- Neighborhood
- Harbor ViewMilwaukee
At a glance
- Address
- 255 S Water ST, Milwaukee, WI 53204Places nearCanon
- Phone
- +1-414-278-0765OpenStreetMap
- Website
- nextact.orgOpenStreetMap
- Year built
- 1990City property file
- Legal name
- Next Act Theatre, Inc.City license
- Current license term from
- Public Entertainment Premises License: September 1, 2026; Class B Tavern License: September 1, 2026City license
- Licenses in force
- City license
- Size
- About 4 employees in 2020SBA loan data
- Identifiers
- OpenStreetMap
- City of Milwaukee license: Class B Tavern License, active, checked 2026-11-02 [1].
Why it belongs
The building
Use this to decide whether the building is worth a look for its history: when it went up, what the City records it as, and which historic registers list it.
Built 1990, theater, 1 story.
- Year built
- 1990City property file
- Use
- TheaterCity property file
- Stories
- 1City property file
- Floor area
- 15,735 square feetCity property file
- Assessed value, 2026
- $1,033,600 (land $344,100, building $689,500)City property file
Game days nearby
Plan a visit here around these dates: a game or big event within half a mile fills the nearby streets and parking.
- Event day Saturday, May 15, 2027: expect crowds and parking limitsQueens of the Stone Age at Henry Maier Festival Park, all day, 0.4 miles away. Listed by Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.
- Event day Thursday, May 27, 2027: expect crowds and parking limitsPapa Roach at Henry Maier Festival Park, all day, 0.4 miles away. Listed by Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.
- Event day Thursday, June 24, 2027: expect crowds and parking limitsSummerfest® at Henry Maier Festival Park, all day, 0.4 miles away. Listed by Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.
- Event day Friday, June 25, 2027: expect crowds and parking limitsDeath Cab for Cutie at Henry Maier Festival Park, all day, 0.4 miles away. Listed by Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.Summerfest® at Henry Maier Festival Park, all day, 0.4 miles away. Listed by Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.Zac Brown Band at Henry Maier Festival Park, all day, 0.4 miles away. Listed by Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.
- Event day Saturday, June 26, 2027: expect crowds and parking limitsLake Street Dive at Henry Maier Festival Park, all day, 0.4 miles away. Listed by Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.Summerfest® at Henry Maier Festival Park, all day, 0.4 miles away. Listed by Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.
- Event day Thursday, July 1, 2027: expect crowds and parking limitsMy Morning Jacket at Henry Maier Festival Park, all day, 0.4 miles away. Listed by Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.Summerfest® at Henry Maier Festival Park, all day, 0.4 miles away. Listed by Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.
Getting there
Use this to choose a bus, a bike share dock, or a place to park or charge before you go.
- Bus
- Routes 15, 18 and GreenLine at S 1st & Pittsburgh, a 3-minute walk (228 m)
- Routes 15, 18 and GreenLine at S 1st & Virginia, a 4-minute walk (352 m)
- Route 20 at Virginia & S 1st, a 5-minute walk (378 m)
- Bike share
- Bublr dock Radio Milwaukee (230 East Pittsburgh Avenue), a 1-minute walk (110 m)
- Bublr dock Seeboth & Water (10 East Seeboth Street), a 4-minute walk (289 m)
- Bublr dock Erie & Menomonee (252 E. Menomonee St.), a 4-minute walk (303 m)
- Parking
- Metered parking on E Erie St (zone 10010), 225 m away: $2.00 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm
- Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed, checked November 1, 2026. Schedule data updated July 21, 2026, valid through December 5, 2026. Little Milwaukee is not sponsored or operated by MTS or MCTS.
- Bublr Bikes (BCycle GBFS feed), checked November 1, 2026.
- City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works, checked November 1, 2026.
Answers about this
- Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the most theaters?
The Historic Third Ward has the most theaters of any City of Milwaukee neighborhood, with 16 theaters.
- Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the most vintage and thrift shops?
Harbor View has the most vintage and thrift shops of any City of Milwaukee neighborhood, with 2 vintage and thrift shops.
Discussions about this
No open topic about Next Act Theatre yet.
Sources and record
Datasets
- Little Milwaukee canonCreative Commons Attribution 4.0
- City of Milwaukee business licensesPublic domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- City of Milwaukee liquor licensesPublic domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP)Public domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- Places lane classifier answersmodel answers about public facts
- SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FOIA loan dataU.S. Government Works (public domain), as stated on the dataset page
- OpenStreetMap through the Overpass APIOpen Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0
- Photos from a business's own websitefacts stated by the business (hours, phone, founding year, zip); no text copied
Data sources: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division; City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division; City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP), City Assessor; U.S. Small Business Administration, Paycheck Protection Program FOIA data; © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every fact (45)
| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Next Act Theatre | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | |
| Address | 255 S Water ST, Milwaukee, WI 53204 | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | |
| Map point | 43.02876, -87.90819 | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | |
| Category | theaters | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | |
| Kind | place | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | |
| Address | 255 S Water ST | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Address | 255 S Water ST | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Assessed value | $1,033,600 (2026) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Building area | 15,735 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Building use | Theater, land use code 7922 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Capacity | 417 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Capacity | 417 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Chain | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | |
| Classified category | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | |
| Employees in 2020 | 4 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FOIA loan data | |
| Map point | 43.02876, -87.90819 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Map point | 43.02876, -87.90819 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Legal name | Next Act Theatre, Inc. | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Legal name | Next Act Theatre, Inc. | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Expires | 2027-09-19 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Expires | 2027-09-19 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Issued | 2026-09-01 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Issued | 2026-09-01 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| License number | 351106 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| License number | 351041 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| License type | Public Entertainment Premises License (PEP) | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| License type | Class B Tavern License (BTAVN) | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Listing evidence | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | |
| Locally owned | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | |
| Name | Next Act Theatre | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Name | Next Act Theatre | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Opening hours | Monday to Sunday: noon to 5:00 pm | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Osm category | amenity=theatre | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Osm id | way/381129069 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Parcel number | 4281122000 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Parcel number | 4281122000 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Phone | +1-414-278-0765 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Phone | (414) 278-0765 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | |
| Paycheck Protection Program loan year | 2020 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FOIA loan data | |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Website | https://nextact.org/ | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Year built | 1990 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Zip | 53204 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website |
Verified
Last verified 2026-11-02.
For agents
Next Act Theatre (theaters in Harbor View, Milwaukee) is at 255 S Water ST, Milwaukee, WI 53204. It is a listed place, and its status is open (City license in force, checked November 2, 2026).