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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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, houses two distinct theatres
Theater (structure)
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and is host to a dynamic collaboration of theatre companies. It is owned by the Skylight Opera Theatre
Skylight opera theatre
The Skylight Opera Theatre is a professional light opera company located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1959, Skylight performs in the 358-seat Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center in Milwaukee...
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Description
Broadway Theatre is located just south of downtown Milwaukee in the Historic Third Ward. The building was designed by Ringer & Son with a decorative commercial style architecture and built in 1907. It was converted in 1993 from a warehouse and now contains the 358 seat Cabot Theatre, a replicate 18th century ItalianItaly
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Baroque
Baroque
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style opera house
Opera house
An opera house is a theatre building used for opera performances that consists of a stage, an orchestra pit, audience seating, and backstage facilities for costumes and set building...
, along with the more versatile 99 seat Studio Theatre.
Currently, the Broadway Theatre Center is home to the Skylight Opera Theatre
Skylight opera theatre
The Skylight Opera Theatre is a professional light opera company located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1959, Skylight performs in the 358-seat Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center in Milwaukee...
, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, and Renaissance Theaterworks. The now defunct experimental theater company Theatre X
Theatre X
Theatre X was an American theatre company based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Until its demise in 2004, it was one of the oldest operating experimental theatre ensembles in the U.S.-History:...
, also performed at the Center, until its demise in November 2004 as did Milwaukee Shakespeare
Milwaukee Shakespeare
Milwaukee Shakespeare was founded in March 2000 by Chris Abele and founding Artistic Director John Maclay. The inaugural production of Macbeth was performed in the 99-seat Off-Broadway Theatre in the Third Ward...
and Bialystock & Bloom Theatre. In 2006, another experimental theater group, Alamo Basement
Alamo Basement
Alamo Basement is a non-traditional theater troupe based in Southeast Wisconsin. Their first performance was a 24-hour theater show on January 17, 2004...
, performed a unique theater stunt by conceiving, writing, rehearsing and performing an original full-length play within 24-hours at the Broadway Theatre Center.