▁full ▁schedule ▁of ▁first ▁run ▁and ▁classic ▁films , ▁concert s , ▁special ▁events , ▁corpor ate ▁events , ▁t ours ▁and ▁educational ▁programs . ▁The ▁Theatre ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁heavily ▁util ized ▁ven ues ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Since ▁its ▁rescue ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁theatre ▁has ▁wel com ed ▁over ▁five ▁million ▁guests ▁including ▁over ▁one ▁million ▁school ▁children ▁for ▁school ▁field ▁tri ps ▁and ▁summer ▁cam ps ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁T ampa ' s ▁largest ▁historic ▁pres ervation ▁projects . ▁ ▁Community ▁support ▁and ▁contributions ▁are ▁critical ▁to ▁the ▁Theatre ' s ▁continued ▁success ▁and ▁vi ability . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁its ▁success es , ▁the ▁theatre ▁only ▁ear ns ▁about ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁its ▁annual ▁operating ▁budget ▁through ▁earned ▁income . ▁Cont ribution s ▁to ▁the ▁T ampa ▁Theatre ▁Foundation ▁from ▁individuals , ▁companies ▁and ▁found ations ▁help ▁to ▁make ▁up ▁difference ▁and ▁keep ▁the ▁building ▁accessible ▁and ▁afford able ▁for ▁everyone . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁is ▁a ▁T ampa ▁City ▁Land mark , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Historic ▁American ▁The at res . ▁ ▁The ▁theatre ▁has ▁under g one ▁many ▁rest oration ▁projects ▁to ▁maintain ▁its ▁original ▁spl endor ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁equipment ▁up gr ades ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁modern ▁movie - going ▁experience . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁recent ▁rest oration ▁project