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The Melody Top

October 20, 2023

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.

History Edit

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]

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References Edit

  1. ^ "Melody Top Theatre" (PDF). Milwaukee History. Milwaukee County Historical Society. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  2. ^ West, Jonathan (2009). Milwaukee's live theater. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub. pp. 50–56. ISBN 9780738560595. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Foran, Chris (17 August 2015). "Website celebrates memories of Milwaukee's Melody Top theater". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  4. ^ Kohlhoff, Ralph Edward (1968). The Dissemination of the Dramatic Arts in the Metropolitan area of Milwaukee. Madison Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Madison. p. 266. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Performance Venues". UWM. Encyclopedia of Milwaukee. Retrieved 16 July 2022.


 

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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 Contents 1 History 2 Productions 2 1 1963 2 2 1964 2 3 1965 2 4 1966 2 5 1967 2 6 1968 2 7 1969 2 8 1970 2 9 1971 2 10 1972 2 11 1973 2 12 1974 2 13 1975 2 14 1976 2 15 1977 2 16 1978 2 17 1979 2 18 1980 2 19 1981 2 20 1982 2 21 1983 2 22 1984 2 23 1985 2 24 1986 3 ReferencesHistory EditThe 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 Productions Edit1963 Edit Guys and Dolls starring Gordon and Sheila MacRae The Music Man starring Forrest Tucker The Unsinkable Molly Brown starring Jaye P Morgan The Vagabond King starring Earl Wrightson and Lois Hunt Bye Bye Birdie starring Van Johnson Brigadoon starring Dennis Day and McLean Stevenson1964 Edit Kiss Me Kate starring Howard Keel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes starring Betty Hutton Wildcat starring Martha Raye Roberta starring Edward Everett Horton Little Me starring Gabriel Dell and Karen Morrow Mr President starring Bert Parks The Pajama Game starring Phil Ford and Mimi Hines1965 Edit West Side Story starring Anna Maria Alberghetti and Christopher Walken South Pacific starring Betty White and Gene Hollmann Bells Are Ringing starring Phil Ford and Mimi Hines My Fair Lady starring Michael Allinson and Barbara Williams Annie Get Your Gun starring Jaye P Morgan and Gary Mann The Sound of Music starring Janet Blair and John Myhers Camelot starring Earl Wrightson and Lois Hunt1966 Edit The King and I starring Gisele MacKenzie Can Can starring Monique van Vooren Gypsy starring Janis Paige Flower Drum Song starring Chita Rivera Milk and Honey starring Molly Picon Call Me Madam starring Margaret Whiting and Tommy Sands How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying starring Robert Q Lewis and Karen Morrow1967 Edit Sweet Charity starring Gretchen Wyler Lady in the Dark starring Patrice Munsel High Button Shoes starring Margaret Whiting and Gabriel Dell Silk Stockings starring Earl Wrightson and Lois Hunt The Boy Friend starring Jane Powell On a Clear Day You Can See Forever starring Forrest Tucker Carousel starring John Raitt1968 Edit Irma la Douce starring Chita Rivera Fanny starring Anna Maria Alberghetti Where s Charley starring Gabriel Dell and Eileen Brennan Take Me Along starring Robert Q Lewis Pal Joey starring Margaret Whiting The Desert Song starring Anne Jeffreys and Bill Hayes Of Thee I Sing starring Hal March and Jack Bailey1969 Edit The Roar of the Greasepaint The Smell of the Crowd starring Phil Ford and Mimi Hines Carnival starring Jean Pierre Aumont and Marisa Pavan Paint Your Wagon starring Earl Wrightson Anything Goes starring Gretchen Wyler The Most Happy Fella starring Anna Maria Alberghetti and Edwin Steffe Song of Norway starring Anne Jeffreys and Bill Hayes Oklahoma starring John Raitt1970 Edit I Do I Do starring Earl Wrightson and Lois Hunt Mame starring Kaye Stevens Cabaret starring Imogene Coca Tommy Tune and King Donovan How Now Dow Jones starring Robert Q Lewis and Selma Diamond Li l Abner starring Peter Palmer and Joy Garrett Funny Girl starring Jaye P Morgan Show Boat starring Ann Blyth1971 Edit Hello Dolly starring Dorothy Lamour and Jack Bailey Fiddler on the Roof starring Earl Wrightson and Lois Hunt George M starring Michael Callan Damn Yankees starring Van Johnson Meet Me In St Louis starring Jane Powell Plain and Fancy starring Margaret Whiting and Carl Betz Kismet starring John Raitt1972 Edit The Sound of Music starring Ann Blyth Kiss Me Kate starring Earl Wrightson and Lois Hunt 1776 starring John Raitt and Stubby Kaye Little Me starring Arte Johnson and Karen Morrow Oliver starring Leonard Nimoy Company starring Gretchen Wyler and Ed Evanko Man of La Mancha starring Earl Wrightson1973 Edit West Side Story starring James Darren South Pacific starring Ann Blyth Applause starring Gretchen Wyler Wonderful Town starring Sheila MacRae Promises Promises starring Orson Bean Brigadoon starring Jane Powell The Music Man starring Van Johnson1974 Edit No No Nanette starring Penny Singleton and Arthur Lake Finian s Rainbow starring Arte Johnson