Tony DeSantis opened the "Martinique Restaurant" in Evergreen Park, Illinois and began producing plays in 1949 in a tent adjacent to the restaurant to attract customers. The enterprise was successful, prompting him to build his first theater, "Drury Lane Evergreen Park" in 1958. It was the first of six dinner theaters he started and a local entertainment fixture for 45 years before closing in 2003. "Drury Lane North" began operations in 1976 and was sold to the "Marriott Lincolnshire Resort", becoming the Marriott Theatre. "Drury Lane Oak Brook Terrace" opened in 1984. The facility uses local performers, and shows are limited to musicals.