Tulsa Performing Arts Center presents 10-year master plan that could add new theater, restaurants and 1,400-seat hall

The Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust presented a multi-phase facilities master plan to the Tulsa City Council on Feb. 20 that uses $79.7 million in IOT 3 funds for renovations and seeks private fundraising to add a West Side expansion and a new 1,400-seat theater on the PAC’s surface parking lot.

The plan’s proponents said the IOT 3 funding would address deferred maintenance and back-of-house upgrades, and private gifts would fund an approximately $46.6 million West Side expansion and an estimated $110 million new theater on the east parking lot. Mark Frye, CEO of the PAC, told councilors the full vision could transform the PAC’s operations and economic impact but would require long closures and careful sequencing.

Why it matters: Trust leaders said the renovation work is needed for safety, accessibility and mechanical systems, and that the expansion would increase restrooms, dining space and unified access while the new theater would allow larger-scale productions and resident companies more rehearsal and performance time.…