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Keller Auditorium’s Future in Limbo as Market Study Points to PSU as Better Fit for Broadway-Scale Venue

A new city-commissioned market study suggests Portland can’t sustain both a renovated Keller Auditorium and a new Broadway-scale venue at PSU, tipping the balance toward the university project and leaving the beloved Keller’s future in doubt.

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