Skylight Music Theatre, known until January 2012 as Skylight Opera Theatre, is a professional light opera and musical theatre company located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1959, Skylight performs in the 358-seat Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center in Milwaukee. Offering a broad spectrum of works, including Gilbert and Sullivan and other light opera, small-scale operas and musicals, the company is known for its all-English repertoire.
The company experienced a turbulent 2009. Amidst mounting debts, the company fired its popular artistic director, Bill Theisen, in June, assigning most of his duties to its new managing director. After audience and staff protests, mass resignations and national media attention, the managing director eventually resigned, and Theisen was rehired in October 2009. Fundraising initiatives allowed the company to repay some of its debt. The 2009–10 season marked the company's 50th anniversary season, and it has mounted full seasons since then.
Read more about Skylight Opera Theatre: Description, 2009 Crisis and Recovery
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