2014-2015 Performance Schedule

Perfo

rman

ceSc

hedu

le Experience the thrill of Broadway, music and more...where the arts come to life!

2014 15

On the CoverShaping SoundSat, Nov 8, 2014 • 8 PM

Se

e the

Bes

t

in

Thea

tre, M

usic

and D

ance

2014

2015

Emmylou HarrisLove Letters • The Wiggles: Ready, Steady, Wiggle! Tour • Girls Night:

The Musical • Last Comic Standing Live Tour

Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatValiant Veterans and the LiveLife Center present Faces of Freedom •

An Intimate Evening with Clint Black • Masters of Illusion: Believe the Impossible • Nosferatu: Silent Film Accompanied by Clark Wilson on the Mighty Wurlitzer •

Opera Worcester presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance • The Standup Comedy of Kevin James • Mario Frangoulis: Simple Miracles with special guest artist

Mayeli Burguete from Mexico

Elf The Broadway MusicalSo You Think You Can Dance • Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons • Disney Live! presents

Mickey’s Music Festival • Shaping Sound • An Evening with Paul Anka • Warren Miller’s No Turning Back • Trace Adkins presents The Christmas Show • Pat Metheny Unity Group with Chris

Potter, Antonio Sanchez, Ben Williams & Giulio Carmassi • The Nutcracker

A Christmas CarolMYTHBUSTERS: Behind the Myths Tour • The Fresh Beat Band Greatest Hits Live • Boston Pops

Esplanade Orchestra Holiday Pops Concert • Diane Kelley presents Holiday Spectacular 2014 • WGBH presents A Christmas Celtic Sojourn with Brian O’Donovan

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

JunAprMar May

Please note that all ticket prices are subject to change.

Million Dollar QuartetSesame Street Live: Make A New Friend

Flashdance The MusicalThe Australian Bee Gees Show: A Multimedia Tribute Concert • Bill Cosby • Peter and the Wolf along with Hansel And

Gretel: Classic Tales Told Through Music and Dance • Wild Kratts: Live!

I Love Lucy® Live on StageDancing Pros: Live! Hosted by Alan Thicke, Featuring Chelsie Hightower • Sherlock, Jr. Silent Film

Featuring Buster Keaton, Accompanied by Clark Wilson on the Mighty Wurlitzer • Frank Carroll presents An Evening with The Priests to Benefit St. John’s Food for the Poor • Stephen Dubner,

bestselling author of Freakonomics, Superfreakonomics and Think Like a Freak • The Price is Right Live • Adolphe Adam’s Giselle performed by Russian National Ballet Theatre • Chuggington Live! The Great Rescue

Adventure • Camelot • Celtic Woman: 10th Anniversary Celebration

Get your tickets online at TheHanoverTheatre.org or call 877.571.SHOW(7469) and share the joy of Broadway, music and more!

Guarantee the Best Seats for a Season of Passion, Adventure and Humor!Subscribe to our 2014-15 Broadway Series (includes Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Elf: The Broadway Musical, Million Dollar Quartet, Flashdance: The Musical, I Love Lucy! Live on Stage, and Camelot) and enjoy the many

benefits of membership while securing the best remaining seats at the best price for our most popular shows.

Emmy

lou Harri

s

20 Love Letters Sat, Sep 20, 2014 • 8 PM $45-$55 • VIP seats $85 Starring Sam Elliott and Katharine Ross. The notes, letters, and cards of a star-crossed

couple reveal their hopes, dreams, victories, and defeats over 50 years as they lead separate lives. Nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

24 The Wiggles: Ready, Steady, Wiggle! Tour Wed, Sep 24, 2014 • 6:30 PM $29.50-$39.50 Ready, Steady, Wiggle! will bring more toe-tapping, laughter-inducing Wiggle-tastic

excitement with character favorites: Emma, Simon, Lachy, Anthony, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus, and Captain Feathersword.

