By Jules Becker TELEGRAM & GAZETTE REVIEWER

WORCESTER — Before the curtain rises on “A Christmas Carol” at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, musical director Timothy Evans welcomes audience members with a rousing medley of holiday and winter favorites.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Different couples have different concerns that can get magnified like the dickens over the holidays.

MARLBOROUGH — Samantha Keville, a Marlborough resident who attends Hudson High School and is a varsity cheerleader, is part of the youth ensemble in New England’s largest production of A Christmas Carol at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in downtown Worcester.

Belmont, Mass. — Celebrate the holiday season this year with New England’s largest production of “A Christmas Carol,” at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester.

WORCESTER — Celebrate the holiday season this year with New England’s largest production of “A Christmas Carol” at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts. Adapted and directed by Troy Siebels, Executive Director of The Hanover Theatre, this Charles Dickens classic contains some changes and additions to this year’s six-performance schedule.

By Jennifer Russo PULSE MAGAZINE STAFF

You may know him for his latex glove routine, his role in the movie Little Monsters, his cartoon series “Bobby’s World,” as a judge on “America’s Got Talent,” as a host on “Deal or No Deal,” or his role as Dr. Wayne Fiscus on the 80s drama “St. Elsewhere.”

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Howie Mandel hasn’t been an accident waiting to happen, but some of the things that have happened to him were sort of accidental.

By Paula Kolas TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

WORCESTER — Ballet Arts Worcester's annual production of “The Nutcracker” waltzed into the Hanover Theatre with generally transporting style Friday night, the most memorable moments belonging to the stirring partnership of Vilia Putrius as the Sugar Plum Fairy and Mindaugas Bauzys as her Cavalier.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

A Christmas party, a dream, trips to the Land of Snow and the Land of Sweets, a “Divertissement” of dance.

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Where will you WOO? Starting this week you can WOO at more than a dozen new places – each time earning valuable WOO points while enjoying discounts and special offers.

By Nancy Sheehan TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

WOO-hoo!

A newly expanded WOO Card will include restaurants, hotels and retailers, beginning this week. The card, which earns its holder points and discounts when swiped at various cultural venues, now also will work at First Night Worcester, Old Sturbridge Village, the DCU Center, C.C. Lowell on Park Avenue and a host of other arts-related destinations.

By Nancy Sheehan TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Zonkaraz, that locally famous bar-packing band of the ’70s, will reunite at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts Nov. 13.

By Nancy Sheehan TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Mitch Albom is a busy guy but we have faith he can somehow squeeze our interview in. As it so often does, faith pays off.

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BURBANK, CA – November 4, 2010 – Disney's Emmy Award-winning Imagination Movers will kick off their "In a Big Warehouse" concert tour on February 4, 2011 in their home state of Louisiana. The wildly popular New Orleans-based rock band for kids of all ages will travel coast to coast playing their most popular songs and bringing the magic of the Imagination Movers television series' Idea Warehouse to life performing in a series of 100 shows across the nation.

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WORCESTER, MA – November 1, 2010 – The magic of dance, the wonder of Christmas, and the belief in dreams all come together when the Nutcracker Ballet returns to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts beginning November 26, 2010. This exquisite performance is a much-revered holiday treat for audiences of all ages.

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Los Angeles, CA, November 1, 2010: Award-winning blues rock star, guitar hero and singer-songwriter Joe Bonamassa and his ace touring band will perform in concert at the The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester, MA on March 24, 2011.

By Nancy Sheehan TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

The vintage organ at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts is known as a Mighty Wurlitzer, even though it doesn't look so imposing on stage.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

How do you describe the (wonderfully) indescribable?

A blue cube, yellow triangle and a red circle are attracted and repulsed before coming together in a new sculptural combination.

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Worcester, MA- (October 20, 2010) Mary C. DeFeudis, leading benefactor of The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, will host An Evening of Majestic Proportions, sponsored by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette on November 5, 2010, to unveil and celebrate the “Mighty Wurlitzer” and honor theatre organ expert Don Phipps and his volunteer crew for their generous contribution of the theatre organ.

