Tulsa Performing Arts Center unveils multi‑phase master plan; $79.7M renovation funded, larger expansion seeks private dollars

Mark Fry, chief executive officer of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center (PAC), told the City of Tulsa’s Urban and Economic Development Committee that the PAC has a multi‑phase facility master plan that uses $79,700,000 in IoT 3 funds for an initial renovation and relies on private fundraising for a West Side expansion and a new 1,400‑seat theater.

The plan calls for an extensive renovation to address deferred maintenance — including a covered east loading dock, new backstage dressing rooms and a passenger elevator, upgraded HVAC and mechanical systems, and regraded seating in Chapman Music Hall to add two central aisles for safety and accessibility. Fry said those items are the work IoT 3 will fund and that work is expected to require 30 to 36 months of closure to complete.

“I really believe that this is the right plan, for us to have a transformational world class performing arts center,” Fry said. He told committee members the PAC board expects the IoT 3‑funded…