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Hold up! Madison Theater is ‘not permanently closed’

Despite Madison Theater announcing Friday it was closing, the venue owner’s lawyer told CityBeat that’s not actually the case. Attorney Dave Kruer said the venue is “not permanently closed,” but that operator Frank Hulefeld simply “can’t operate there anymore.” The announcement cited “sudden termination of our lease” as the reason behind the abrupt closure. Hulefeld has been managing the venue since 2021 and operates an LLC called Madison Theater Presents. Hulefeld formerly owned the Madhatter…