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Worcester, MA- (October 19, 2010) The National Trust for Historic Preservation will present its Preservation Honor Award for the renovation of The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester, Massachusetts on October 29 during its 2010 National Preservation Conference in Austin, Texas.

Compiled by reporter Richard Duckett WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

How did you get into this line of work? How long have you been at The Hanover Theatre?

“When I was in college I knew I wanted to get into the music industry and also knew I had no talent in playing instruments."

Kim Ring WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

When retired basketball superstar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar bumped into his father's good friend Leonard “Smitty” Smith in 1993 at a movie premiere about the 761st Tank Battalion, he learned something he'd never known: The former transit cop was a war hero.

Craig S. Semon WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

Northbridge native Steve Dorian has gone from “just being a guitar player and a singer with his brother” to becoming one-fifth of the awe-inspiring, world-renowned a cappella contingent of vocal harmony bliss known as Rockapella.

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Worcester, MA- (October 13, 2010) — Yesterday, Rockapella announced the Harvard University based a cappella group, The Harvard LowKeys, as the winning group to open for their show at The Hanover Theatre in Worcester, MA on Friday, October 15, 2010.

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Worcester, MA- (October 13, 2010) — The world-renowned Swiss-based mime group, Mummenschanz, makes their return to the United States, performing for one night only at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts on October 26, 2010 at 7PM.

Bronislaus B. Kush WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts has been nominated by the Massachusetts Historical Commission for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.

Richard Duckett WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

Live show keeps audiences screaming for The Beatles of the 1960s

Author Unknown ENCORE MAGAZINE

In a new book, former NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tells the story of a little-known black tank battalion in World War II, 761st Tank Battalion.

In a captivating combination, Master Magician Mickey Mouse and the always-dazzling Minnie Mouse join forces with professional illusionist Brad Ross for a magical production on stage.

By Bronislaus B. Kush TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

WORCESTER — The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts has been nominated by the Massachusetts Historical Commission for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

WORCESTER — There’s lots going on in “Monty Python’s Spamalot,” and the new national touring production of the musical is making an enjoyably riotous and surreal stop at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts this weekend.

By Nancy Sheehan TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

It's Grammy-nominated American humorist David Sedaris on the phone and he is talking on and on about the little things in his life.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

In days of old, bold knights wore symbols on their tabards and shields depicting an image or ideal that they felt personified themselves.

Worcester, MA-- The celebrated NPR humorist comes to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 7:30pm for an evening of cutting wit, social satire, and riveting conversation.

Worcester, MA- - The 2010 – 2011 line-up at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts promises to be our best season yet!

Worcester, MA-- We are proud to announce that Nichols College is sponsoring the October 15, 2010 performance of An Evening with Rockapella.

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September 22, 2010 - Worcester, Massachusetts, September 8, 2010: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hall of Fame professional basketball player and award-winning author will make his first-ever Worcester appearance on Sunday October 17, 2010 at 4:00 PM at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester Mass.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Following Journey can take you a long way.

By Jennifer Russo PULSE MAGAZINE STAFF

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

This evening and Friday are the last opportunities to catch the alternating/alternative productions of “The Taming of the Shrew” by the Worcester Shakespeare Company at the Memorial Grove Amphitheater in Green Hill Park, Worcester.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

WORCESTER — People certainly got their kicks when the national touring production of “Menopause The Musical” opened a four-performance run at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts Thursday night.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Debora Dias had a place in mind for a performance to mark the release of her CD “Satisfied.” It wasn’t just any old place.

