Managed by a non-profit organization, it is marketed as Connecticut's premier presenter of the performing arts.

It was built with a traditional Georgian Revival exterior and rich Art Deco interior.

Following this formation, Five Cent Productions joined former Disney Theatrical Productions Executive Vice President Stuart Oken and Tony Award-winning producer Michael Leavitt as a producing partner in Elephant Eye Theatrical.

Elephant Eye Productions include Saved!, The Addams Family and An American in Paris, is set to open on Broadway in April 2015.

The IPN has produced several shows on Broadway including Thoroughly Modern Millie starring Sutton Foster, The Color Purple, and Legally Blonde.

On October 20 & 21, 1967, Judy Garland performed a two-night engagement at this venue, singing with a 26-piece orchestra.