New Tampa Performing Arts Center opens this weekend

The 20,000-sqft center will host musical theatre performances and more.

IMG_2103.jpeg

The center is located right off Bruce B. Downs Boulevard.

Photo by City of Tampa

Welcome to the neighborhood.

The New Tampa Performing Arts Center (8550 Hunters Village Rd.) opens this Saturday, March 25 for its inaugural show — a 90-minute musical adventure performed by a 14-member cast + band, according to a release.

Hillsborough County paid $7.3 million to construct the 350-seat performance venue that includes an orchestra pit, stage, four studios, box office, catering kitchen, and more.

Tickets to the 7:30 p.m. show are almost gone (email infoNTPAC@Hillsboroughcounty.org or call 813-829-2760 for more info), but make sure to check the soon-to-come schedule for upcoming shows like “Beauty and the Beast,” “Grease,” and “Shrek the Musical.”

And...if you need one more interesting party idea... the space is available for event rental.

    More from TBAYtoday
    The Florida Aquarium is celebrating the upcoming World Penguin Day with a free meet-and-greet with their tuxedo-ed crew.
    What do you do on vacation? You can do those same things here.
    And that’s not all: Hillsborough just opened a new call center to help residents apply for grants, and a downtown Tampa park reopened.
    We’re sharing the lineup for this fall’s country music and barbecue festival at Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park.
    Check out some of the coolest, most unique Airbnb and Vrbo rentals around Tampa Bay, FL and plan for your next adventure or staycation.
    Ybor’s final operating cigar factory is fully restoring the century-old Sanchez Y Haya building across the street into a new inn, restaurant, and cigar lounge.
    We’re talking parking, shade, dining options, and all the other tea.
    The festival is back — at its new home within Water Street Tampa — with huge headliners like Mt. Joy and Gov’t Mule.
    Take a peek at the Rays’ new-yet-old digs, complete with new luxury clubs, a speakeasy, and the Cownose Clubhouse.
    The Florida Aquarium won’t need to evacuate its crew the next time devastating storm surge is forecast for the Tampa Bay area.