By Paul Kolas TELEGRAM & GAZETTE REVIEWER

WORCESTER — Mel Cobb had every intention of presenting an all-male version of Worcester Shakespeare Company’s terrific “The Taming of the Shrew,” which will alternate in tandem with “Shrew Too,” but alas, the role of Bianca is in the very capable hands of the decidedly female Jen Montigny.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

The two-woman musical “Always … Patsy Cline” left the audience with a warm glow after the first of its performances at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts Thursday night.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

"Menopause" cast member treasures ‘hearing a thousand women laughing with their bellies’

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

It's not as if every time there's a production of “Always ... Patsy Cline” Becky Barta is in it, portraying the great singer with the beautiful voice, appealing but no-nonsense personal manner and tragic fate.

By Nancy Sheehan TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fairest Latina of them all?

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

As well as being very amusing, William Shakespeare's comedy “The Taming of the Shrew” has drawn plenty of analysis, interpretation and controversy from the time it was first performed in the early 1590s.

Author Unknown TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

A special commission today unveiled the state's 1,000 greatest locations. In Central Massachusetts, the list includes Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston, Old Sturbridge Village, the Mendon Drive-In, and the Asa Waters Mansion in Millbury.

By Gary V. Murray TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

WORCESTER — The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, considered by many a thing of beauty in its own right, was teeming with feminine pulchritude this weekend as 22 young women graced its stage to compete for the title of Miss Massachusetts 2010.

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Worcester City Manager Michael O'Brien is pleased to announce the second annual "Out to Lunch" Concert Series on the Common opens every Friday at 11:00 AM from July 9th to August 27th. The public is invited to enjoy free performances, live main stage entertainment begins at noon, a variety of food being sold by local restaurants and a farmers and crafters market.

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The 71st annual Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Pageant takes place at 7 tonight and tomorrow night at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester. This is the second year that the pageant is being held in Worcester, having previously been located in Fall River.

By Janette Boulay THE SUN CHRONICLE STAFF

NORTON - A local resident, Maggie Wakim of Norton, will be among the contestants to compete in the Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Pageant this weekend in Worcester.

By: Veronika LaRocque MASSLIVE.COM STAFF

Six Western Massachusetts women will compete in the 71st annual Miss Massachusetts scholarship pageant in Worcester this weekend.

By John J. Monahan TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

BOSTON — State Sen. Stephen M. Brewer, D-Barre, predicted yesterday that the Senate will vote to authorize casino gambling next week.

Author Unknown TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

GRAFTON— Grafton High School held graduation ceremonies last night at The Hanover Theatre in Worcester.

Author Unknown TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

Upton— The following is a list of the graduating members of the class of 2010 from Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School. Commencement exercises were held last night at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester. National Honor Society members are indicated by NHS.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

It looks as if all’s well for the Worcester Shakespeare Company to perform Shakespeare outdoors at the Memorial Grove Amphitheater in Green Hill Park in Worcester this summer.

By Craig S. Semon TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

WORCESTER — Not only will rock ’n’ roll never die, if Neil Young’s sold-out performance Friday night at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts is any indication, it gets better with age.

By Eiko Watanabe BLAST MAGAZINE

In 2008, legendary jazz trumpeter, Chris Botti wowed the audience at Boston’s Symphony Hall by performing two nights in a row with the Boston Pops Orchestra featuring various musicians such as Sting, guitarist Dominic Miller, Josh Groban, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, “American Idol” runner-up Katharine McPhee, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Lucia Micarelli and John Mayer.

By Jim Sullivan BOSTON HERALD REVIEWER

If you hear that a famous rocker is going out on a solo tour, you immediately think, “Oh, acoustic, unplugged.”

By Linda Laban SPINNER REVIEWER

"I've got a new hat," Neil Young announced rather gleefully, if not with a note of self-satisfaction, at Friday night's sold-out show at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester, Mass. The folk rock veteran wore a very dapper Panama hat and his audience cheered in approval. "But I'm not wearing it tonight," he quickly corrected. "I'm very comfortable with the old one I've got."

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

We will never see a singer and entertainer like Michael Jackson again, Joby Rogers believes.

