Michael C.

Review of Straz Center for the Performin...

My family is new to the Tampa area having just mov...

My family is new to the Tampa area having just moved from Charlotte. One of the throngs we enjoyed about Charlotte is the theater scene. Blumenthal in Charlotte is phenomenal. While the Straz isn t as great as Blumnethal, we re really happy with the center overall. My son and I went to see the Book of Mormon, and my wife and I recently saw the Bodyguard. Both shows were impressive.

A few observations:

1. Parking is poor (compared to Charlotte). You really have to use valet at Straz. Oddly enough, parking only accepts or, get his, CHECKS!

2. Straz doesn t permit you to purchase two seats online if the two are in a group of three remaining seats. For one of our shows, I couldn t purchase seats in a row that were 10 rows ahead of the next available at the same price because of that restriction.

3. The assortment of dining, refreshments, and snacks is fairly impressive. Thumbs up!

4. Straz s line up of Broadway shows seems to be pretty good. We re considering purchasing season tickets.