By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

When the doomed lovers Tony and Maria sang “Tonight” early in the proceedings, the thought “Too Nice” came to mind. They looked and sounded like a young couple with no real issues before them, perhaps not even love. By the end of the first act, however, the production had some how found more edge and a set piece performance of “Tonight” leading up to a gang rumble had genuine force.

by Staff Reporter, Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Anyone wanting to know more about some of the ideas for downtown — and to have their say — can consider themselves invited.

A new draft report, “Downtown Worcester: Theatre District Master Plan,” is available online at www.worcesterma.gov. It serves as a road map to the proposals for some of the immediate environs of City Hall and the Worcester Common.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

An ambitious “Theatre District Master Plan” envisions a revitalized “18-hour” mixed-use neighborhood, “supporting a vibrant entertainment and cultural environment” that would be created in part by substantial renovations of existing space and buildings and even demolition and new construction in the downtown area.

By Priyanka Dayal McCluskey TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

The idea of a slot machine parlor next to Kelley Square has raised a few eyebrows. But for those trying to boost downtown Worcester’s image as a pedestrian-friendly hub of arts and culture, one thing would be worse — a full-fledged casino.

By Stuart Munro TELEGRAM & GAZETTE REVIEWER
Brian O'Donovan reads a poem at the beginning of “A Christmas Celtic Sojourn,” Tuesday night at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester. (T&G Staff Photos/BETTY JENEWIN)

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The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, along with media partner 96.1 WSRS, are teaming up to break the record for the most Santa hats worn in one location in central New England at its opening night performance of A Christmas Carol on Saturday, December 15 at 7pm. Santa hats will be provided by WSRS and distributed to attendees before the performance.

“A Christmas Carol has become a family favorite, and now in its fifth year, we wanted to do something special to commemorate this important milestone,” said executive director Troy Siebels. “It’ll be quite a spectacle looking out into an audience of 2,300 Santa hats!”

by PAUL KAPTEYN, Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Dozens of seniors in Worcester's high schools have qualified for a John and Abigail Adams Scholarship, which provides free tuition for four years to a Massachusetts state college or university. At a ceremony at The Hanover Theatre this morning, seniors at South High Community School learned that they had received the scholarship,

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

While it’s been four years since the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra last came to Worcester, conductor Keith Lockhart knows there will be some familiar expectations.

By Bonnie J. Toomey SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE

WORCESTER -- Keith Lockhart will ring in the holidays as he conducts the Boston Pops at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts at 8:30 p.m. Friday night.

By Steven H. Foskett Jr. TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

WORCESTER -- The federal courthouse takes center stage in the photo, taken at Franklin Square, the intersection of Southbridge and Main streets. The neighborhood has become a focal point in downtown revitalization efforts, kicked off in the past few years by the multimillion-dollar renovation of the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, which saw an early 20th-century structure brought back to its former glory after it had been altered to serve as a movie theater.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

WORCESTER — It was a popular Worcester tradition for nearly three decades. Then, the pop(s) went out of it.

By Jon Towne TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

WORCESTER — The revitalization of downtown Worcester in recent years didn't just happen accidentally. A group of community leaders said this week that what happens next won't be an accident, either. It will take a lot of meetings, a lot of talking and convincing a lot of people.

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WEBSTER — The Webster Five Foundation will donate $20,000 over a two-year period to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester, in support of the theatre's “Securing the Future” capital campaign. The donation will be used to help fund future upkeep, maintenance and preservation of the historic venue.

By Pamela H. Sacks TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

Beth-Anne Duxbury vividly recalls the evening she got “the famous call.”

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Diane Kelley’s Holiday Spectacular returns to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts for the second year, featuring students from nine local dance studios.

By Steven H. Foskett Jr. TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

WORCESTER — The Worcester Business Development Corp.'s plan for a 35-acre theater district downtown, anchored by The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, is built around attracting the city's colleges to the urban core, WBDC President Craig Blais told an audience at the theater last night.