Comedian’s one-woman show interactive with audience
By Nancy Sheehan TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

TV icon and comedienne Carol Burnett has booked an audience at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts Thursday. Her show, “Laughter and Reflection with Carol Burnett,” echoes the title of her new book “This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection.”

by Paula J. Owen, Telegram and Gazette Correspondent

WORCESTER — The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts was packed yesterday for Anna Maria College's 61st commencement ceremony.

By Peter Landsdowne TELEGRAM & GAZETTE REVIEWER

WORCESTER — Poor Chris Botti. The talented trumpeter with the tousled blond hair made People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People list in 2004, and ever since then, some jazz aficionados have accused him of being a musical lightweight.

By Martin Luttrell, TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Bankruptcy judge sworn in
Melvin Hoffman will succeed Joel B. Rosenthal

WORCESTER — Melvin S. Hoffman was sworn in yesterday as a U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Massachusetts, an honor that he said is a testament to the values and perseverance of his parents, both of whom were Holocaust survivors.

By Gary V. Murray TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

WORCESTER — Calling them “the stewards of our country's future,” U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Springfield, urged 350 Becker College graduates today to meet the challenges that lie ahead with optimism and open minds.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

By any standard, trumpeter Chris Botti keeps a busy performing schedule.

Author Unknown, COMMUNITY ADVOCATE

The 2010 - 2011 Broadway Series at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts promises high-quality entertainment. “I’m really excited about the 2010-2011 Broadway Series. I think it’s the best range of shows we’ve gotten so far,” said Executive Director Troy Siebels.

Author Unknown, Allaboutjazz.com

Legendary Jazz Trumpeter, Chris Botti, Blows into Worcester! One Night Only - May 15, 2010 - Presented by Music Worcester

By Paul Kolas TELEGRAM & GAZETTE REVIEWER

WORCESTER — The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts has been chasing the rainbow brilliance of its “The Wizard of Oz” since that production’s October triumph, waiting for another crowd pleaser of similar magnitude and resonance. The wait is over.

By Dan Sweeney TELEGRAM & GAZETTE REVIEWER

With staccato bowings in the low strings, Giacomo Puccini sets the mood of conflict and crisis in the first notes of his 1903 opera “Madama Butterfly.”

By Stuart Munro TELEGRAM & GAZETTE REVIEWER

Shortly after he started his set at The Hanover Theatre Tuesday night, Vince Gill remarked that early on in his career, when he was allotted the opening act’s usual 20 or 30 minutes of playing time, he made a promise to himself. If he ever got to be a headliner, he would play for a lot longer than that. As usual, he kept his promise Tuesday, playing for the better part of three hours for a crowd that seemed to appreciate every minute of it.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Broadway's best at Hanover
2010-2011 season kicks of with ‘Spamalot'

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

It seemed Merritt David Janes' career was sitting pretty.
A musician and vocalist, he intended to be a music teacher, and he had just graduated with a degree in music education from the University of Maine at Orono. Still, he couldn't quite lighten up.

As a result, rather than teaching flute he'll be Lumiere this Friday, Saturday and Sunday when the Broadway touring production of “Disney's Beauty and the Beast” comes to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts for five performances.

By TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Giacomo Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” is not ephemeral in terms of its enduring ability to mesmerize. The story of a handsome officer abroad in a distant country and the lovely woman he meets there plays out as full tragedy to achingly beautiful music.

The National Lyric Opera will bring a fully staged performance of the opera to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 28th.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Whenever Vince Gill appears in person or gets talked or written about these days, the introduction will often have the preliminary word “legendary.”

