MKE Theater District

12/30/2025

“Gobsmacked.” “Full of joy and glory.” ✨

Celtic Throne is an electrifying fusion of Irish dance, live music, and cinematic storytelling coming to Marcus Performing Arts Center on January 15 for one night only!

🎟️ Use code CELTIC for $10 off tickets https://bit.ly/4oWnKn1

12/29/2025

New year, new stacked lineup in the Milwaukee Theater District 🎭✨

From cinematic classics to Broadway blockbusters, here’s what’s lighting up local stages this month:

🐴 The Godfather in Concert (Jan 2–3) Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
🎣 The Fisherman’s Daughters (Jan 9–Mar 3) Milwaukee Repertory Theater
😂 Fortune Feimster: Takin’ Care of Biscuits Tour (Jan 18) Riverside Theater
📜 Hamilton (Jan 20–Feb 1) Marcus Performing Arts Center
🎹 Cardboard Piano (Jan 11–Feb 1) Renaissance Theaterworks
🎶 Amadeus (Jan 23–Feb 8) Skylight Music Theatre
🎭 I Am My Own Wife (Jan 23–Feb 8) Milwaukee Chamber Theatre
🐉 Lovabye Dragon (Jan 24–Feb 15) First Stage
🩰 Encore (Jan 30–Feb 8) Milwaukee Ballet

Cold outside, electric on stage. ❄️🔥 Learn more at mketheaterdistrict.com/events

12/26/2025

🎭✨ Meet Miss Wisconsin 2025, Willow Newell — the first Black woman to win the title and a passionate advocate for creativity, connection, and community through the arts. From her roots in musical theater to championing The ART of Belonging across Wisconsin, she’s shining a spotlight on how performance, storytelling, and cultural spaces like the Milwaukee Theater District bring us together.

Read her inspiring journey and find out how she sees the arts nurturing belonging in our communities. 👉

Willow Newell made history this year. She was the first Black woman to earn the crown as Miss Wisconsin, bringing her lifelong passion for performance and community storytelling into the spotlight. A Racine native and Carthage College graduate with a degree in musical theater, Willow has spent years...

12/23/2025

🎁 Still shopping? Only 2 days remain to get more when you shop local with Visit Milwaukee’s Buy Local Bonus: $25 gift card in, $25 bonus out, while supplies last. 🛍️ 🍽️ 🍻 Plan your last-minute shopping 👉 visitmilwaukee.org/buy-local

12/17/2025

Hawkins taught us that the strangest connections are usually the real ones. Sometimes it’s a monster. Sometimes it’s a song. Sometimes it’s just a hole where there shouldn’t be one.

These 13 Milwaukee Theater District experiences are not official Stranger Things tie-ins. They are something better. A little unhinged. Deeply intentional. And absolutely for the fans.

Pop in a Palermo's Pizza Stranger Things Pizza, grab some Scoops Ahoy (or a Peanut Butter Bopper), and explore 13 experiences inspired by the Upside Down. 🎭 🧇 🎸

Read the full guide on our blog 👇

Hawkins taught us that the strangest connections are usually the real ones. These Milwaukee Theater District experiences are not official Stranger Things tie-ins. They are something better. A little unhinged. Deeply intentional. And absolutely for the fans. So grab your Gatorade and Scoops Ahoy or m...

12/16/2025

As Milwaukee Repertory Theater celebrates 50 years of A Christmas Carol at Pabst Theater, we couldn’t help but wonder… what would the Ghost of Christmas Past 👻 show us for December 1975? 🎭🎄

From blockbuster movie moments 🎬 (Jaws still had everyone on edge 🦈), mood rings changing colors by the minute 💍🌈, and the very first season of Saturday Night Live 📺, to Pet Rocks wrapped under Christmas trees 🎁🪨 and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” climbing the charts 🎶👑, 1975 was a year to remember in more ways than one.

Swipe to relive what the world was loving in 1975, the same year this beloved Milwaukee holiday tradition began ✨🎄

🎟️ Get your tickets now and celebrate 50 years of A Christmas Carol with Milwaukee Rep. https://bit.ly/49cuE2U

12/15/2025

This season, .stage is teaming up with our friends at to celebrate
THE PIGEON GETS A BIG TIME HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA! 🎁✨

They’ve cooked up a secret holiday collaboration inspired by The Pigeon himself 🐦👀 And yes… it involves ice cream.

Here’s the deal 🤫🍦

There’s a hidden Pigeon inside Joy Ice Cream Social. Find him, unlock the secret Pigeon treat AND 30% off tickets to THE PIGEON GETS A BIG TIME HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA! 🎄🎊

It’s part scavenger hunt, part sweet surprise, and 100% Milwaukee holiday fun bringing together local theater and local treats in the best way.

Catch the show. Find the Pigeon. Treat yourself. 🎭🐦✨

12/15/2025

Shop local this holiday season 🛍️🍽️❄️

Buy local and get $25 FREE. 🛍️ During December 15–24, buy $25+ in gift cards in person from participating local businesses and receive a FREE $25 gift card from that business sponsored by Visit Milwaukee, while supplies last.

Your gift can do more this holiday season. The Buy Local Bonus Campaign supports Milwaukee's local restaurants, bars, shops, and breweries while rewarding you for choosing local.

See the full list of participating businesses 👉 https://bit.ly/44rgB6W

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