Miller High Life Theatre - Special Events
A one-of-a-kind, multi-purpose venue. The theater is the perfect setting for events of all sizes. Kilbourn Avenue, just inside the front vestibule.
The Miller High Life Theatre (formerly Milwaukee Theatre) is a spectator-friendly destination theater with 4,100 seats in two sloped tiers, and built-in flexibility to offer an intimate setting for 2,500. The Miller High Life Theatre offers extensive space, plenty of restrooms, and generous disability access. Tickets to Miller High Life Theatre events are sold at the Miller High Life Theatre Box O
07/16/2024
JUST ANNOUNCED: Cirque du Soleil is bringing the magic of the holidays back to Miller High Life Theatre this winter! 🎄✨
Join us for 𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗘 shows from November 27th through December 1st for a modern interpretation of the well-known Christmas classic you'll want to see again and again. 🎁
𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗣 𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗢𝗡 𝗦𝗔𝗟𝗘 𝗔𝗧 𝟭𝟬𝗔𝗠 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬 + eMember Presale starts Thursday, July 18th at 12PM with password OUTDOORS ➤ bit.ly/TWASMKE24
❄️ Tickets go on sale to the general public on Thursday, July 25th at 10AM
07/10/2024
8 Ways to Explore Downtown Milwaukee This Summer Summer is always a busy season in Downtown Milwaukee – so much so that Milwaukee Downtown, BID #21 has produced a handy online events guide that captures the abundance of activities all in one place. Their goal is to make it easy to plan a summer Downtown adventure. Now, Milwaukee Downtown wants t...
Happy Independence Day!
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07/01/2024
Live music happening this week along Milwaukee's Riverwalk! See the schedule of performers below. 🤩🎼
06/21/2024
Things to Do: Summer Soulstice Celebration, ACL Professional Co****le Tournament, Tacos and Tequila Fest and more. ☀️
We LOVE summer in Milwaukee! 😍🤩
Things to Do in Milwaukee This Weekend: June 21-23 Summerfest is here! Plus, an annual celebration of the Typewriter, a beloved children’s film with live orchestra and more.
One week until MKE Night Market returns! 🎉🙌☀️
Milwaukee is home to one of the longest running Juneteenth Day celebrations in the country. Now in its 53rd year, the festival brings families together through food, music, art, and education.
Don't miss tomorrow's parade, which kicks off at 9 a.m. A celebration will follow on King Drive with over 300 vendors!
https://www.facebook.com/events/966011145133601/
06/13/2024
From Polish Fest to the Cheese Wheel Classic Bike Race to the Lakefront Festival of the Arts, there's no shortage of fun events happening this weekend in Milwaukee!
Things to Do in Milwaukee This Father’s Day Weekend 2024 Lakefront Festival of Art, Polish Fest and more are coming up! Here’s your guide to Father’s Day weekend in Milwaukee.
06/10/2024
It's Alive on the Riverwalk with the MKE Theater District is back! 🤩🥳The live entertainment series kicks off TODAY with Hanna Simone at Lakefront Brewery. The show is free and goes from 4 to 6 p.m.!
05/27/2024
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Happy Memorial Day! Today is a day to honor the men and women who have died while serving in the U.S. military.
Miller High Life Theatre, part of the Wisconsin Center District campus, recognizes and appreciates all WCD military members and WCD military families today and every day.
05/16/2024
Happy grand opening day to our neighbors next door at Baird Center!🥳 Check out the newly expanded space this Saturday during Baird Center's open house!
Open 1-5 p.m. 👇👇
Details available below:
https://www.facebook.com/events/398560959749835/
05/08/2024
The expansion of the Baird Center is complete! 🤩🥳 Come check out the new space on Saturday, May 18, from 1 - 5 p.m. at Baird Center's open house!
Details:
https://www.facebook.com/events/398560959749835
05/07/2024
Our team across the Wisconsin Center District campus continues to grow! 🥳🤩 We welcomed 48 full-time and part-time members to the team over the past two months and celebrated the promotions of nine individuals.
UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena, Baird Center
05/02/2024
Boerner Botanical Gardens is open for the summer season! 🫶🤩✨🙌
05/01/2024
It was 50 years ago, on Friday, May 1, 1970, that Jimi Hendrix played his final Milwaukee concert at Miller High Life Theatre (then known as Milwaukee Auditorium).
On May 1, 1970, Jimi Hendrix played his final Milwaukee gig It was 50 years ago, on Friday, May 1, 1970, that Jimi Hendrix played his final Milwaukee concert. A little over four months later, he was gone.
04/30/2024
We have updated our box office hours at Miller High Life Theatre for the Saturday, May 11 Mother's Day Laugh-A-Thon show, which is happening next door at UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena.
04/23/2024
Comedy superstar and Hollywood powerhouse Kevin Hart makes his return to Milwaukee this Saturday and Sunday! Saturday's show is sold-out but tix are still available for Sunday!