“Legendary guitarist, singer and songwriter Vince Gill …” “Legendary country star Vince Gill …”

By Jim Gangi, Le Provocateur Arts & Entertainment

Guster is a band that I associate very closely with my time here at Assumption College. I was introduced to the band my freshmen year, and have been a devoted fan ever since. That is why I could think of no better place to see Guster perform than right here in Worcester at The Hanover Theatre. Since the mid-90's, Guster has been a staple of the musical culture of the Northeast, especially Massachusetts. Formed in Boston, the band attracts a wide range of listeners, but is a particular favorite of college students. Some might recall Guster's performance right here as Assumption's spring concert a few years ago.

by Tim O’Keefe, Worcester Magazine Staff

Hanover Theatre relies on Annual Fund drive
The glitz and glam of the Hanover Theatre may make it seem like the Worcester landmark is throwing hundreds around like nobody’s business, but the fact of the matter is that this not-for-profit organization survives off of the generosity and donations from loyal patrons.

By Peter Landsdowne TELEGRAM & GAZETTE REVIEWER

WORCESTER — Imagine a time when everybody in America was listening and dancing to the same kind of music.

The Swing Era, which lasted from 1935 to the end of World War II in 1945, was just such a time. Monday night, “In the Mood: A 1940’s Musical Revue” provided an overview of some of the music from that era at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts at 2 Southbridge St.

By Steve LeBlanc THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

BOSTON — Community theaters and performing art centers are worried they could face unfair competition and lose business if a proposal to allow resort style casinos in Massachusetts is approved.

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Community theaters and performing art centers are worried they could face unfair competition and lose business if a proposal to allow resort style casinos in Massachusetts is approved.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE REVIEWER

If this really is the farewell tour of “Riverdance,” the show is leaving these parts with its head held high, back straight, and legs and dance shoes blazing.

The current U.S. tour came to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts for the first of five performances Friday night, and excited an audience of 2,100 who were brought, appropriately enough, to their feet. The core of the show is the Irish step-dancing, with that unique posture of standing tall and straight while legs and feet do the talking. The approximately 25-member dancing troupe Friday were exciting to watch and crisp and clean in their movements.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

The Moscow Festival Ballet Performance of “Sleeping Beauty” at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts Tuesday night showed a lot of get-up-and-go character.

There was no snoozing or resting on any laurels, past or present. The dancing was crisp, expressive and got all the angles right.

It can’t be easy for a company on tour in a foreign county to come into a city or town, put up the set, get out all the costumes, perform a technically demanding ballet for one night, then pack up and get back on the road in the morning. How is anyone associated with this tour of “Sleeping Beauty” supposed to get a good night’s sleep?

by Boston Music Spotlight

Singer-songwriter and rock legend Neil Young recently revealed that his “Twisted Road” tour will pay a visit to Worcester’s Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts on Friday, May 21.

By TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Legendary singer-song writer Neil Young will perform at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m. May 21.

Also on the bill is veteran and highly influential Scottish folk singer Bert Jansch.

The Grammy Award-winning Young has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice; first as a solo artist in 1995 and secondly as a member of Buffalo Springfield in 1997.

By Richard Duckett, TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

‘Riverdance” has beat a path with its feet from Dublin around the world. After 15 years, however, the show coming to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts for five performances Friday, Saturday and Sunday is on what is being called the “Riverdance” farewell tour.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

The Moscow Festival Ballet Performance of “Sleeping Beauty” at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts last night showed a lot of get-up-and-go character.

By Yvonne Abraham, BOSTON GLOBE STAFF

Here’s the takeaway from Speaker Robert DeLeo’s Thursday morning gambling-legislation-rollout spectacular: If you oppose his proposal for two resort casinos and 3,000 slot machines at racetracks, then you’re basically a rotten person.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

In “Sleeping Beauty,” the fair princess and other members of her kingdom are in for 100 years of beauty sleep.

The ballet version of the age-old tale with music by Tchaikovsky and choreography by Marius Petipa premiered Jan.16, 1890, in the Marinski Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia. Just around 100 years later, give or take a month or two, the Moscow Festival Ballet was founded by former Bolshoi Ballet principal dancer Sergei Radchenko. On Tuesday, his ballet company will be coming to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts with a fully staged production of … “Sleeping Beauty.”