By Steven H. Foskett Jr. TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

A Worcester Business Development Corp. plan for a 35-acre theater district downtown, anchored by the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, is built around attracting the city's colleges to the urban core, WBDC President Craig Blais told an audience at the theater tonight.

By Walter Bird Jr. WORCESTER MAG

It took the entire night for "the hockey rink" to be mentioned and when it was, a burst of applause followed. At-Large Councilor Konnie Lukes broached the subject as the last audience member allowed to ask questions of a group of panelists on the stage of the Hanover Theatre Wednesday night. Behind her stood about a half dozen others who had hoped to raise questions, but were shut off because of time constraints. Among them were at least two vocal critics of a proposed hockey arena in the parking lot adjacent the Worcester Public Library.

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Worcester, MA- The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts’ executive director, Troy Siebels, along with board members, staff and other attendees gathered for the 2012 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, November 13 at The Hanover Theatre.

By Richard Sobey AUBURN DAILY VOICE

AUBURN, Mass. – Three dancers from Auburn are cast members in an upcoming production of “The 2nd Annual Holiday Spectacular” at The Hanover Theatre for Performing Arts in Worcester.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

New Year's Eve will bring in the 31st First Night Worcester celebrations — a community event that has become one of Worcester's signature happenings of the year. For Howard McGinn this will be his first First Night as executive director of the private, nonprofit organization. He knows the countdown is on.

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Shrewsbury – Kara McSweeney, Julia SanClemente, Seta Migridichian, Luciana Witowski and Nicole Erickson, of Shrewsbury, are five of the 157 cast members to appear in a Dec. 1 production of “The 2nd Annual Holiday Spectacular” at The Hanover Theatre for Performing Arts.

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WORCESTER — Three dancers from Leicester are cast members of an upcoming production of “The 2nd Annual Holiday Spectacular” at The Hanover Theatre for Performing Arts in Worcester.

By Bonnie J. Toomey SENTINEL AND ENTERPRISE

WORCESTER -- Ballet Arts Worcester will ring in the holidays with E.T.A. Hoffman's tale of enchanted sweet palaces put to Tchaikovsky's scintillating score of "The Nutcracker" under the direction of Jennifer Agbay.

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Area youngsters will be among the cast members of the holiday classic, “The Nutcracker,’’ which will be performed Nov. 23, 24 and 25 at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, Worcester.

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Several dancers from West Boylston are cast members of the Dec. 1 production of the second annual “Holiday Spectacular,” at The Hanover Theatre for Performing Arts in Worcester.

By Melissa McKeon TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

HOLDEN — For Wachusett Regional High School freshman Madison Lynch, a little gig in October was the height of her youthful singing career — so far.

By Steven H. Foskett Jr. TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

WORCESTER — Residents have said there is a lot to like about the master plan for developing the proposed “Theater District” stretching from Federal Square to Salem Square.

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JIM BRICKMAN On last year’s “All Is Calm,” this adult-contemporary pianist put his sensitive stamp on the sacred realm of holiday music. For his new tour, christened “On a Winter’s Night,” he’ll welcome guest performers Luke McMaster, Anne Cochran, and Tracy Silverman. Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m. Tickets: $35-$70. The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, Worcester. 877-571-SHOW, www.thehanovertheatre.org

By Joe Parello GOLOCALWORCESTER

As families flock to the Hanover Theatre to catch Disney's "Phineas and Ferb" this week, one of the show's lead performers is simply coming home.

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WORCESTER — Ballet Arts Worcester presents an enchanting fifth season of The Nutcracker Ballet at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

It was election day, the results still a big unknown. For a cultural comedian such as Kathy Griffin — and someone who has made her political views widely known (for example, Cher and Griffin made a video urging voters not to let Mitt Romney “Turn Back Time”) — you might assume a general election was a big event.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

Expect acrobatics and a fiery mix of other elements when the acclaimed Imperial Acrobats of China perform “Chi of Shaolin — The Tale of the Dragon” at 8 p.m. Nov. 9 and 2 p.m. Nov. 10 at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, 2 Southbridge St., Worcester.