Gigi starring Earl Wrightson and Lois Hunt Guys and Dolls starring George Chakiris and Rita Moreno Once Upon A Mattress starring Jo Anne Worley Sugar starring Orson Bean The King and I starring Leonard Nimoy and Anne Jeffreys1975 Edit Good News starring Dorothy Collins and Carl Betz Annie Get Your Gun starring John Raitt and Karen Morrow Bitter Sweet starring Ann Blyth Zorba starring Giorgio Tozzi The Unsinkable Molly Brown starring Mimi Hines and Peter Palmer Gypsy starring Margaret Whiting Dave Madden and Linda Kaye Henning Camelot starring Ed Ames1976 Edit A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum starring Arte Johnson and Dave Madden 1776 starring Ross Martin and Stubby Kaye My Fair Lady starring Leonard Nimoy Bells Are Ringing starring Rita Moreno and Tab Hunter A Little Night Music starring Earl Wrightson and Lois Hunt Shenandoah starring John Raitt Irene starring Jane Powell1977 Edit Bye Bye Birdie starring Lucie Arnaz and Michael Callan How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying starring Van Johnson The Merry Widow starring Richard Fredricks and Linda Michele Follies starring Dorothy Collins and Anne Jeffreys The Wizard of Oz starring Stubby Kaye and Nancy Kulp The Pajama Game starring Ruta Lee Don Stewart and Alan Sues Fiddler on the Roof starring Giorgio Tozzi1978 Edit The Sound of Music starring Anna Maria Alberghetti Peter Pan starring Nancy Dussault and Alan Sues High Button Shoes starring Monty Hall and Anne Jeffreys On a Clear Day You Can See Forever starring Gene Barry and Joy Garrett Anything Goes starring Jo Anne Worley Pippin starring Barry Williams Man of La Mancha starring John Raitt1979 Edit Mame starring Gretchen Wyler Paint Your Wagon starring Howard Keel A Connecticut Yankee starring Earl Wrightson and Lois Hunt The Boy Friend starring Vivian Blaine and Don Grady Call Me Madam starring Nanette Fabray Lullaby of Broadway starring Johnny Desmond Show Boat starring Margaret Hamilton and Ed Herlihy1980 Edit The Wiz starring Irene Cara and Ira Hawkins Where s Charley starring Eddie Mekka and Kitty Carlisle Chicago starring Robert Mandan Hello Dolly starring Jo Anne Worley South Pacific starring Giorgio Tozzi Can Can starring Sue Ane Langdon and John Phillip Law The Student Prince starring Jack Gilford Grease starring Barry Williams1981 Edit The Music Man starring Orson Bean Camelot starring Anna Maria Alberghetti The Unsinkable Molly Brown starring Jane Powell Funny Girl starring Mimi Hines and George Chakiris Oklahoma starring Barry Williams Cabaret starring Jacqueline Schultz and Louisa Flaningam Shenandoah starring Giorgio Tozzi The Debbie Reynolds Show starring Debbie Reynolds1982 Edit Guys and Dolls starring Johnny Desmond Sue Ane Langdon and Stubby Kaye West Side Story starring Barry Williams Meet Me In St Louis starring Andrea McArdle Fiddler on the Roof starring Tom Poston The Pirates of Penzance starring Doug Sheehan Fanny starring John Raitt Annie Get Your Gun starring Jo Anne Worley1983 Edit Barnum starring Larry Kert Annie starring Peggy Cass George M starring Eddie Mekka Promises Promises starring Desi Arnaz Jr Little Me starring Arte Johnson and Penny Singleton Seven Brides for Seven Brothers starring Jason Kincaid They re Playing Our Song starring Robert Walden1984 Edit Gypsy starring Jo Anne Worley Oliver starring Bill and Susan Seaforth Hayes Show Boat starring Eddie Bracken Stephen Lehew Marcia King and Robert Mosley Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat starring Christopher Durham My Fair Lady starring Noel Harrison and Christine Ebersole Bye Bye Birdie starring Barry Williams The Sound of Music starring Tovah Feldshuh The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas starring Fannie Flagg1985 Edit Pump Boys and Dinettes starring Misty Rowe and Tom Nielsen A Chorus Line no featured performers South Pacific starring Mary Cadorette and David Holliday Jesus Christ Superstar starring Peter Reckell The Wizard of Oz starring Andrea McArdle The Desert Song starring Stephen Lehew and Mary Ernster Evita starring Christine Ebersole and Iris Lieberman matinees Amadeus starring Bill Hayes and Christopher Durham1986 Edit Babes in Arms starring Iris Lieberman She Loves Me starring Mary Ernster and Norman Moses The 1940 s Radio Hour no featured performers Two by Two starring Lawrence McCauley Something s Afoot starring Mary Jo CatlettReferences Edit Melody Top Theatre PDF Milwaukee History Milwaukee County Historical Society Retrieved 16 July 2022 West Jonathan 2009 Milwaukee s live theater Charleston SC Arcadia Pub pp 50 56 ISBN 9780738560595 Retrieved 20 November 2022 a b c Foran Chris 17 August 2015 Website celebrates memories of Milwaukee s Melody Top theater Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Retrieved 16 July 2022 Kohlhoff Ralph Edward 1968 The Dissemination of the Dramatic Arts in the Metropolitan area of Milwaukee Madison Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Madison p 266 Retrieved 16 July 2022 Performance Venues UWM Encyclopedia of Milwaukee Retrieved 16 July 2022 nbsp This article about a theater building in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en 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