[4] It was bought by the City of Clearwater in 2008 and run by Ruth Eckerd Hall for acts such as the punk rock group Henry Rollins, comedian Steven Wright and singer Richard Marx.
In 2013, the City of Clearwater launched an elaborate $11 million restoration of the theater as part of a broader downtown revitalization.
[8] In 1922, a Robert Morton Wicks Opus 415 Organ was installed however, it was later believed to be removed during renovations, following damaged obtained during Hurricane Donna.
A few months later, the Royalty Theater Company took over the lease, renamed the venue and began a massive renovation.
Accents Craft owner Larry Joe Cotton sold the building to Socrates Charos.
[11] Charos spent nearly two years renovating the building, converting it to a religious center, restoring its former name.
[12] In March 2019, Ruth Eckerd Hall[3] announced a $2.5 million gift from Nancy and David Bilheimer as part of the theater's ongoing “Expanding the Experience” fundraising campaign.