By GoLocal Worcester Lifestyle Team

Ballet Arts Worcester is set to present its fifth season of The Nutcracker Ballet at the Hanover Theatre.

By Peter Landsdowne TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

WORCESTER — Close to 300 jazz fans eased into The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts at 2 Southbridge St. Sunday afternoon to counter chilly weather with some hot jazz provided by The Django Reinhardt All-Stars.

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SHREWSBURY, Massachusetts – Ballet Arts Worcester presents an enchanting 5th season of The Nutcracker Ballet at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts. The magical production of The Nutcracker Ballet will bring festive cheer to audiences young and old for a wonderful start to the holiday season.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

Call it hot jazz, or gypsy jazz, or manouche — the European counterpart to American jazz developed by musicians such as French guitarist and composer Django Reinhardt (1910-53) and violinist Stephane Grappelli (1908-97) is still swinging along.

By Mike Newford PULSE MAGAZINE

This fall, immerse yourself in the Flow State with Warren Miller Entertainment and experience the action of winter from a lens of absolute clarity. Warren Miller’s Flow State is a place of such singular focus and connection with the environment that, in this place, the faster you ride, the slower time passes.

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WORCESTER — The Colleges of Worcester Consortium will present the third annual “Consortium’s Got Talent” competition on Nov. 1 at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

Billy Flynn is a lawyer to women who have murdered husbands/lovers in 1920s Chicago. But, as Flynn puts it in one song, all he cares about is love.

By GoLocalWorcester Lifestyle Team

You don't have to travel to Hollywood to participate in what TV Guide has called "The Greatest Game Show of All Time" because The Price is Right Live is coming to Worcester.

By Kevin T. Baldwin TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

WORCESTER — “This is the best place I have ever been,” Virgil S. Gibson told the Hanover crowd last night.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

Boston humorist Dick Flavin has been called the “poet laureate of the Red Sox.” And lo and behold for a man in that role, he instantly had a poem at the ready when told during a telephone interview on Oct. 4 the breaking news that Bobby Valentine had just been fired as skipper of the Boston Bed Sox after one tumultuous season.

By Bonnie J. Toomey SENTINEL AND ENTERPRISE

WORCESTER -- When Robert Ballard was growing up in Kansas and San Diego, his goal was to be Captain Nemo from "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea."

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

WORCESTER — From 1972 to 1985 there was a serious race among oceanographers and deep-sea explorers to be the first to discover RMS Titanic, lying 12,000 feet below the frigid waves of the North Atlantic, unseen since the early morning of April 15, 1912.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

WORCESTER — The national Broadway tour of the musical version of “Mary Poppins” that opened an eight-performance run at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts Tuesday night had moments that could definitely be called “super(cali).”

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Madison Lynch, a Sterling resident and freshman at Wachusett Regional High School, will appear Oct. 13 as a guest vocalist of John McDermott, Founder of the Irish Tenors on The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts’ stage.

By Joe Parello GoLocalWorcester

One of Broadway's top shows debuts in Worcester tonight as the Hanover Theatre hosts "Mary Poppins" the Musical.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

Madeline Trumble has been trying to find her own inner Mary Poppins.

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Worcester, MA-September 21, 2012— The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts announced its commitment to provide American Sign Language interpreters as one of its many new initiatives during the start of its fifth season.

By Bonnie J. Toomey SENTINEL AND ENTERPRISE

WORCESTER -- University of Michigan musical theater graduate Madeline Trumble will be helping "the medicine go down" as Mary Poppins at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts. Opening night is Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., and shows will run through Sept. 30.

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While most energy-users give solar power a bit part at best, Worcester’s Hanover Theatre has cast the sun in a starring role.