By Lisa Eckelbecker, TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Two years after opening its doors, The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts is bringing in more shows than it originally projected, and the number of ticket-holders to come through the doors since the opening gala may surpass 391,000 by the end of June.

By Dan Sweeney TELEGRAM & GAZETTE Reviewer

On Sunday afternoon, under the auspices of Music Worcester Inc., the audience at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts was treated to high drama and passion in a very American setting, with jazz overtones and a string of hit tunes.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

The music of the great 20th-century American opera “Porgy and Bess” has gloriously endured for 75 years. The love story itself is a memorable one. Tackling the staging, however, offers some challenges.

By Amy Lynn Banek, Manager, Media Relations, The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation

The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation, Inc. today announced that through the sponsorship of Music Worcester’s upcoming presentation of the classic American opera, Porgy and Bess, more than 100 students from the Worcester Public Schools will be exposed to the theatre. Music Worcester, one of the largest, non-profit concert presenters in Central Massachusetts, will host the production on Saturday, March 27 and Sunday, March 28 at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts.

By Paul Kolas, TELEGRAM AND GAZETTE STAFF

WORCESTER — Can it be that “A Chorus Line” is getting a bit stale around the edges? Not that there was anything wrong with Hanover Theatre's staging of Michael Bennett's love letter to the no-pain-no-gain world of the dancer. Not by any means. It's still solid entertainment, glistening with Baayork Lee's synchronized choreography and Patrick Vaccariello's and John O'Neil's pulsating handling of Marvin Hamlisch and Edward Kleban's catchy music and lyrics.

By John Ferrarone, TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

Dismas House held a fundraiser March 9 at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester, where The Chieftains, six-time Grammy award winners, performed traditional Irish music with a Mexican flair.

By Ron Sanders WBZ REPORTER

WORCESTER (WBZ)― Liz Murray, who was born in the Bronx, went from homeless to Harvard and inspired a movie by the same name, gave an inspirational talk to 1,400 high school students in Worcester on Thursday. Ron Sanders, who was there, says some of the students identify with Murray's story and hope to follow her example of turning hard luck into hard work and success.

By TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF.

The United States Air Force Band of Liberty will perform at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts at 7 p.m. April 7, but tickets aren’t available at the box office.

By Richard Duckett, TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

It’s a pretty good guess the following words were ringing in Bryan Langlitz’s ears as he took part in an audition in New York City not long ago:

Support Our Fine Arts (SOFA) hosts elegant evening to help build awareness and raise funds for the Burncoat Quadrant Fine Arts Program Saturday, March 20 with a "A Night at The Hanover Theatre" beginning with a VIP Reception from 6-7:30pm before the Broadway Tour performance of A Chorus Line.

By Mike Skurko, CBS 3 SPRINGFIELD

Springfield CityStage and Symphony Hall say the proposed casino in Palmer will be extremely difficult to compete with if a large theatre is included at the resort.

By Jorge Bannister, TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

WORCESTER — The more than 2,000 in attendance Thursday night at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts gave two standing ovations, five minutes apart.

By Tom McKay, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF LOWELL AUDITORIUM

What would happen if 250,000 people stopped coming to downtown Lowell? Who would fill the shops, restaurants and garages? Lowell Memorial Auditorium brings approximately that many people to the downtown, breathing life into our city. The Lowell Memorial Auditorium is "the star of the Merrimack Valley." It is also an anchor to building a thriving economy in downtown Lowell.

By Andrea Shea, WBUR STAFF

BOSTON — What does Alicia Keys have to do with Massachusetts’ proposed casinos? Well, if you run one of the dozens of live performance venues in the state, resort-style casinos mean competition for pop and rock acts of her caliber.

By Jim Sullivan, BOSTON HERALD STAFF

There are St. Patrick’s Day traditions Bostonians count on - among them, the Pogues on Lansdowne Street and the Chieftains at Symphony Hall. But this year, the Pogues are on hiatus and the Chieftains are around Boston, not in it.

