The Rosebud Cinema on North Avenue in Wauwatosa is expected to open this January after a nearly four-year closure. The cinema shut down operations during the Covid-19 pandemic and has yet to reopen.
The nearly 100-year-old, single-screen movie theater opened in 1931 at 6823 W. North Ave. It is operated by the Neighborhood Theater Group.
According to the company’s website, the theater remains closed until Jan. 8, 2024.
The Neighborhood Theater Group owns three movie theaters in Wisconsin. Along with the Rosebud, the company owns and operates the Avalon Theater on South Kinnickinnic Avenue and Times Cinema on West Vliet Street. The Milwaukee Business Journal reached out to the Neighborhood Theater Group's owner Lee Barczak but did not yet receive a response
Back in September of this year, a Milwaukee nonprofit leader Dave Celata organized what he called the Rosebud Community Nonprofit Meeting to discuss the future of the movie theater.
The Milwaukee Business Journal reached out to Celata for more information but did not receive an immediate response.
Milwaukee's movie theater scene has experienced many changes in 2023.
In early September, Marcus Theatres closed down three of its Milwaukee-area cinemas, Marcus Southgate Cinema, Marcus Showtime Cinema and Marcus Saukville Cinema. In late September, the Downer Theatre, which was the city's oldest operating theater, unexpectedly closed its doors. It had been open at 2589 N. Downer Ave. since December 1915.