By GoLocalWorcester Lifestyle Team

The Hanover Theatre is constantly striving to be the finest performing arts center in New England, and it may soon be the "greenest."

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WORCESTER — The Hanover Theatre will hold a panel discussion on solar power at the theater at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12.

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Worcester, MA- The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts is making the switch to green energy, sourcing approximately 80% of its electricity through the use of a five acre solar farm located in Leicester, Massachusetts.

By GoLocalWorcester Lifestyle Team

THE PRICE IS RIGHT LIVE, based on the popular TV game show “The Price is Right” is coming to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester on Tuesday, October 16 at 7pm. Host Todd Newton will be giving away $25,000 in prizes.

By TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

WORCESTER — What do you bid for these tickets? An interactive stage version of the popular TV game show “The Price is Right” will come to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts at 7 p.m. Oct. 16.

By Joe Parello GoLocalWorcester

After a three-week program that trained them in the finer points of acting and dancing, the student members of the Hanover Theatre's Summer Youth Program staged three performances of the popular Broadway musical "Legally Blonde."

By Jennifer Lord Paluzzi LEICESTER DAILY VOICE

WORCESTER, Mass. – For the director and much of the teenage cast of "Legally Blonde, the Musical," the preparation for this weekend's Hanover Theatre show has been a very perky case of deja vu.

By Bonnie J. Toomie FITCHBURG SENTINEL AND ENTERPRISE CORRESPONDENT

WORCESTER -- "Legally Blonde the Musical" will be presented by the Youth Summer Program at Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts on Saturday at 2 and 7 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10.

By Courtney Little SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAM AND GAZETTE

WORCESTER — The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts is jumping, literally. The excessively pink sets are bare as the 43 children and teens involved in the theater's Youth Summer Program take a lunch break and jump ropes that are used as a prop in the song “Whipped Into Shape” graze the floor. That's right, get ready to bend, snap and dance calories off in your seat because this year the program is performing “Legally Blonde: The Musical”.

GoLocalWorcester Lifestyle Team

The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts ranked 45th in ticket sales worldwide for the first half of 2012, according to Poilster's midyear report.

By Staff Reports METROWEST DAILY NEWS

WORCESTER — Celebrating the hundreth anniversary of the Titanic's fatal voyage, noted deep-sea explorer Dr. Robert Ballard will discuss his disoveries and remarkable career at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts this fall.

By Bronislaus B. Kush TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

WORCESTER — Whether gracing the stage in their exquisite designer evening gowns, playfully teasing admirers with their eye-catching swimwear, or mesmerizing the audience with a sweet song or tangy dance, the 16 young women who competed in this year's Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Pageant more than lived up to the expectations of show promoters.

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Worcester — This Friday and Saturday, June 29 and 30, 16 young women from across the commonwealth will compete in the 73rd annual Miss Massachusetts Scholarship Pageant at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester.

By Craig S. Simon TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

WORCESTER — The man. The music. The legend. The bands. The Bands of Jimmy D'Angelo.

By Tine Roycroft

Blue Man Group will be rushing into Worcester’s Hanover Theatre in June, bringing with them incredible music, waves of color, passionate emotions…and some of the coolest things you’ve ever seen.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

Blue Man Group, in a way, could be called little boys blue, since there is a childlike innocence to their faces during much of what they do.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Brian Tavener’s world is blue — which suits him just fine.

by Alicia Lazzaro, Worcester Magazine


The Hanover Theatre is attempting to strengthen its bond with the Worcester Public School System and broaden awareness of the arts through outreach in the form of the Unum Student Critic Program. The pilot year of the program ran in 2009 and is still going strong for the next Broadway season at Hanover.

By Bonnie J. Toomey, FITCHBURG SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE CORRESPONDENT

WORCESTER -- "Blue Man Group" performs at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts this weekend, bringing science and technology to the stage in a spectacular display of multimedia theatrics and music.

