The Chez Paree was a Chicago nightclub, which opened in 1932 and closed in 1960. Located in the Streeterville neighborhood of Chicago at 610 N. Fairbanks Court, the club was host to many great entertainers, ranging from singers to comedians to vaudeville acts. A "new" Chez Paree opened briefly in the mid 1960s on 400 N. Wabash Avenue and was seen in the film Mickey One with Warren Beatty.
The Chez Paree was originally opened in 1932 by Mike Fritzel and Joe Jacobson. After reported financial problems operating the large club, it was sold to a group of partners in 1949; Jack Schatz, Don Jo Medlevine, Al Kaiser (not the MLB player), and Dave Halper.
At the height of Chicago mob influence, the Chez Paree was noted for having been frequented by many of the recognizable mob names of that era. The address is now home to a real estate development firm called Schatz Development and an Internet-based apartment listing service known as Domu.
Artists who performed at Chez Paree included:
Musicians
- The Ames Brothers
- The Andrews Sisters
- Louis Armstrong
- Pearl Bailey
- Belle Baker
- Polly Bergen
- Tony Bennett
- Ben Bernie
- Bobby Breen
- Carol Bruce
- Cab Calloway
- Kitty Carlisle
- Nat King Cole
- Vic Damone
- Dorothy Dandridge
- Billy Daniels
- Bobby Darin
- Jean Darling
- Sammy Davis Jr.
- Morton Downey
- Billy Eckstine
- Dale Evans
- Frances Faye
- Benny Fields and Blossom Seeley
- Gracie Fields
- Connie Francis
- Jane Froman
- The Garland Sisters
- Dolores Gray
- Mitzi Green
- Joel Grey
- Connie Haines
- Phil Harris
- Woody Herman
- Al Hibbler
- Billie Holiday
- Libby Holman
- Lena Horne
- Betty Hutton
- Ina Ray Hutton
- Mahalia Jackson
- Allan Jones
- Kitty Kallen
- Frankie Laine
- Frances Langford
- Liberace
- George Liberace
- Ted Lewis
- Ella Logan
- Vincent Lopez
- Abe Lyman
- June MacCloy
- Rose Marie
- Peter Marshall
- Dean Martin
- Tony Martin
- Johnny Mathis
- Borrah Minnevitch
- Carmen Miranda
- Helen Morgan
- Gertrude Niesen
- Helen O'Connell
- Jane Powell
- Louis Prima
- Tito Puente
- Johnnie Ray
- Phil Regan
- Harry Richman
- Beverly Roberts
- Charles 'Buddy' Rogers
- Lillian Roth
- Connie Russell
- Jean Sablon
- Wini Shaw
- Ethel Shutta
- Frank Sinatra
- Keely Smith
- Billy Strayhorn
- Jack Teagarden
- Kay Thompson and The Williams Brothers
- Mel Tormé
- Helen Traubel
- Sophie Tucker
- Rudy Vallee
- Gus Van
- Sarah Vaughan
- Fran Warren
- Dinah Washington
Comedians
- Allen & Rossi
- Morey Amsterdam
- Milton Berle
- Joey Bishop
- Ben Blue and Ben Lessy
- Wally Brown and Alan Carney
- Red Buttons
- Sid Caesar
- Jack Carter
- Imogene Coca
- Myron Cohen
- Jimmy Durante
- Totie Fields
- Paul Gilbert
- Jack Gilford
- Buddy Hackett
- Peter Lind Hayes
- Lou Holtz
- Bob Hope
- George Jessel
- Danny Kaye
- Alan King
- Jack E. Leonard
- Buddy Lester
- Jerry Lewis
- Joe E. Lewis
- Gary Morton
- Zero Mostel
- Jan Murray
- Tommy Noonan
- Martha Raye
- The Ritz Brothers
- Jimmy Savo
- Herb Shriner
- Red Skelton
- Larry Storch
- Danny Thomas
- Mae West
- Bert Wheeler
- Yacht Club Boys
- Henny Youngman
Dancers/Other Celebrities
- Carmen Amaya
- Bill Baird's Marionettes
- Edgar Bergen
- Ray Bolger
- John Boles
- Louise Brooks
- Cyd Charisse
- Jack Cole
- Carmen De Lavallade
- Paul Draper
- Katherine Dunham
- Bob Fosse
- Zsa Zsa Gabor
- Tess Gardella
- Lita Grey
- Harriet Hoctor
- Geoffrey Holder
- Betty and Jane Kean
- Jeni Le Gon
- Hal Le Roy
- Marie McDonald
- Butterfly McQueen
- Ann Miller
- The Nicholas Brothers
- Eleanor Powell
- June Preisser
- Mickey Rooney
- Lupe Vélez
- Señor Wences
- Veloz and Yolanda