Nearly 17 months and $80.1 million in the making, the Milwaukee Repertory Theater cut the ribbon and opened the doors to its renovated theater complex on Saturday. Tony Award-winning Broadway singer Bernadette Peters performed the christening concert in the Checota Powerhouse Theater, packed with donors, patrons and press.
The 568-to-671-seat Powerhouse Theater, with wider seats and improved sight lines, is just one of the larger improvements to the newly named Associated Bank Theater Center, including a brand-new accessible glass entrance on Wells Street, a lobby connecting all three theaters, an education center, a donor lounge and more. Renovations to the Herro-Franke Studio Theater are expected to be completed early next year.
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Below are photos of the new facility:
PHOTOS BY PETER MCCULLOUGH
And here are photos from the theater complex’s grand opening:
