July Events at New Tampa Performing Arts Center

Hillsborough County, Fla. (June 13, 2024) - Mark your calendars for upcoming events at New Tampa Performing Arts Center (NTPAC). Tickets are on sale for the following events and performances:

Florida Jazz Express: Fourth of July Concert on Tuesday, July 2, at 7:30 p.m.

• Florida Jazz Express is back at NTPAC to celebrate America through music. From America the Beautiful to Take Me Out to the Ball Game, enjoy the patriotic songs that symbolize America, Independence Day, and summer traditions in true big band style. Florida Jazz Express is comprised of the busiest musicians in the state who have performed with some of the world's top entertainers. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at NewTampaArtsCenter.org/Tickets.

Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival Satellite Concert on Saturday, July 6, at 3 p.m.

• The Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival (RPPF) is one of the world's premier piano festivals that brings together award-winning collegiate pianists from around the globe. This summer, NTPAC will host a free concert featuring performances from the world-class RPPF pianists. Selected from more than 250 applications, across 100 schools and 25 countries, this year's pianists include students from The Juilliard School, National University of Singapore, Royal Danish Academy, Yale School of Music, Seoul National University, and others. Free admission. Guests must reserve tickets in advance at NewTampaArtsCenter.org/Tickets.

Hollywood Hillsborough Film Series: Live By Night on Thursday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m.

• The Hollywood Hillsborough film series spotlights Tampa Bay's presence in cinema. Live By Night takes place in prohibition-era Ybor City and follows Joe Coughlin, son of a Boston police deputy who turns to a life of organized crime. He and his crew show up in Ybor City to stake a claim in the illegal rum-running business. The film's setting is not its only tie to the Tampa Bay area. Dennis Lehane, the original novel's author, was a student at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg. Rating: R. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at NewTampaArtsCenter.org/Tickets.

The Dark Side of the Moon: A Pink Floyd Tribute Concert on Friday, July 12 at 8 p.m.

• Classic Rock Legacy will bring the music of Pink Floyd to life at NTPAC. The tribute concert celebrates one of the best-selling, most influential albums of all time: The Dark Side of the Moon. The classic album has resonated with audiences across generations and examines themes like greed, conflict, time, and sanity. Tickets are $20-$25 and can be purchased at NewTampaArtsCenter.org/Tickets.

New Tampa Players Presents Singin' in the Rain, July 19-21 and July 26-28.

• The "greatest movie musical of all time" is faithfully and lovingly adapted by Broadway legends Betty Comden and Adolph Green from their original award-winning screenplay in Singin' in the Rain. Each unforgettable scene, song, and dance is accounted for, including the show-stopping title number, complete with an onstage rainstorm! Hilarious situations, snappy dialogue and a hit-parade score of Hollywood standards make Singin' in the Rain the perfect entertainment for any fan of the golden age of movie musicals. Purchase tickets on the New Tampa Players website.

Find out more about NTPAC's upcoming events at NewTampaArtsCenter.org and on social media. Follow New Tampa Performing Arts Center on Facebook, Instagram and X at @NewTampaPAC. For questions about event tickets, email TicketsNTPAC@hcfl.gov. NTPAC is located at 8550 Hunters Village Rd., Tampa, FL 33647.