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Broadway Ball
The 2017 Broadway Ball at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa celebrated the center’s 30th anniversary season
and recognized its president and CEO Judy Lisi for her 25 years at the helm of this extraordinary venue. This annual fundraising
event that benefits the center was presented by the MacKinnon Family Foundation. This year’s “Conga” theme was enhanced with
entertainment by the Caliente Band from Gloria and Emilio Estefan’s Bongo’s Cuban Café in Disney Springs.
Cathy Unruh and her husband
Tom Sansone believe in the Straz Center’s
mission to inspire, educate and enrich our
community through the transformative
power of the performing arts.
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Marcy and Bob Shuck were patrons of the
2017 Broadway Ball that celebrated the
Straz Center’s 30th anniversary.
Gene and Patsy McNichols and their
McNichols Company were elite sponsors
of the event, who both served on the
Broadway Ball committee.
Mary Jane Martinez was proud of her
husband Bob, the former mayor of Tampa
and governor of Florida, who was thanked
for his efforts to create the Tampa Bay
Performing Arts Center that evolved
into the Straz Center.
Ernie Lisi congratulated his wife Judy,
the president and CEO of the Straz Center,
on her accomplishments during her
25 years of leadership and vision.
Gina d’Angelo and her husband
Dr. Barry Levine of Florida Health Care News
were the chairs and elite sponsors of
Broadway Ball 2017.