By Craig S. Semon TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Can we talk?

Not only can Joan Rivers talk, the legendary comedian can keep an audience riveted with her witty banter, words of wisdom and life lessons that would make Dr. Phil envious.

By Bonnie J. Toomey, FITCHBURG SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE CORRESPONDENT

Ask Joan Rivers about the presidential race and her trademark acerbic humor spills forth through the phone.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

You might think that an interview with someone whose next book includes in its title the declaration “I Hate Everyone” would be an intimidating and potentially a negative experience.

By Bonnie J. Toomey FITCHBURG SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE CORRESPONDENT

Boyz II Men will appear at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts at 8 tonight, crooning familiar R&B love songs of the '90s and some new ones.

They were rather young to receive the first star of 2012 on the Hollywood Walk of Fame recently, but the R&B vocal group Boyz II Men are men now.

Living legend Maya Angelou shared the power of exercising an “attitude of gratitude” at her recent lecture at The Hanover Theatre in Worcester, MA on May 9, 2012. She moved the audience by sharing her trials, tribulations and triumphs. The audience, largely comprised of women from every race, color, class and creed, gathered together to appreciate her life’s work.

In his remarks yesterday, Mr. Sagolla, Becker College's commencement speaker, offered succinct advice with a humorous touch.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

The touring production of the Broadway revival of “South Pacific” swept one away in the nicest possible way Friday night as it opened a four-performance run before a house of just under 2,000 people at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts.

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For four years now, people have stepped off Southbridge Street, opened the gleaming, heavy doors of The Hanover Theatre, and melted into the hall’s special world.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Shane Donovan had just had his hair cut. Short. “High and tight look,” he said. It's become a regular occurrence, something you have to expect if you're in the Marines.

By Steven H. Foskett Jr. TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Michael Pagano, part of the lead architectural firm for the restoration of The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts, told attendees at the Preservation Worcester annual meeting last night about the painstaking detail work that went into recreating the historic downtown landmark.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Paul Taylor Dance Company dancer Michael Apuzzo said he didn't really discover modern dance until he was in college.

By James A. Karis II TELEGRAM & GAZETTE REVIEWER

Twenty years removed from playing one of the most famous fathers in American sitcom history, it's interesting that Bill Cosby, now 74, comes across as a philosophically comedic grandfather.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

It is appropriate that “An Evening with Dr. Maya Angelou” at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts May 9 is part of a lecture series titled “Unique Lives & Experiences.”

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Bill Cosby is known as a great storyteller in comic routines that develop multiple characters and situations.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Merrimack Repertory Theatre of Lowell and a new group called Friends of Professional Theatre in Worcester announced Tuesday joint plans to return a professional, resident theater company to Worcester.

By Craig S. Semon TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

WORCESTER — A stool, a microphone stand, a lone spotlight and a raving lunatic — all the ingredients needed for Lewis Black’s memorable and rip-roarious performance Friday night at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts.

By Jonathan Blumhofer TELEGRAM & GAZETTE REVIEWER

WORCESTER — Last night, Opera Worcester concluded its 2011-12 season with Verdi's ever-popular "La Traviata," presented for a one-night run at The Hanover Theater for the Performing Arts.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

From happiness, to sacrifice and tragedy, the doomed consumptive courtesan Violetta’s journey in Verdi’s opera “La Traviata” is drama on a high scale.

By Craig S. Semon TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Mad Angel had the look. They had the locks. They had the licks. They had the loyal fan base. But they had one thing working against them. Worcester.

By Katy LeBlanc MAME MAGAZINE

If you are not familiar with Lewis Black’s stand up, he is infamous for pointing out the obvious, and his love hate relationship with the US.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

The success of the Moscow Festival Ballet is not some Cinderella story.

By Sandy Meindersma, GOLOCALWORCESTER FEATURES TEAM

The Hanover Theatre will be bringing together the city’s cultural institutions as it opens its doors to theatre buffs and novices alike for a WOOphoric party on Thursday that previews the 2012-2013 Broadway Series.

