WORCESTER, Mass. – The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts is celebrating a milestone this weekend because it marks 15 years since they first opened.
The theater hosted a day filled with occasions to commemorate the event, together with a celebration Saturday evening. The rain might have pushed issues inside, nevertheless it did not put a damper on festivities.
The two,300-seat theater was a movie show. It was renovated and restored in 2008.
Now, the venue hosts entertainers, Broadway performers in addition to native expertise all yr lengthy.
“The theater has been the catalyst for so much going on in this city and it’s a thrill to be a member of this community and a member of this theater,” mentioned Jane Grant, a founding board member. “It has grown exponentially. Every comedian, every rock star, every amazing Broadway show has been here. It’s a really fun thing.”
“I can’t even believe myself some of the shows we’ve had through the door,” mentioned the theater’s President and CEO Troy Siebels. “I was just talking to somebody who says ‘my first show here was REO Speedwagon.’ Everybody’s got the first thing they remember, whether it’s a Broadway show, it’s a concert, it’s Jerry Seinfeld. The fact that there’s a little bit of everything is part of why we are still here.”
The theater has been celebrating their 15 years all summer time lengthy with the opening of the Francis R. Carroll Plaza, Holidays in July in addition to public excursions of the power.
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