The Melody Top Theatre was a musical theatre located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and featured performances in the round. The theatre that was originally built as a circus-style tent is now defunct.
The Melody Top was built in 1962. It was only operational during the summers beginning in 1963. [1] The theatre was modeled after the identical Melody Top in Chicago. [2] The large venue lasted until 1986. The theatre was originally built in the form of a giant, circus-style tent. It was located on W Good Hope Road, just east of N 76th St in Milwaukee. [3] Later, the architecture of the venue comprised a wooden dome. [3] The Milwaukee Melody Top was affiliated with a second Melody Top located in Hillside, Illinois. [4]
The Melody Top hosted "...Broadway quality presentations of big scale musical hits..." [5] The theatre hosted celebrities such as Leonard Nimoy in Oliver!; Betty White in My Fair Lady; and Christopher Walken in West Side Story. [3]
The Melody Top Theatre was a musical theatre located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and featured performances in the round. The theatre that was originally built as a circus-style tent is now defunct.
The Melody Top was built in 1962. It was only operational during the summers beginning in 1963. [1] The theatre was modeled after the identical Melody Top in Chicago. [2] The large venue lasted until 1986. The theatre was originally built in the form of a giant, circus-style tent. It was located on W Good Hope Road, just east of N 76th St in Milwaukee. [3] Later, the architecture of the venue comprised a wooden dome. [3] The Milwaukee Melody Top was affiliated with a second Melody Top located in Hillside, Illinois. [4]
The Melody Top hosted "...Broadway quality presentations of big scale musical hits..." [5] The theatre hosted celebrities such as Leonard Nimoy in Oliver!; Betty White in My Fair Lady; and Christopher Walken in West Side Story. [3]