26 Girls Night: The Musical Fri, Sep 26, 2014 • 8 PM $30-$42 The hilarious, feel-good comedy of five girlfriends on their wild night of karaoke returns

this fall.

27 Last Comic Standing Live Tour Sat, Sep 27, 2014 • 8 PM $27-$37 • VIP seats $112 Watch the Season 8 finalists of this Emmy-nominated laughfest perform live.


Tue, Sep 23, 2014 • 7:30 PM

$39.50-$59.50Known for her eloquently straightforward

songwriting and expressive singing, the

13-time Grammy winner and Billboard

Century Award recipient continues her

tour with opener, Nathaniel Rateliff.

Generously sponsored by Unum

Sep

Phot

o: Ja

ck S

penc

er

Jose

ph an

d the

Ama

zing

Tech

nicolo

r Dre

amco

at

03 Valiant Veterans and the LiveLife Center present Faces of Freedom

Fri, Oct 3, 2014 • 7:30 PM $25-$100 • VIP seats $130 A benefit concert to establish a wellness center and living community in MA for

combat veterans and their families suffering from the invisible wounds of war.

10 An Intimate Evening with Clint Black Fri, Oct 10, 2014 • 8 PM $39-$49 With over 30 chart-topping singles, including 22 number one hits, this prolific singer-

songwriter has long been heralded as one of country music’s brightest stars. Michaelis opens the show.

Generously sponsored by Bay State Savings Bank

15 Masters of Illusion: Believe the Impossible Wed, Oct 15, 2014 • 7:30 PM $29.50-$49.50 Believe the Impossible! Grand illusions, levitating women, appearances and vanishes,

escapes, comedy magic, sleight of hand and beautiful dancers… all rolled up into a live show! Generously sponsored by United Bank

17 Nosferatu: Silent Film Accompanied by Clark Wilson on the Mighty Wurlitzer

Fri, Oct 17, 2014 • 8 PM $20 A classic black and white horror film. Can a young real estate agent save his wife and his

town from Nosferatu?

18 Opera Worcester presents Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance

Sat, Oct 18, 2014 • 8 PM Adults $52-$62 • Students $25 Produced by Opera Worcester and performed by Opera Providence, this madcap ballet of

Victorian characters delights the whole family with its playfully jabbing social satire.

23 The Standup Comedy of Kevin James Thu, Oct 23, 2014 • 7:30 PM $38-$88 Best known for his roles in Hitch, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, and the TV series King of Queens,

Kevin James returns to his roots in standup comedy.

25 Mario Frangoulis: Simple Miracles, with special guest artist Mayeli Burguete from Mexico

Sat, Oct 25, 2014 • 7 PM $52-$172 The world-renowned powerhouse Greek tenor will dazzle audiences with his electrifying

voice and stunning charisma, performing songs from an emotional repertoire of inspirational songs in five languages.

Oct 28 - Nov 2, 2014

$45 - $75One of the most enduring shows of all

time, Tim Rice & Andrew Lloyd Webber’s

JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR

DREAMCOAT is the irresistible family

musical about the trials and triumphs of

Joseph, Israel’s favorite son.

Oct

Phot

o: A

ce Yo

ung

as Jo

seph

and

Rya

n W

illia

ms a

s Pha

raoh

. ©

Dan

iel S

wale

c.

04 So You Think You Can Dance Tue, Nov 4, 2014 • 7:30 PM $38-$78 • VIP packages $150-$330 The Top 10 finalists from the 11th season will be hitting the road this fall,

performing the season’s most popular routines as well as original pieces created specifically for the nationwide tour.

Generously sponsored by Reliant Medical Group

05 Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons Wed, Nov 5, 2014 • 7:30 PM $62.50-$92.50 • VIP seats $128 FRANKIE VALLI & THE FOUR SEASONS returns to Worcester singing all of their greatest hits,

including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” and more. Made possible through the support of Herb Chambers Toyota-Hyundai of Auburn.

07 Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival Presented by YoKids Fri, Nov 7, 2014 • 4 PM & 7 PM $37-$67 Join Mickey Mouse and over 25 Disney characters as they jam out to the greatest Disney hits

remixed to the hottest sounds of today featuring hip hop, pop, swing, rock, country and more!

08 Shaping Sound Sat, Nov 8, 2014 • 8 PM $32-$62 An electrifying new show, originally seen on the reality television series All the Right Moves,

that features Emmy Award nominees and stars of So You Think You Can Dance.

09 An Evening with Paul Anka Sun, Nov 9, 2014 • 7 PM $49.50-$79.50 Best known for his chart-topping hits including “Lonely Boy,” “She’s a Lady,” “Having My

Baby,” and “Diana,” Paul Anka is back by popular demand! Made possible through the generous support of Mary C. DeFeudis

14 Warren Miller’s No Turning Back Fri, Nov 14, 2014 • 8 PM $20 Revel in the newest installment of ski films which pays homage to the 65 years of mountain

culture and adventure filmmaking. From beneath the blankets of powder in Niseko, Japan to the top of Greece’s Mount Olympus, the French Alps, and the Mom & Pop hills of Montana.

15 Trace Adkins presents The Christmas Show Sat, Nov 15, 2014 • 8 PM $43-$63 • VIP seats $125-$225 A reverent, family-friendly theatrical production, featuring songs from his Celtic Christmas

album, The King’s Gift. The show combines fireside story-telling with performances of classic carols.

16 Pat Metheny Unity Group with Chris Potter, Antonio Sanchez, Ben Williams & Giulio Carmassi

Sun, Nov 16, 2014 • 5 PM $37-$57 With a body of work that includes compositions for solo guitar, small ensembles, large orchestras,

and ballet pieces, Pat Metheny continues to redefine the genre by utilizing new technology and constantly working to evolve the improvisational and sonic potential of the guitar.

28 The Nutcracker Nov 28 – 30, 2014 $24-$36 Presented by Ballet Arts Worcester and the Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra,

Tchaikovsky’s ballet jumpstarts the holiday season with the story of Clara, a young girl who receives a nutcracker doll as a Christmas gift and then enters a world of make believe as the nutcracker and other characters come to life.

Made possible through the support of presenting sponsor Commerce Bank and production sponsor Price Chopper

ELF

The B

road

way M

usica

l

Nov 21 - 23, 2014$39 - $69ELF The Broadway Musical is the

hilarious tale of Buddy, a young

orphan child who mistakenly crawls

into Santa’s bag of gifts and is

taken back to the North Pole.

Generously sponsored by

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Nov

Phot

o: A

my

Boyl

e

Dec 19 - 28, 2014$14 - $52“God Bless us, everyone!” Continue our

family holiday tradition and start getting

in the holiday spirit with the 7th annual

spectacular production of Troy Siebels’

adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale.

Generously sponsored by Blue Cross Blue

Shield of Massachusetts

A Ch

ristm

asCa

rol

02 MYTHBUSTERS: Behind the Myths Tour Tue, Dec 2, 2014 • 7:30 PM $38-$68 • VIP seats $125 Based on the popular Emmy-nominated series. Co-hosts Jamie Hyneman and

Adam Savage present demonstrations that take the audience behind the myths and explain how they decide which myths to bust.

03 The Fresh Beat Band Greatest Hits Live Wed, Dec 3, 2014 • 6:30 PM $39.50-$49.50 • VIP seats $149.50 Nickelodeon’s preschool music group and stars of the Emmy Award-winning

TV series head back on the road, performing the band’s greatest hits including “Bananas,” “Here We Go” and a remixed version of “Great Day,” plus new songs including the pop classic, “Walk Like An Egyptian.”

