Rosebud Cinema reopens in Wauwatosa

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After an almost four-year closure, the Rosebud Cinema on North Avenue in Wauwatosa has officially reopened.

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.

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 Times Cinema recently shared on social media that it would be transitioning away from regularly scheduled film programming to special public or private events. The only movie screenings currently listed on The Times Cinema's website are its Friday Night Freak Show series presented by WMSE-FM (91.7), which include screenings on Feb. 16, March 15 and April 19.

Back in late November of 2023, the Rosebud Cinema announced its reopening, which was then slated for Jan. 8.

The Rosebud Cinema is screening its first movies on Feb. 14. The theater currently lists showtimes through Feb. 29 on its website.

Milwaukee's movie theater scene experienced many changes in 2023.

In early September 2023, 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.

Milwaukee Film Festival organizer Milwaukee Film had previously expressed an interest in acquiring the Downer Theatre but has not made any recent comments about progress.