Epic Entertainment Kansas City, who recently took over the events at Starlight Theater, has done the unthinkable. Epic Entertainment received a deposit from a local charity - "Horizons Academy" - in advance for their 2010 annual fundraiser on good faith from Horizons that they would be able to put on a similar event as the previous successful year. Horizons Academy submitted their deposit money to Epic Entertainment and they were told that Epic would be choosing their entertainment for them and that they were going to deny them their request for their favorite Kansas City band (the band that had put their event over the top the previous year). Horizons Academy is a local Kansas City Charity which is a learning disabilities school specializing in educating students with learning disabilities. Here's what they got from Epic Entertainment...
Horizons Academy previously held their annual charity fundraiser in 2009 at Starlight Theater, managed by Epic Entertainment, with the most successful fundraiser in Horizon's history. Horizons Academy, incredibly happy with the 2009 fundraiser results, requested the same local band for the 2010 fundraiser after booking The Starlight Theater. Epic Entertainment, who has been openly criticized by many of Kansas City's big name bands, told Horizon's Academy that they would not allow Horizons to have the same band again in 2010.
Monday, August 10, 2009
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Epic Entertainment has definitely dropped the ball when it came to taking over operations at Starlight Theater. Epic has shoddy management - mostly man-hating overweight females, who remind you of the teacher in grade school that no one wanted to get.
It is no suprise that they took advantage of local charity Horizon Academy by denying them their choice of entertainment.
Epic Entertainment shouldn't have accepted the deposit from Horizon Academy before telling them that they (Epic Entertainment) would have the final say in the entertainment choice. This is pompous and arrogant.
Epic Entertainment should be ashamed of themselves! That is terrible. I know the band that wasn't allowed to play at the Horizon Academy event - they played for the event last year and they were awesome! Representatives from Horizon Academy confirmed that it was the best band that they have ever had at a fundraiser.
Epic Entertainment of Kansas City told Horizon Academy that the band would not be able to return and that is definitely out of line.
Epic Entertainment Kansas City has definitely been in the news more than once for mistreating their clients. We've seen a few references to Epic Entertainment in Kansas City's poor relationship with the overall KC community.
Since Epic Entertainment took over Starlight Theater there have been several complaints from their clients. We've heard that it's just a few overweight female coordinators that are giving Epic Entertainment in Kansas City a bad name.
Has anyone heard about Epic Entertainment and their take over of Starlight Theater?
We were looking online for details of the change in direction that Starlight had taken and we heard that they were going to be taken over by a company called Epic Entertainment in Kansas City. Looks like from this blog that they are not doing such a good job!
Looks like Epic Entertainment Kansas City has it in for local kc organizations. It appears that since they took over operations at Starlight Theater in Kansas City they have only been concerned with the national touring groups and not local Kansas City businesses.
If Epic Entertainment did deny the local Kansas City charity their wishes, that is a shame.
That surprises me that Epic Entertainment would do such a terrible thing to a great local Kansas City charity in Horizon Academy.
Horizen Academy is a very worthy charity who deserves to choose whatever musical act that they want for their annual fundraiser in February.
We were at the event last year at Starlight Theater and we thought that the band was the best we've ever seen - they were just what the event needed.
Shame on you Epic Entertainment!
This is just another example of a large company imposing their will on local small businesses. Epic Entertainment in Kansas City is just another common bother to the local community. Especially if Epic Entertainment denied a local charity their choice of entertainment for a fundraiser - how petty is that?
We have heard many complaints about Epic Entertainment Kansas City - Starlight Theater used to be a great place to hold an event - charity event or otherwise - but now it seems that they have corrupted the system to the point that it is hurting local Kansas City business.
It's ok now anyway, since the Power and Light District has taken over Kansas City, everyone wants to have their events near the District and downtown. No one is going to want to drag their guests through the ghetto that surrounds Starlight Theater. What hotel are they going to put their out of town wedding guests at - the Super 8 on Prospect? Haha!
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