05 Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra: Holiday Pops Concert Fri, Dec 5, 2014 • 8 PM $55-$125 Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and Conductor Keith Lockhart return with their

sparkling and beloved Holiday Pops concert. Generously sponsored by The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation, Inc.

07 Diane Kelley presents Holiday Spectacular 2014 Sun, Dec 7, 2014 • 1 PM & 6 PM $23-$32 A holiday show for all ages! An upbeat and fun variety show featuring some of

Worcester County’s finest singers, dancers and actors. Lots of holiday cheer, singing and dancing snowmen, reindeer, and hot chocolate for everyone!

17 WGBH presents A Christmas Celtic Sojourn with Brian O’Donovan

Wed, Dec 17, 2014 • 7:30 PM $46-$58 Join Brian O’Donovan for an enchanting night of Celtic music and dance, all to

celebrate the holiday season. Generously sponsored by United Bank


Dec

Phot

o: S

cott

Erb

Millio

n Doll

arQu

arte

t

16 Sesame Street Live: Make A New Friend Jan 16-18, 2015 $15-$42 • VIP Sunny Seats $67 Elmo, Grover, Abby Cadabby, and their Sesame Street friends

welcome Chamki from India. Together, they explore the universal fun of friendship and celebrate cultural similarities, from singing and dancing, to sharing cookies!

Shows are added throughout the year, so sign up for our online newsletter and visit TheHanoverTheatre.org for a full

calendar of winter/spring shows

Jan 9 - 11, 2015$38 - $68The Tony ® Award-winning Broadway

musical, inspired by the true story of

the famed recording session where Sam

Phillips brought together icons Elvis

Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and

Carl Perkins for one unforgettable night.

JanPhot

o: Je

rem

y Da

niel

Feb 13 - 15, 2015$44 - $74FLASHDANCE THE MUSICAL tells the

inspiring and unforgettable story of Alex

Owens, Pittsburgh steel mill welder by

day and bar dancer by night with dreams

of one day becoming a professional

performer.Generously sponsored by UniBank

Flash

danc

eTh

e Mus

ical

04 The Australian Bee Gees Show: A Multimedia Tribute Concert Wed, Feb 4, 2015 • 7:30 PM $32 - $42 A multimedia theatrical concert experience that takes a nostalgic trip through the legacy

of the Bee Gees, celebrating over four decades of music, including ”Massachusetts” and “To Love Somebody” to “Stayin’ Alive” and “You Should Be Dancin’.”

06 Bill Cosby Fri, Feb 6, 2015 • 7:30 PM $43 - $75 A legend whose successes span five decades and virtually all media, BILL COSBY is quite

simply a national treasure with the unique ability to touch peoples’ hearts.

25 Peter and the Wolf along with Hansel and Gretel: Classic Tales Told Through Music and Dance

Wed, Feb 25, 2015 • 6 PM $20 WPI Student Orchestra and the Youth Ballet of Worcester Company (Ballet Arts Worcester),

collaborate to transform these well-known fairy tales so they jump from storybook pages to the stage. This production series invites children and parents along for an irresistible performance adventure.

28 Wild Kratts: Live! Sat, Feb 28, 2015 • 4 PM $25-$35 • VIP seats $45 Animated Kratt Brothers, Martin and Chris, “come to real life” in a classically Wild Kratts

story. Through hilarious pratfalls and amazing animal ‘wow facts’ the Wild Kratts team rescues a helpless animal friend and returns her home “Living Free and in the Wild!”


Feb

I LOV

E LUC

Y®LIV

E ON

STAG

E

Mar 6 - 8, 2015$33-$63I LOVE LUCY® LIVE ON STAGE is the

brand-new hit stage show adapted

from the most beloved program in

television history! America’s favorite

foursome is live on stage and in color

for the very first time!

