{"id":181633,"date":"2026-03-07T03:27:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T03:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/181633\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T03:27:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T03:27:12","slug":"tampa-theatre-plans-30-million-update-to-100-year-old-landmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/181633\/","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Theatre Plans $30 Million Update To 100-year-old Landmark"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tampa Theatre today announced significant progress on its transformative\u202fSecond Century Campaign: an ambitious,\u202f$30 million capital initiative\u202fto restore, enhance and expand one of Tampa\u2019s most beloved cultural institutions as it approaches its centennial on Thursday, October 15. The campaign, which is focused on preservation, education and enhanced patron experiences, will ensure that Tampa Theatre continues to thrive as a vibrant hub for arts, entertainment and community engagement well into its next 100 years. <\/p>\n

As part of the first phase of the campaign, which totals\u202f$24.5 million, Tampa Theatre will\u202ffully and authentically restore the historic Duncan Auditorium\u202fto its original grandeur. To complete this work, the Duncan Auditorium will be\u202fclosed from Tuesday, March 10, through the end of September\u202ffor infrastructure upgrades, restoration of the decorative paint and plaster and preservation of its original fixtures and furnishings. <\/p>\n

Other priorities for the first phase include: <\/p>\n

Opening the John T. Taylor Screening Room, a\u202f43-seat microcinema\u202fadjoining the historic lobby, creating an intimate space for first-run films and ensuring that film fans will have access to Tampa Theatre even as the historic auditorium undergoes restoration.
\nRenovating underutilized space on the Florida Avenue side of the building to\u202fcreate a new, 2-story education wing\u202fthat will house permanent classrooms and archival storage for year-round learning opportunities in partnership with the University of South Florida, the University of Tampa and other academic and community partners.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Second Century Campaign is more than a capital effort, it\u2019s a transformational investment in our community\u2019s cultural legacy,\u201d said\u202fJohn Bell, president and CEO of Tampa Theatre. \u201cBy authentically restoring the historic Duncan Auditorium and expanding our capabilities through new spaces, we\u2019re confident that Tampa Theatre will continue to educate, entertain, enlighten and unite people for generations to come.\u201d <\/p>\n

Thanks to the generosity of the community and leadership gifts from Bank of America; Celia and Jim Ferman, in memory of Martha Ferman; Bonnie S. Sonnenfeld; and John T. Taylor, the campaign is currently\u202fmore than 93 percent of the way toward its first-phase goal. Significant public funding has been provided by the City of Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA), and this project is sponsored in part by the Florida Department of State\u2019s Division of Historical Resources, the State of Florida and the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners. <\/p>\n

For more on the campaign, visit the website at https:\/\/tampatheatre.org\/join-give\/second-century\/<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tampa Theatre today announced significant progress on its transformative\u202fSecond Century Campaign: an ambitious,\u202f$30 million capital initiative\u202fto restore, enhance…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":181634,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-181633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=181633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/181633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=181633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=181633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=181633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}