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# Skylight Music Theatre

Theaters in Historic Third Ward, Milwaukee.

Status: Open. City license in force, checked November 2, 2026.

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 158 N Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202 [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0317509678207&lng=-87.9066040356368) | Canon | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1 414 291 7811 | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | [skylightmusictheatre.org](http://www.skylightmusictheatre.org/) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1907 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic register | In a National Register district since 1984 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Skylight Music Theatre Corp. | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | September 1, 2026 | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Licenses in force | [Class B Tavern License](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/class-b-tavern-license) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Size | About 69 employees in 2020 | SBA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Identifiers | [Wikidata Q7537867](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7537867), [OpenStreetMap node/5502055468](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/5502055468) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## Why it belongs

Skylight Music Theatre holds a City of Milwaukee Class B Tavern License at 158 N Broadway [mke-liquor-licenses-351054-29824]. Skylight Music Theatre will present La Cage Aux Folles running November 18 through December 23 at the Broadway Theatre Center, 158 N. Broadway, in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward [milwaukee-independent-353393596145]. The Gospel at Colonus ran January 17-26, 2020 at Skylight Music Theatre in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward and featured gospel and blues music [milwaukee-times-396963426342].

## 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 1907, theater, 6 stories. In a National Register district since 1984.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1907 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Theater | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 6 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 79,023 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $4,650,000 \(land $34,600, building $4,615,400\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | Historic Third Ward: National Register district, listed 1984 | City historic districts | 2026-11-02 |

## 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 Water & Chicago, a 3-minute walk (226 m)
- Routes 15, 18 and GreenLine at Water & St Paul, a 5-minute walk (368 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock Erie & Menomonee (252 E. Menomonee St.), a 2-minute walk (131 m)
- Bublr dock Jefferson & Menomonee (144 North Jefferson Street), a 2-minute walk (193 m)
- Bublr dock Radio Milwaukee (230 East Pittsburgh Avenue), a 4-minute walk (319 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on E Menomonee St (zone 3366), 30 m away: $2.00 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm
- City of Milwaukee parking structure at 535 N Milwaukee St, a 7-minute walk (592 m)

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0317509678207&lng=-87.9066040356368).

Source: [Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed](https://www.ridemcts.com/policies/developer-terms), 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.
Source: [Bublr Bikes (BCycle GBFS feed)](https://gbfs.bcycle.com/bcycle_bublr/gbfs.json), checked November 1, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/dpw-parking), checked November 1, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop), checked November 1, 2026.

## What you can do here

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## Sources and record

1. [City of Milwaukee liquor licenses, on the record page](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/skylight-music-theatre-536a78)
2. [Milwaukee Independent](https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/curated/cast-for-tony-award-winning-musical-la-cage-aux-folles-announced/)
3. [Milwaukee Times Weekly](https://milwaukeetimesnews.com/whats-happening-current-events-news/greek-tragedy-meets-gospel-music-at-skylight-music-theatre)

Datasets:

- [Little Milwaukee canon](https://littlemilwaukee.com/data): Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
- [City of Milwaukee liquor licenses](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/liquorlicenses): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division
- [City of Milwaukee loading zone permits](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer/5): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division
- [City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\), City Assessor
- [Places lane classifier answers](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/editorial-policy): model answers about public facts
- [SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data](https://data.sba.gov/dataset/ppp-foia): U.S. Government Works \(public domain\), as stated on the dataset page. Credit: U.S. Small Business Administration, Paycheck Protection Program FOIA data
- [City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/planning/special_districts/MapServer): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [Photos from a business's own website](https://littlemilwaukee.com/data): facts stated by the business \(hours, phone, founding year, zip\); no text copied
- [OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright): Open Data Commons Open Database License \(ODbL\) 1.0. Credit: [© OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Name | Skylight Music Theatre | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 158 N Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202 | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.03175, -87.90660 | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | 2026-11-02 |
| Category | theaters | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | 2026-11-02 |
| Kind | place | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 158 N Broadway | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 158 N Broadway | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 158 N Broadway | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $4,650,000 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 79,023 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Theater, land use code 7922 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Chain | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Classified category | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Employees in 2020 | 69 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.03175, -87.90660 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.03175, -87.90660 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.03175, -87.90660 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | Historic Third Ward, National Register, 1984 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Hours | Monday to Friday: noon to 6:00 pm | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Skylight Music Theatre Corp. | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Skylight Music Theatre | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | Skylight Music Theatre | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-09-26 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-12-15 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-12-22 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-09-01 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2025-12-16 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2025-12-23 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 351054 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 342290 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 342640 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Class B Tavern License \(BTAVN\) | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Loading Zone Permit \(LZ\) | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Loading Zone Permit \(LZ\) | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Listing evidence | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Locally owned | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Skylight Music Theatre | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Skylight Music Theatre | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Skylight Music Theatre | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm category | office=ngo | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm id | node/5502055468 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel historic | On the National Register | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3921036100 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3921036100 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3921036100 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1 414 291 7811 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | \(414\) 291-7800 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |
| Paycheck Protection Program loan year | 2020 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 6 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | http://www.skylightmusictheatre.org | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Wikidata | Q7537867 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1907 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Zip | 53202 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |

Facts as of 2026-11-03. Page rendered 2026-11-03.

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## For agents

Skylight Music Theatre \(theaters in Historic Third Ward, Milwaukee\) is at 158 N Broadway, Milwaukee, WI 53202. It is a listed place, and its status is open \(City license in force, checked November 2, 2026\).

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## 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 limits. Queens of the Stone Age at Henry Maier Festival Park, 0.3 miles away; listed by [Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.](https://www.milwaukeeworldfestival.com/find-events/calendar)
- Event day Thursday, May 27, 2027: expect crowds and parking limits. Papa Roach at Henry Maier Festival Park, 0.3 miles away; listed by [Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.](https://www.milwaukeeworldfestival.com/find-events/calendar)
- Event day Thursday, June 24, 2027: expect crowds and parking limits. Summerfest® at Henry Maier Festival Park, 0.3 miles away; listed by [Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.](https://www.milwaukeeworldfestival.com/find-events/calendar)
- Event day Friday, June 25, 2027: expect crowds and parking limits. Death Cab for Cutie at Henry Maier Festival Park, 0.3 miles away; listed by [Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.](https://www.milwaukeeworldfestival.com/find-events/calendar). Summerfest® at Henry Maier Festival Park, 0.3 miles away; listed by [Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.](https://www.milwaukeeworldfestival.com/find-events/calendar). Zac Brown Band at Henry Maier Festival Park, 0.3 miles away; listed by [Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.](https://www.milwaukeeworldfestival.com/find-events/calendar)
- Event day Saturday, June 26, 2027: expect crowds and parking limits. Lake Street Dive at Henry Maier Festival Park, 0.3 miles away; listed by [Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.](https://www.milwaukeeworldfestival.com/find-events/calendar). Summerfest® at Henry Maier Festival Park, 0.3 miles away; listed by [Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.](https://www.milwaukeeworldfestival.com/find-events/calendar)
- Event day Thursday, July 1, 2027: expect crowds and parking limits. My Morning Jacket at Henry Maier Festival Park, 0.3 miles away; listed by [Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.](https://www.milwaukeeworldfestival.com/find-events/calendar). Summerfest® at Henry Maier Festival Park, 0.3 miles away; listed by [Milwaukee World Festival, Inc.](https://www.milwaukeeworldfestival.com/find-events/calendar)

## Answers about this

- [Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the most theaters?](https://littlemilwaukee.com/answers/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 restaurants per resident?](https://littlemilwaukee.com/answers/most-restaurants-per-resident): The Historic Third Ward has the most restaurants for its size in the City of Milwaukee, 25.3 per 1,000 residents.