Generously sponsored by

Commerce Bank

Mar JunApr May

03 Dancing Pros: Live! Hosted by Alan Thicke, Featuring Chelsie Hightower Sun, Mar 1, 2015 • 7 PM $40-$65 • VIP seats $75 From Dancing With The Stars pros Edyta Sliwinska and Alec Mazo, an unforgettable live

show that features pros from Dancing With The Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, and dance champions from around the globe dancing off against each other… and YOU choose the winner!

15 Sherlock, Jr. Featuring Buster Keaton, Accompanied by Clark Wilson on the Mighty Wurlitzer

Sun, Mar 15, 2015 • 2 PM $20 Widely regarded as one of the most visually inventive silent comedies ever made, Sherlock,

Jr. offers fast-paced slapstick as well as a brilliant deconstruction of the filmmaking process. Keaton stars as a movie theatre projectionist who dreams of becoming a super-sleuth.

27 Frank Carroll presents An Evening with The Priests to Benefit St. John’s Food for the Poor

Fri, Mar 27, 2015 • 7:30 PM $25-$45 Frs. Martin O’Hagan, Eugene O’Hagan and David Delargy are amongst the most recognized

and successful acts in both the religious and secular worlds. They have sung to audiences that include the British Royal Family, the Irish President, and Pope Benedict XIV before a crowd of 80,000.

07 Stephen Dubner, bestselling author of Freakonomics, Superfreakonomics and Think Like a Freak

Tue, Apr 7, 2015 • 7:30 PM $26-$36 Enjoy hearing directly from this award-winning author, journalist, radio host and TV

personality. Presented by The Worcester Economic Club

11 The Price is Right Live Sat, Apr 11, 2015 • 7:30 PM $32.50-$52.50 • VIP seating $92.50 The hit interactive stage show that gives contestants pulled right from the audience the

chance to “Come On Down” to win appliances, vacations and even new cars by playing classic games from television’s longest running and most popular game show.

Made possible through the support of TD Bank

17 Adolphe Adam’s Giselle performed by Russian National Ballet Theatre Fri, Apr 17, 2015 • 8 PM $42-$53 • $25 for kids & students Presented by Music Worcester, the Russian National Ballet Theatre’s Giselle brings a sweeping

grace and beauty to this classic story with lavish sets, beautiful costumes and gifted principal dancers.

18 Chuggington Live! The Great Rescue Adventure Sat, Apri 18, 2015 • 2 PM $29-$39 Join Wilson, Koko and Brewster on the most traintastic day ever in CHUGGINGTON LIVE! It’s

the first day of Advanced Training and the trainees are eager to impress their mentors by mastering new roles that test their courage, speed and determination. Do the trainees have what it takes to fulfill their dreams of becoming heroes in Chug Patrol?

8 Camelot May 8 - 10, 2015 $38 - $68 Experience the story of CAMELOT like you’ve never seen it before! Intimate and fresh, never

has this story of passion, pageantry and betrayal been more captivating. Generously sponsored by Commerce Bank

27 Celtic Woman: 10th Anniversary Celebration Sat, Jun 27, 2015 • 7:30 PM $45-$75 • VIP seats $105 A celebration of an incredible 10 year journey, this enchanting musical experience features

Celtic Woman performing a treasure chest of traditional Irish standards, classical favorites and contemporary pop songs in the group’s distinctive signature style.

Generously sponsored by Commerce Bank


Sire

na Ir

win

(Luc

y) a

nd B

ill M

endi

eta

(Rick

y) fr

om th

e 13

-14

LUCY

LIV

E co

mpa

ny (P

hoto

by

Jere

my

Dani

el).

