25/26 Bank of America Broadway at Straz Center season on sale now
Tickets to the all-new nine-show season are now on sale to renewing and new season ticket holders.
Patel Conservatory
Summer camps and classes
Camps and classes in dance, theater and music - for all ages and experience levels - are now open for registration!
Opera Tampa
25/26 Opera Tampa season tickets on sale now
Opera Tampa celebrates its 30th season with an eclectic mix of works designed to appeal to both die-hard fans and newcomers to the artform.
Community Engagement
Arts Legacy REMIX
Arts Legacy REMIX is a grassroots, ground-up undertaking that demonstrates how The Straz continues to discover new and innovative ways to create and present art that is entertaining, accessible, empowering and inspiring.
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Your donation makes a difference.
From classroom visits, to scholarships for deserving students, to Riverwalk Stage performances – donations make it all possible. Make a donation and help us reach beyond our theaters to bring the arts where they are needed most!
Straz Center Blog
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Straz Has Many Cures for Summer Boredom
July is National Anti-Boredom Month. We don’t know who chose July, but their reasoning seems sound. It’s the middle of summer and going outside means being blinded by the sun and swamped by heat and humidity. Better to stay inside where it’s air-conditioned.
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Jimmy Awards Honor High School Musical Theater Talent
Future stars shone on Broadway Monday night as the Jimmy Awards saluted some of the most promising young thespians from across the U.S. This year’s ceremony, held at Broadway’s Minskoff Theatre, featured 110 high school actors from 55 regional high school musical theater awards programs, such as Straz’s Broadway Star of the Future. Actor-singer Josh Groban was the host, with guest presenters including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Apollo Levine and Aki Nishino scheduled to appear.
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New Opera Adds Context, Perspective to Rosa Parks’ Story
A new opera, She Who Dared, puts Rosa Parks’ story in perspective, as she was one of a group of women instrumental in the planning and execution of the act that began the year-plus long bus boycott. She Who Dared is believed to be the first professionally-staged opera written by two black women: librettist Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton and composer Jasmine Arielle Barnes.