By Bronislaus B. Kush TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Group says performance venue would complement Hanover site
WORCESTER THEATER PROJECT TAKING SHAPE

It looks like the city's fledgling Theater District in Federal Square will be home to more marquees and may indeed become the official destination outside Boston to take in a play, an opera, a concert, or some other entertainment offering.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Brian T. Tivnan, who is directing the Assumption College production of “Seussical” that will be performed at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts on Saturday and Sunday (with a morning matinee for schoolchildren on Friday) , thinks he has a great cast for the show

By Craig S. Semon TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

As the “cold-hearted orb” ruled the night sky outside, The Moody Blues ruled inside the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts

GoLocalWorcester Lifestyle Team

The Hanover Theatre will welcome six Award-Winning Broadway plays as a part of its fifth subscription season

Music Review by Peter Landsdowne TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

Jazz trumpeter Chris Botti made a triumphant return to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts Friday night with a dynamic concert that lasted close to two hours (no intermission for the talented trumpeter) and drew close to 1,800 fans.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts has announced a Broadway subscription season for 2012-13 of six musicals that will feature more performances, beginning Sept. 25 with the latest national touring production of the beloved “Mary Poppins.”

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

When Peter Yarrow was last at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts on April 17, 2009, he was with a couple of very good friends — Noel “Paul” Stookey, and Mary Travers.

By Richard Price TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

Stand-up comedian Christine Hurley always marches out on stage with a hand on her hip, like a mother who heard the children breaking the good china.

By Bonnie J. Toomey SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE

Peter Yarrow, America's best loved folk singer, will share his favorites with families at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts.

By Kristen Doucet NECN

Five years ago, the Hanover Theatre looked a lot different.

Adam Webster of 98.9 WORC-FM interviewed Todd Griffin of Recycled Percussion, America's Got Talent finalists and international sensations hailing from New Hampshire.

Radio host, Jordan Rich of WBZ radio's New England On Air program talks with Todd Griffin about how Recycled Percussion got started and where they are today.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Recycled Percussion plays everything but the kitchen sink.

By Boston Music Spotlight STAFF

Boyz II Men have announced a spring tour in support of their latest album, Twenty. The R&B group will hit the New England region for a pair of shows in Massachusetts this spring.

By Boston Music Spotlight STAFF

The Saw Doctors: If you’re looking for some good craic (fun) then this is the band to see. The lads from Tuam in County Galway are a must-see live band, who enjoy a cult-like following in the Northeast.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

The Saw Doctors will be back in downtown Worcester March 8.

The Irish rock band knows they can “always go” there, though they likely don’t feel “alone” and life probably isn’t making them “lonely.”

By Bonnie J. Toomey SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE

"The Midtown Men" is at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts tonight, reuniting the cast of Broadway's "Jersey Boys" -- Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard and J. Robert Spencer.

By Christopher Reddy PULSE MAGAZINE STAFF

What could be better than having one of the world’s best Irish Bands back in Worcester just before St Patrick’s Day! It’s funny how sometimes you get a true sense of just how popular a band is by the number of times they come up in conversation.

By Matt Busekroos THE QUINNIPIAC CHRONICLE

That is the message behind the No Evil Project, a community photo project where people submit three poses in pictures as the three wise monkeys.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

“Shrek The Musical” is made up of a lot of different parts. And they added up Friday night to a hugely enjoyable time as the Broadway touring production of the show opened a five-performance run at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts.

By Aaron Nicodemus TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

At one point during his performance at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts Thursday night, jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela taught the crowd of Americans how to ululate.

Adam Webster from 98.9 WORC-FM interviewed Michael King earlier this morning and picked his brain about what it's like behind the scenes as a make-up artist on a national Broadway show.