FRIEND PATRON ASSOCIATE SUPPORTER FRANKLIN SQUARE SOCIETY

$75-149 $150-299 $300-599 $600-1,199 $1,200-10,000+

10% discount on most shows

Early access to tickets

Complimentary ticket exchange

Advance e-mail notification of new shows

Membership cards 1 2 2 2 2-4

Recognition in Broadway programs

E-mail notifications of last minute offers & discounts

Silent movie vouchers 4 8 8 8

Franklin Square Salon passes (includes free parking) 2 2 6-30

2 Complimentary Friend Level memberships

2 tickets to A CHRISTMAS CAROL dress rehearsal

Circle of Friends Card

First opportunity to reserve seats

Private hotline

Free parking

Private entrance

Complimentary bar service

Complimentary tickets to special recognition night

JoinMembers of The Hanover Theatre play an important role in keeping our nonprofit organization strong so that

we may continue to serve the cultural needs of our community. In return, members enjoy discounted tickets and advance access to the best in theatre, music and dance.

Demonstrate your loyalty to the theatre’s long-term success by becoming a sustaining member. Help cut down on administrative costs by saving paper, postage, and time. Your yearly pledge will be automatically deducted from

your debit or credit card and rolled over year after year. You will avoid renewal e-mails and invoices. Monthly payment plans starting at the Associate Level ($300 and up) are available to sustaining members only. Provide The Hanover

Theatre with the consistent and steady financial support it needs. Become a Sustainer today!

SupportDid you know that only $2 out of a $50 ticket goes to supporting the theatre’s operating expenses? Members are vital to our

ability to continue to feature world-class performing arts in our magnificent historic venue.

supp

ort

JOIN

ENJO

Y

Members make the difference!

Visit TheHanoverTheatre.org

for more information

and benefits.

Get the inside scoop on auditions, cast parties, photo opportunities, contests, discounts, special promotions and more. Sign up for our online newsletter, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter

Discounts available for members, groups, kids, students, and WOO Card holders.

STAY IN TOUCH

Enjoy Member Benefits

Worcester Center for the Performing Arts, a registered not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, owns and operates The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts.

Our MissionTo foster a love and appreciation for the performing

arts in audiences of today and tomorrow.

Phot

o: D

avid

Bar

num

THANK YOU to our sponsors:An Intimate Evening with Clint Black generously sponsored by Bay State Savings Bank

A Christmas Carol generously sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts

Frank Carroll presents An Evening with The Priests to Benefit St. John’s Food for the Poor

The Nutcracker made possible through the support of presenting sponsor Commerce Bank and production sponsor Price Chopper

I Love Lucy® Live On Stage generously sponsored by Commerce Bank

Camelot generously sponsored by Commerce Bank

Celtic Woman: Tenth Anniversary Celebration generously sponsored by Commerce Bank

An Evening with Paul Anka made possible through the support of Mary C. DeFeudis

Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra: Holiday Pops Concert generously sponsored by The Hanover Insurance Group Foundation, Inc.

ELF The Broadway Musical generously sponsored by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons made possible through the support of Herb Chambers Toyota-Hyundai of Auburn

So You Think You Can Dance generously sponsored by Reliant Medical Group

Price is Right Live made possible through the support of TD Bank

Flashdance The Musical generously sponsored by UniBank

Masters of Illusion: Believe the Impossible generously sponsored by United Bank

WGBH presents A Christmas Celtic Sojourn with Brian O’Donovan generously sponsored by United Bank

An evening with Emmylou Harris generously sponsored by Unum

Stephen Dubner, bestselling author of Freakonomics, Superfreakonomics and Think Like a Freak presented by The Worcester Economic Club

For on sale dates, tickets, member and subscriber perks, visit TheHanoverTheatre.org or call 877.571.SHOW(7469)

2 Southbridge Street • Worcester, MA 01608

Come to one of the top theatres in the world, right here in Worcester!

HERB CHAMBERSTOYOTA - HYUNDAI OF AUBURN

HERB CHAMBERSTOYOTA - HYUNDAI OF AUBURN

HERB CHAMBERSHYUNDAI OF AUBURNTOYOTA AND

TOYOTA - HYUNDAI OF AUBURN

Documents

2014-2015 Performance Schedule