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SKYLIGHT MUSIC THEATRE

Broadway Theatre Center 158 N. Broadway
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Upcoming Shows

Gypsy
25 Sep – 18 Oct 2026

Gypsy, a musical fable of ambition and family, kicks off at Skylight Music Theatre this season. Directed by Michael Unger, the show follows a determined...

Big The Musical
13 Nov – 27 Dec 2026

Big The Musical brings the beloved 1987 film to the stage at Skylight Music Theatre, showcasing the story of Josh Baskin, an awkward kid whose...

Dear Evan Hansen
22 Jan – 7 Feb 2027

Dear Evan Hansen is a Tony Award-winning musical that explores themes of truth, identity, and belonging through the eyes of seventeen-year-old Evan Hansen, who becomes...

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
12 Mar – 28 Mar 2027

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder is a Tony Award-winning musical that combines humor and intrigue as it follows Monty Navarro, a low-born heir...

Rock of Ages
16 Apr – 2 May 2027

Set in the vibrant backdrop of the late 1980s, Rock of Ages explores the dreams of aspiring rock star Drew and small-town girl Sherri as...



Review: AGATHA CHRISTIE'S AND THEN THERE WERE NONE at Milwaukee Repertory Theater


by Keith Gray-Dozal - May 30, 2026

What did our critic think of REVIEW: AGATHA CHRISTIE'S AND THEN THERE WERE NONE AT MILWAUKEE REPERTORY THEATER at Milwaukee Repertory Theater?...

Review: RAISIN IN THE SUN at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre


by Cathy Jakicic - May 11, 2026

Passionate RAISIN IN THE SUN still relevant....

Review: GEORGE & GRACIE: A LOVE STORY at Milwaukee Rep


by Cathy Jakicic - May 04, 2026

Actor/writer Tami Workentin wrote the play (her first) for herself and her real life husband, James Pickering. The jokes (with a bit of music and history thrown in) can fast and furious,. You could almost hear the rim shot....

Review: MRS. CHRISTIE at Milwaukee Repertory Theater


by Cathy Jakicic - April 19, 2026

Heidi Armbruster brings heart and humor of real-life mystery of “Mrs. Christie.” Agatha Christie created more than 80 mysteries over her legendary career, but only one didn’t come with a solution. It’s the one she created when she disappeared for 11 days in 1926. Christie never explained her...

Review: FRIDA...A SELF PORTRAIT at Milwaukee Repertory Theater


by Sofia Ascorbe - April 17, 2026

What did our critic think of FRIDA...A SELF PORTRAIT at MilwaaOn a cold April evening, I headed to the Milwaukee Repertory Theater to see FRIDA…A SELF PORTRAIT with my partner and both of my parents who were visiting from out of town. Moments earlier, we had just collectively witnessed live the Ar...

REVIEW: SPARROWS FALL At RG Productions & Theatre Gigante


by Keith Gray-Dozal - April 17, 2026

RG Productions and Theatre Gigante have come together in a historic collaboration for the world premiere of Sparrows Fall, written and directed by Richard Gustin in conjunction with World Premiere Wisconsin. The result is one of those productions that stays with you long after you leave the theatre�...

Review: A ROCKIN' MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Skylight Music Theatre


by Keith Gray-Dozal - April 11, 2026

What did our critic think of A ROCKIN' MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Skylight Music Theatre?...

Review: THE WIZ at Marcus Performing Arts Center


by Sofia Ascorbe - March 29, 2026

Hilariously and smartly reimagined with the help of comedian Amber Ruffin, The Wiz debuts as an all-new tour but still carries a score filled with soul, gospel, rock, and 70s funk....

Review: CAMILLE'S RAINBOW at Milwaukee Opera Theatre


by Sofia Ascorbe - March 25, 2026

What did our critic think of REVIEW: CAMILLE'S RAINBOW AT MILWAUKEE OPERA THEATRE at Milwaukee Opera Theatre?...

Review: IS THIS A ROOM? at Milwaukee Chamber Theatre


by Cathy Jakicic - March 23, 2026

Is This a Room is theater of a sort most people, including me, have never seen. It’s a one-act verbatim play drawn entirely (word-for-word, pause-for-pause, cough-for-cough) from the actual FBI transcript of the 2017 interrogation of Reality Winner, a former Air Force linguist accused of leaking...

Past Shows

A ROCKIN' Midsummer Night's Dream
A ROCKIN' Midsummer Night's Dream
10 Apr – 26 Apr 2026

A world premiere musical! Experience a bold new take on Shakespeare’s beloved comedy. Journey from ancient Athens into an enchanted forest where lovers, mischievous spirits,...

The Spitfire Grill
The Spitfire Grill
27 Feb – 15 Mar 2026

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, The Spitfire Grill makes a welcome return to the Cabot Stage. Percy Talbot, fresh out of prison, seeks a fresh start in Gilead,...

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor® Dreamcoat
14 Nov – 28 Dec 2025

Skylight Music Theatre presents Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat from November 14 to December 28. Directed by Michael Unger, this production features a nostalgic...

A Jolly Holiday: Celebrating Disney's Broadway Hits
A Jolly Holiday: Celebrating Disney's Broadway Hits
18 Nov – 31 Dec 2022

Celebrating Disney's Broadway HitsBook by Sandy RustinMusic & Lyrics by (in alphabetical order) Kristin & Robert Lopez, Howard Ashman, Chad Beguelin, Phil Collins, Anthony Drewe, Jack Feldman,...

Fledermaus MKE
Fledermaus MKE
4 Jun – 20 Jun 2021

Based on the original Die Fledermaus, which premiered in 1874 Vienna, a team of local writers have exchanged champagne for beer in this witty, contemporary...

Raisin
Raisin
7 May – 23 May 2021

This powerful, uplifting musical adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's play, A Raisin in the Sun was nominated for nine Tony Awards and won two, including Best...

Evita
Evita
12 Mar – 28 Mar 2021

This staged concert version is a special limited run of the seven-time Tony Award-winning megawatt musical. The story follows Eva Duarte and her meteoric rise...

Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors
13 Nov – 27 Dec 2020

Little Shop of Horrors is a worldwide phenomenon, devouring the hearts of theatregoers for over 30 years. In this disarmingly funny and quirky love story,...

The Gershwins’ Porgy & Bess
17 May – 9 Jun 2013

Hailed as a masterpiece of American Opera and set in Charleston’s fabled Catfish Row, beautiful Bess struggles to break from her scandalous past while Porgy,...

Sing Me A Story
3 May – 19 May 2013

Once upon a time, many years ago…well, twenty-five years ago, a girl and a boy met and fell in love with singing…with each other. Kay...

Pump Boys and Dinettes
8 Mar – 24 Mar 2013

Drive a ways outta town, somewhere between Frog Level and Smyrna, North Carolina and you’ll come to a filling station run by L. M. and...

Edith Piaf Onstage
25 Jan – 10 Feb 2013

Leslie Fitzwater brings legendary and celebrated French chanteuse, Edith Piaf to life in this dramatic and newly expanded theatrical experience. Piaf’s stormy life was paralleled...

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