Get yours below! 👇
https://www.pabsttheatergroup.com/events/detail/kevin-hart-2024
04/11/2024
Get ready 'cause this Sunday is 414 Day 🌟 Milwaukee Day !👇 Here's a list of places with 414 Day discounts, deals, parties and more.
Your guide to all the 414 Day fun planned around Milwaukee Get ready for the Milwaukee-est day of the year!
04/10/2024
Weekend happenings. 🤩🌸
11 Things to Do in Milwaukee This Weekend: April 12-14 - Milwaukee Magazine Milwaukee Day is this weekend! Plus, check out yoga, arts and crafts, and more events.
04/08/2024
Did you get a chance to check out the solar eclipse this afternoon? We went next door to Baird Center to get a view from the loading docks! 🤩✨🌙
03/27/2024
Don't miss out on Marquee Madness! Featuring daily giveaways and ticket promotions on our Instagram and Facebook and a chance to win the ultimate grand prize ✨
Enter for the grand prize: https://bit.ly/3VsSTUc
03/26/2024
If you're looking for part-time work, don't miss this afternoon's hiring event over at UWM Panther Arena! We're hiring across our three venues! Please bring resume and photo ID with you.
03/20/2024
Proud to announce that Miller High Life is the official beer of season 21 of Bravo’s Top Chef. Tune in tonight for the first episode of the season, and watch the cheftestants face off in the home of the High Life, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
03/19/2024
The Milwaukee Theater District is kicking off Marquee Madness, 21 days of over 20 deals!
See below on how to enter to win the ultimate grand prize!
Get ready for Marquee Madness! Featuring 21 days of giveaways and ticket promotions, including the chance to win a grand prize that includes show tickets, a hotel stay at Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel, and gift cards. Check our page daily for giveaways each day from your favorite venues.
The Milwaukee Theater District Grand Prize Package includes:
· Two tickets to any 24/25 Classics or Pops Season Show at Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
· Two tickets to THE MOORS by Jen Silverman at Renaissance Theaterworks
· Two tickets to Bill Maher at the Riverside Theater (Pabst Theater Group)
· Two tickets to Carmen at the Florentine Opera Company
· One-night hotel stay at Saint Kate–The Arts Hotel
· A gift card to ARIA at Saint Kate–The Arts Hotel
· A $250 gas gift card
Winners will be contacted on April 19 along with two runner-up prize packages. Break a leg! Enter to win the grand prize: www.visitmilwaukee.org/marqueemadness
03/11/2024
Save the date for our next Wisconsin Center District hiring event! We're hiring for part-time positions available in our cleaning, set-up and public safety departments across our three venues.
Join our team and enjoy:
• Flexible hours
• $17 per hour starting wage
• Free parking or bus pass
More details coming soon.
Our building always looks so 🤩 whenever the sun is shining. ☀️
03/01/2024
March is here, and that means it's almost time for the St. Patrick's Day Parade! ☘️
02/22/2024
What a Milwaukee Auto Show looked like in 1920 at Milwaukee Auditorium. 😍🤩 The annual Milwaukee Auto Show takes place February 24 - March 3 next door to us at Baird Center!
02/16/2024
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Our Story
The Miller High Life Theatre (formerly Milwaukee Theatre) is a spectator-friendly “destination” theater with 4,100 seats in two sloped tiers, and built-in flexibility to offer an intimate setting for 2,500.
For attendees, The Miller High Life Theatre offers extensive space, plenty of restrooms, and generous disability access. At its “working” end is an amazing amount of rehearsal, dressing room and production space, a new stage and loading docks, and 21st century technology.
Tickets to Miller High Life Theatre events are sold at the Miller High Life Theatre Box Office, 500 W. Kilbourn Avenue, just inside the front vestibule. The regular hours shown here are box office hours.
Tickets are also sold at a kiosk in the Main Rotunda of the Wisconsin Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Avenue.
Just across the street from the Wisconsin Center and near first-class hotels, it is an exceptional setting for convention assemblies and general sessions. Two carpeted side halls are perfect for executive sessions, receptions, banquets, press rooms and other uses.
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Frequently-asked questions:
Q: What time do the doors open?
A: Doors open one hour before showtime unless otherwise noted
Q: Where is the box office/will call?
A: Our main box office windows are located inside the Miller High Life Theatre's front vestibule at 500 W. Kilbourn Avenue. Additional windows inside our large box office lobby, including Will Call, open an hour before show time.
Q: Are cameras allowed inside the theatre?
A: Camera policies are set by artist management and vary from show to show. Video cameras and the use of a flash are almost always prohibited.
Q: Is the show sold out?
A: A show is never declared "sold out" until every last ticket has been sold. There are almost always scattered, single seats remaining.
Q: What time does the opening act start (if there is one)?
A: The time printed on a ticket is "curtain time," or the start of the show, including any opening acts.
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