MKE Theater District

12/11/2025

🎭✨ New Year, New Shows! ✨🎭

Beat the winter blues with 15 can’t-miss shows lighting up the Milwaukee Theater District this January! From Broadway favorites like Hamilton and laugh-out-loud comedians (welcome back to MKE, Fortune Feimster 👋), to rockin’ concerts and heart-felt plays, January’s lineup has something for everyone and it all starts right here in MKE! 

👉 Ready to plan your new year nights out? Check out Visit Milwaukee’s January show guide and grab your tickets now! https://www.visitmilwaukee.org/blog/posts/post/15-cant-miss-milwaukee-shows-in-january/

Whether you’re into symphony, stand-up, or stellar live music, there’s a seat with your name on it! 🎟️❄️

The champagne is all gone. The countdown is over. 2026 has arrived. You’ve plunged in Lake Michigan, made your list of resolutions and there, right at the top, is “see more local shows.” Well, new year, new you, new shows in Milwaukee, with tons of can’t-miss concerts, plays and musicals all...

12/02/2025

12/01/2025

Experience the excitement of the Milwaukee Theater District this December! 🎭✨ Don’t miss a month full of magic, music and holiday tradition:

🌈 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Skylight Music Theatre
🎩 A Christmas Carol – Milwaukee Repertory Theater
🩰 The Nutcracker – Milwaukee Ballet
🪄 Harry Potter in Concert – Riverside Theater
🎶 Hometown Holiday Pops – Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

Make your December unforgettable and be sure to check out the full lineup of events at our event calendar. Link in comments! See you in the audience! ❄️💫

11/28/2025

Step into the spotlight for Visit Milwaukee's Hotel Month 2026 with 20% off stays at Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel from January 15 - February 28! Located in the heart of the Milwaukee Theater District, a stay at Saint Kate puts you only steps from the Pabst Theater, Milwaukee Repertory Theater and the Marcus Performing Arts Center.

Check in, catch a show, and make it a getaway to remember. 🎭✨

11/27/2025

In a season all about gratitude, we’re thankful for the moments that bring us together: the shared laughs, the quiet teary-eyed pauses and the stories that stay with us long after the curtain falls.

Wishing you and yours a Thanksgiving as warm and sweet as a freshly baked pie. 🥧✨

📸: Waitress, Skylight Music Theatre

11/24/2025

🎄✨ Gather your holiday crew and join the festivities at .stage for the world premiere of The Pigeon Gets A Big Time Holiday Extravaganza!! From now through December 28 at the Todd Wehr Theater in .center you’ll be singing along and laughing out loud as the lovable Pigeon, Elephant & Piggie, and the Unlimited Squirrels deck the halls and get into the holiday spirit 🎁
 
Bring your merry selves, don your party hats, and make this your festive family-outing filled with sleigh bells, silly stories and all the holiday hijinks! 🎶🕺🦆

👉 Get your tickets: firststage.org

🎥 Production footage courtesy of First Stage

11/14/2025

In just one week, BOSWELL by Marie Kohler opens at Next Act Theatre. This play is about "journeys," "friendship" and "excitement." Full of humor and heartwarming moments, our historical adventure is sure to leave you feeling joyous at the holidays. Get tickets now - call (414) 278-0765 or visit https://nextact.org/show/boswell/

11/10/2025

In this episode of Joshing Around Milwaukee, the Joshes are joined by Chad Bauman of the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, to discuss the incredible journey behind the newly opened Associated Bank Theater Center — one of the largest theater complexes to open in the United States in the last decade.🎭

👉 Watch more episodes of Joshing Around Milwaukee here: https://bit.ly/4qLJqEE

🎙️ Listen live to Joshing Around Milwaukee on Newsradio 620 WTMJ, airing Saturdays at 1:30 p.m., or catch up on all episodes wherever you get your podcasts.