By Edward P. Madaus and Troy R. Siebels, TELEGRAM AND GAZETTE


The city of Worcester celebrates the two-year anniversary of The Hanover Theatre this month. During these two years, it has often been described as the catalyst for the rebirth of downtown Worcester. Over 300,000 patrons have breathed new life into the city, its streets, restaurants, hotels and other businesses while visiting the theatre. With this success, The Hanover Theatre is a good bet for the continued revitalization of Worcester.

By Craig S. Semon TELEGRAM AND GAZETTE STAFF

The Chieftains, a band that has been synonymous with Irish traditional music for nearly a half a century, soon might also be known for Mexican traditional music if the early buzz for the band’s new record, “San Patrico” is any indication.

TELEGRAM AND GAZETTE STAFF

New Hope Inc., a nonprofit agency working to end domestic violence, is inviting area residents to “be our guest” at the May 1 matinee of “Disney’s Beauty & The Beast” at Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester. New Hope is selling premium seats to the show, with proceeds to support the agency’s programs to combat domestic and sexual violence.

By Dan Sweeney, TELEGRAM AND GAZETTE STAFF

Name recognition has always played a factor for producing performances the public will pay to see, and Saturday’s performance of the ballet “Don Quixote” at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, presented by Music Worcester Inc., was no exception.

By Richard Duckett, TELEGRAM AND GAZETTE STAFF

WORCESTER — When the “Dangle and Swerve” sequence unfolded during the “Cirque Dreams: Illumination” performance Thursday night at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, it commanded unswerving attention.

By Richard Duckett, TELEGRAM AND GAZETTE STAFF

The pop-rock group Foreigner was formed what might “feel” like a long time ago.

It was 1976 when guitarists Mick Jones (ex of the group Spooky Tooth) and Ian McDonald (of King Crimson fame) and drummer Dennis Eliot constituted three Englishmen who joined together with Americans Lou Gamm (vocals), Al Greenwood (keyboards) and Ed Gagliardi (bass). They chose the name Foreigner even though they were all in New York City at the time. Many hits would follow for the group, including “Feels Like the First Time,” “Cold as Ice,” “Hot Blooded” and “I Want to Know What Love Is.” Foreigner has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide

By Ed Symkus, DAILY NEWS CORRESPONDENT

Mick Jones, the British writer, guitarist, keyboardist and founding member of Foreigner, sums up what his band is all about in a simple sentence, stated with purpose, excitement and pride: "It's really good driving music."

BY Doreen Manning, WORCESTER MAGAZINE STAFF

When Worcester Police Officer Mark Bisnette was killed in a car accident on Jan. 2, he left behind his wife, Erin, and four young children ages 3 to 10. Now, Bisnette’s extended family – the Worcester Police force – has teamed up with comedian Lenny Clarke to present a light-hearted fundraiser for a heavy cause at the Hanover Theatre on Feb. 21.

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Guster have announced that they will play a show at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester this spring. Scheduled for Wednesday, April 14, the show is presented by Becker College, Worcester State College, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the Colleges of Worcester Consortium. Tickets for the general public are now on sale for $30 through the venue's box office and website.

By Eileen Kennedy, Times & Courier

Her video audition was chosen over 29 other eager performers from the area to sing in the national, traveling production of Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway, which was performed at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester on Sunday, Feb. 14. Seven other runners up performed along with well-known Broadway actors.

By Eileen Kennedy, TIMES & COURIER STAFF

Her video audition was chosen over 29 other eager performers from the area to sing in the national, traveling production of Neil Berg’s 100 Years of Broadway, which was performed at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester on Sunday, Feb. 14. Seven other runners up performed along with well-known Broadway actors.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

The cause and journey can sometimes be difficult, but it is always noble.

It is, anyway, if you're talking about the character and odyssey of Miguel de Cervantes' spirited creation, “Don Quixote de la Mancha.”

TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

A comedy show will be held Sunday to benefit the family of Mark Bisnette, a Worcester police officer who died Jan. 2 in an off-duty car crash.

