Bev Ford, Marion Palace Theatre Executive Director, has announced the appointment of two new board members to the Palace Cultural Arts Association (PCAA) Board of Directors. Logan Markward and Emily Yaksic were recently elected to serve a three-year term on the PCAA Board. Markward is a Commercial Lender with United Bank. A graduate of Tiffin […]
Grammy Award Winners The Manhattan Transfer Coming to Palace
April 22, 2014 by
The Marion Palace Theatre located in downtown Marion, Ohio will host the legendary vocal group The Manhattan Transfer on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale now for $28, $32, $36, $40. Few groups have a more distinguished musical pedigree than The Manhattan Transfer performing a blend of fusion jazz, doo […]
Palace Theatre Launches Annual Membership Drive Challenge
April 18, 2014 by
With each spring comes a new beginning at the Palace Cultural Arts Association (PCAA), better known to the community as the Marion Palace Theatre. Along with the planning for the new season ahead, it is the start of the PCAA Annual Membership Campaign. Theatre leaders say annual membership dollars are needed to help maintain the […]
State Capital Budget Sending Nearly $4 Million to Marion Projects
April 3, 2014 by
Late Wednesday night, Governor John Kasich signed a bill into law that allocates nearly $2.4 billion for repairs, maintenance and construction of publicly owned buildings and other infrastructure across Ohio. The new law will send nearly $4 million to Marion to pay for projects at the Palace Theatre, Harding Home, and the Marion campus. Gov. […]
Paul Revere and the Raiders to perform at the Marion Palace Theatre
March 28, 2014 by
Dubbed as the comedy princes of rock n’ roll, Paul Revere and the Raiders, will bring their special brand of entertainment to the Marion Palace Theatre on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at 8:00pm. Paul Revere and the Raiders had 25 consecutive hit singles in the 1960’s, some of which include “Louie Louie,” “Like Long Hair,” […]
BINGO, A Musical Where The Audience Plays Along, Stars Local Talent
March 21, 2014 by
BINGO, billed as “a winning new musical” that allows audiences to play along with the game of chance, will be performed by a cast of local talent at the Marion Palace Theatre May Pavilion on April 4, 5, 6, 2014. The comedy musical, BINGO is about a group of die-hard bingo players who will stop […]
Palace Theatre to Host “Fresh Approach to the Song-and-Dance Pairings of Yesteryear”
March 19, 2014 by
The historic Marion Palace Theatre located in downtown Marion, Ohio welcomes celebrated musical theatre performers and Broadway veterans Melissa Giattino and Ron DeStefano in Two on Tap on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 2pm. The production pays homage to the lost art form of great Hollywood song-and dance pairings. The pair, who could have walked […]
Marion Palace Theatre Holding Volunteer Orientation
March 7, 2014 by
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 7:00 pm in the Palace Theatre, Palace volunteer advisory committee members will meet with potential Palace volunteers during an orientation session. The Palace hopes to build a volunteer corps with people ranging from juniors in high school to retirees that wish to give back to the community. The volunteers are […]
Church Basement Ladies Bringing Musical Comedy to Marion
March 6, 2014 by
The popular Church Basement Ladies series has been well received in venues coast to coast for nearly a decade. The Church Basement Ladies made their first appearance at the Marion Palace Theatre with the first installment in 2008. In 2010, the theatre sold out the Christmas Musical sequel, Away In The Basement. Now, after a […]
The Power of One and the Influence of the Arts
February 21, 2014 by
The following column was written by Bev Ford, Executive Director of the Marion Palace Theatre. While I am most comfortable on the front of house (FOH) side of the theatre, where we deal with the “business” of this performance arts space, I have spent some time behind a microphone on the stage side of things […]
