MILWAUKEE, Wis. – A newly released report indicates a 650-room convention center hotel could replace the Miller High Life Theatre in downtown Milwaukee. While the study doesn’t directly recommend demolishing the Miller High Life Theater, attached renderings show a hypothetical hotel on the current site of the theatre while showing the neighboring UWM Panther Arena intact. Renderings show a 650-room hotel on the current site of the Miller High Life Theatre in downtown Milwaukee. Both the arena and theatre tied for the highest score in a site analysis. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Milwaukee Common Council grants UWM Panther Arena and Miller High Life Theatre historic designationThe Milwaukee Common Council passed the measure late in 2025 that granted permanent historic designation to both the theatre and arena.