When I played Tampa with Wizard of Oz we played the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. Now with Beauty and the Beast we are playing the David A. Straz, Jr. Center For The Performing Arts. Same building, new name. Now I normally don't have much problem with a theatre being renamed if an individual or a corporation gives a whopping amount of money to help restore or improve a theatre. The only difference I noticed was new signage. I am also not sure I particularly like the name either. I mean, "Hey let's go catch a show at the Straz" just does not do it for me. I guess it sounds too much like Spaz.
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