M Madama Butterfl y (1996)
Under the baton of Anton Coppola, Madama Butterfl y was the fi rst
opera mounted by Opera Tampa.
N Next Generation Ballet’s Nutcracker (2010)
The production is now an annual Straz Center favorite.
Leslie Odom, Jr. (2017)
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The Tony Award®-winning Best Actor (for his role as Aaron Burr
in Hamilton) wowed Straz Center audiences with an intimate
cabaret show.
P The Phantom of the Opera (1994)
Phantom has played the Straz Center on six occasions and returns
again next month.
Queensryche (2003)
Rock on with your bad self, Straz!
R Reneé Fleming (2004)
S Sacco & Vanzetti (2001)
Opera Tampa produced the world premiere of Anton Coppola’s
original opera.
T Taylor Swift (2008)
U Urban Bush Women (1997)
V Victor/Victoria (1998)
The national tour of this hit Broadway musical starred Toni
“Love Will Keep Us Together” Tennille.
W Wonderland: Alice’s New Musical Adventure (2009)
This world premiere musical was the fi rst initiative of the Broadway
Genesis Project at the Straz Center. Critics called the Frank Wildhorn
musical, “inspired, dazzling and spectacular.”
X Ximom (1991)
OK, OK … that’s just MOMIX spelled backwards. The company has
performed numerous times at the Straz Center.
Y Yanni (1993)
Z The Zoo Story (2002)
The play by Edward Albee, not a tale for children!
The Straz Center’s mission is to inspire, Educate and enrich our entire
community through the transformative power of the performing arts.
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