IN THE MOOD is making its premiere appearance in Worcester at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts on Monday, April 12th 2010, with its 13-piece big band orchestra and 6 singer/swing dancers keeping alive the swing music of the 1940’s.
IN THE MOOD is the 1940’s Big Band Theatrical Swing Dance Revue. It’s the music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Harry James, Erskine Hawkins, The Andrews Sisters, Frank Sinatra and other greats of the 1940’s. Featuring a company of 19 on stage – including the In the Mood Singers and Dancers and the sensational String of Pearls Big Band Orchestra – the show’s music arrangements, costumes and choreography are as authentic as it gets!

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Shen Yun Performing Arts' show at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester, Massachusetts received enthusiastic applause from audience members.

BY June Wulff, GLOBE STAFF

The Los Angeles Times has described Groovaloo performers as rippling like ocean waves, shaking like earthquake zones, and spinning like corkscrews.

BY Christine Peterson, T&G STAFF PHOTOS

Bradley Rapier, creator and dancer of the hip hop sensation Groovaloo, sits unnoticed by students funneling into the South High Community School auditorium yesterday for his presentation about his dance group.

By Heide B. Malhotra, EPOCH TIMES STAFF

Ms. Forbes, who teaches dance at a college, was in the audience at the popular Hanover Theater for the Performing Arts. With her was Ms. Patrick, a service representative, and in the words of her friend, "a good dancer as well."

BY Diana Mathias, EPOCH TIMES STAFF

The Hanover Theater for the Performing Arts attracted members of the art community when it presented Shen Yun Performing Arts in a matinee show on Sunday, Feb. 7. A cellist, Ms. West, was invited to the show by the mother of one of her students and she talked about her response during the intermission. "I think this is beautiful. I mean, it's just exquisite. Precision, and you know, the standard is very, very high."

BY Connie Phillips, EPOCH TIMES STAFF

Shen Yun Performing Arts will be appearing for two shows at Worcester’s Hanover Theatre on Feb. 6 and 7 as part of its 2010 world tour. This is the first time the New York-based classical Chinese dance and music company is visiting a Massachusetts city other than Boston.

By Nancy Sheehan TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

Dance imitates life, and sometimes it can even save one.

That’s what members of the hip-hop dance troupe the Groovaloos tell us in a vibrant presentation based on real life stories of the cast. The stories reflect the hardships — from drugs to abusive parents — that often accompany growing up in the inner city. Troupe members’ triumphs speak to the transformational power of dance.

BY Richard Duckett, TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

More than 300 young performers from 18 singing and dance groups in the Worcester area will lend their talents and hearts to “H’Arts and Hope for Haiti,” a benefit concert Feb. 26 at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester.

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Country music great Vince Gill will perform April 27 at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester.

BY Richard Duckett, TELEGRAM & GAZETTE REVIEWER

Arrival from Sweden helped span the ever-expanding abyss of time with an immensely appealing ABBA show at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts Friday night.

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Hundreds of law enforcement officers and officials will fill The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts at noon today.

BY Richard Duckett, TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

What was it like to go to a live ABBA show?

“I think there is a need to see a proper ABBA show,” said Norback, the founder of the ABBA tribute group Arrival from Sweden and Frida (ABBA’s sultry brunette female co-lead singer) in Arrival’s ABBA lineup.

So Arrival will be arriving at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts Friday night to help set, so to speak, the records straight for young and not-so-young alike with their show “The Music of ABBA.”

Ages 6 & up
ACTORS… MODELS…SINGERS…DANCERS
The International Modeling and Talent Association(IMTA) is coming to The Hanover Theatre.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 2010, 10a.m.-4p.m.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Singing artist Trey Songz has been putting out what has been acclaimed as very good and compelling R&B music since his recording debut in 2005. His top-10 singles include “Girl Tonight,” “Last Time,” and “Can’t Help But Wait.” “Très bien,” you could say.