces for private parties.
Every detail was handled as if it were their own wedding, the staff was beyond accomodating, they returned calls right away and stayed in contact with me every step of the way. The dresssing rooms provided gave our families enough space to spread out to be comfortable. They even provided chairs for elderly family memebers when we were taking pictures in the grand lobby. Every tiny detail was thought of and taken care of. Our name on the marque was one of the extra touches they provided.
The theatre will allow for so many specialized photo opportunities to make your wedding not only breath taking but special. This place is a gem and so is the staff. The bridal walk down the center aisle was absolutely priceless and extremely memorable. I wish I could do it all again. Our friends and family say our weding was the wedding of the decade.
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203 N GENESEE ST, WAUKEGAN, IL
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