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WORCESTER
THE HANOVER THEATRE
ABOUT
The Hanover Theatre is a 2,300-seat performing arts venue at 2 Southbridge Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. The theater features a restored interior originally designed by Thomas W. Lamb in 1926, when it was expanded and transformed into a movie palace. It is the largest venue of its kind in central New England.
WHAT TO EXPECT
The Hanover Theatre hosts touring Broadway productions, concerts, comedy, dance, family shows, and educational programming through its attached conservatory. Since opening, the theater has entertained more than 2.3 million audience members. It serves as a regional anchor for downtown Worcester's cultural district.
HISTORY
The building was originally constructed in 1904 as the Franklin Square Theatre, designed by Cutting, Carleton & Cutting for developer Ramsom C. Taylor. In 1912, vaudeville magnate Sylvester Poli purchased it and renamed it The Grand. After decades of decline, ownership transferred to the nonprofit Worcester Center for the Performing Arts in 2002, and the theater reopened in March 2008 as The Hanover Theatre, named after sponsor Hanover Insurance.
UPCOMING SHOWS
Wednesday
- 8:00am — Who Is Eartha Mae? get curious
Thursday
- 8:00am — Who Is Eartha Mae? get curious
Friday
- 8:00am — Who Is Eartha Mae? get curious
- 7:00pm — My Best Girl, Silent Film accompanied by Clark Wilson on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ silent film
Saturday
- 8:00am — Who Is Eartha Mae? get curious
- 7:30pm — The Naked Magicians mind blown
Sunday
- 8:00am — Who Is Eartha Mae? get curious
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