Bonnie J. Toomey SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE

Merrit David Janes, who portrays Lord Farquaad, shares some thoughts about life and the show about everyone's beloved ogre

By Richard Duckett WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

A number of songs have urged us to climb every mountain until we find our dream.

By Richard Duckett WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

‘By the time I was 9, I knew I was going to New York some day,” reflected trumpeter and singer Hugh Masekela.

By Vanessa Formato WORCESTER MAGAZINE WRITER

Just when you develop the audacity to think you know everything about a place, something quite special is bound to pop up. Though the Hanover Theatre’s Mighty Wurlitzer Organ might not be a secret, having starred in a number of shows since its 2009 debut, it’s a fascinating piece of technology that doesn’t get nearly the attention it should.

By Richard Duckett WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

Classic Albums Live, which recreates great albums note for note with a live band on stage, will blast off at 7:30 p.m. Friday in The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts with a rendition of Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon.”

By MacLean Cadman, Contributing Writer BOSTON MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

t’s been over 35 years since the original Frampton Comes Alive! was recorded in Winterland, California and though Peter Frampton may no longer be sporting his golden locks, nothing else seems to be missing.

Staff BOSTON MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

The Moody Blues will return to the road this spring to celebrate the 45th anniversary of its landmark album, Days of Future Passed

Bill Janson WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

Last night, more than 35 years after the release of his breakout live album, Peter Frampton brought his talk box and his virtuosic guitar-playing to The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts with his Frampton Comes Alive! 35th Anniversary Tour.

Jon Towne WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

A Spencer native, Frederick H. Eppinger has been the president and chief executive officer of Worcester-based Hanover Insurance Group since 2003.

Shrek the Musical is coming to New England's second largest city, and the Broadway tour is willing to let one lucky winner and their three guests get a sneak peek of the star's "make ogre" into the lovable main character. Find us on Facebook (facebook.com/thehanovertheatre) and find out more about how you can enter to win a grand prize, including tickets and a meet and greet during the Shreking process.

Kim Ring WORCESTER TELEGRAM & GAZETTE

Best-selling author Jodi Picoult had her audience howling, literally, at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts Thursday night as she taught them what she learned researching for her upcoming book, “Lone Wolf.”

Staff BOSTON MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Ireland’s The Saw Doctors have mapped their most ambitious tour of North America. Set to launch later this month in Florida, the County Galway band will make their to New England in March for several shows, including one in Boston.

Ellen Albanese THE BOSTON GLOBE

Only 40 miles west of Boston, Worcester often is overlooked as a tourist destination. And that’s a mistake.

Theatre review by Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

The musical “Rock of Ages” had a landslide victory as it opened a five-performance run Friday night at The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts.

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The Worcester public schools are teaming up with WICN 90.5, the National Public Radio jazz station, to collect used musical instruments for students.

By Bonnie J. Toomey FITCHBURG SENTINEL & ENTERPRISE CORRESPONDENT

Justin Colombo, the 22-year-old star who plays Lonny in "Rock of Ages," will take the stage at Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester this weekend. He shares his thoughts on life and the show.

By Boston Music Spotlight, Staff

After a successful summer tour, Peter Frampton has extended his “FCA 35″ tour into the winter months of 2012.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

Ryan Benetz hadn’t really thought about a performing career — let alone playing the “Sesame Street” character Big Bird on the stage.

Music Review by Craig S. Semon TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

While his mind might not be 100 percent these days (whose is?), Glen Campbell's unmistakable voice and legendary guitar prowess certainly were last night at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts.

By RF Callahan CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Just what do we expect from our friends at Christmas? It could be anything and at times something we would least expect. Lena and Dean Stamoulis of Shrewsbury gave us a most memorable gift: Two tickets to the Hanover Theater in Worcester to see “A Christmas Carol,” the classic holiday story written by Charles Dickens.

By Richard Duckett TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF

A new album; a sold-out tour; an upcoming show at an exciting place he’s never played before.