A new commercial Equity theatre, Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place, will open its doors in Chicago's Magnificent Mile this spring with a resident staging of The Full Monty.

Drury Lane Productions and veteran theatre owner Anthony DeSantis will unveil their new 549-seat state-of-the-art theatre May 2005. A season of contemporary plays and musicals "as well as classics from Broadway and beyond" will be seen at Drury Lane Theatre Water Tower Place. The organization is under the leadership of producers James Jensen and Diane Van Lente, artistic director Michael Weber and artistic advisor Gary Griffin