Sneak Peek

Happy Friday!!  Today I thought it would be cool if I could share a sneak peek of what is about to be delivered to your house (that is, if you have opted in to receive our mail)... It's our annual Winter Brochure

The theme this year is travel!  We want to take you on an adventure of a lifetime.  This year we chose to highlight some of the more exotic acts like Recycled Percussion and Jack Hanna's Into the Wild!  And we kept some of the standard favorites in there too - Dr. Maya Angelou and Bill Cosby round out the bunch!

Keep an eye out for Hugh Masekela's wide spread arms in your mailbox so that you can learn all about the great line up we have.  

And in case you were wondering - which I know you are - we mail 100,000 brochures out every time we do a mailing. And we distribute another 15,000 throughout Worcester County with the help of our Street Team.

If you know someone who likes to drive around and pass out materials all while making a little money doing it, have them email marketing@thehanovertheatre.org to inquire about Street Team position openings.  With our exotic acts coming fast we will be using the street team more than ever.

Speaking of our exotic show list - have you had a chance to check out the video of Recycled Percussion?  I have never been a huge fan of America's Got Talent, but I do watch the show on occasion, and I distinctly remember seeing the group rock out!  If you haven't seen the video yet, turn up the volume and check them out.  They have a similar act to the Blue Man Group, but they do it all with "junk" and they don't paint their faces.

Shrekify me!

One of the coolest things about working for a theatre in the marketing department is that I have the chance to look at all of the tour's promotional materials.  Today I would like to share with you one of the absolute coolest promotion I have seen (besides flying with Cathy Rigby)  This promotion came with Shrek the Musical.  Shrek is playing at The Hanover Theatre from February 24 through the 26th.  

The video below documents exactly what this promotion entails - a behind the scenes look at how the star of Shrek the Musical goes from human to ogre!  Of course this video is sped up greatly so you don't have to watch it for hours, but the process is so unbelievably cool.  Hard to imagine sitting in a make up chair for two hours to become Shrek, but this guy does it twice a day on Saturday & Sunday... or maybe he keeps the make-up on in between shows, I'll have to find that out!

Now, all you ladies out there, take a moment to think about what your life would be like if it took you two hours every morning to put your makeup on!  I know I would be late to work all the time if it took me that long!  Yikes!!  I can't help but to think the person who plays Shrek must fall asleep in the chair some days!

Take a look at the video, and if you would like to be able to see Shrek go from human to ogre before the show, visit our Facebook page and look for Gingy to learn about how you can win an all access pass to witness the transformation for you and three of your friends PLUS tickets to see the show.

In Case You Missed it...

If you have ever seen a Broadway show at The Hanover Theatre, you know that our ticket-takers always are dressed to impress!  Since the opening of the theatre Meghan Patrick, Operations Manager, has done a great job of outfitting our volunteers with the best costumes to reflect the nature of each show.  For Peter Pan the ticket-takers wore pajamas, for Young Frankenstein they wore Frankenstein masks, and for Mamma Mia they were decked out in the best 70's gear!

I love going upstairs (the theatre offices are all located in the theatre basement) on a Broadway show night and seeing what the volunteers will be dressed as.  For Rock of Ages I was very curious to see with Meghan would come up with.  It could be anything - grungy jean jackets, leather, tie-dye... but no, their costumes were WAY better than just a leather jacket!

If you did see Rock of Ages then you already know how great the volunteers looked, but if you missed out here are a couple shots to illustrate the brilliant costume choice!

Photo Credit - Charlene Baron

Photo Credit - Charlene Baron

Photo Credit - Charlene Baron

Photo Credit - Nadia Naco

Photo Credit - Nadia Naco

The Gingerbread Man Comes to Town

The Hanover Theatre Gingerbread Man

Oh the weather outside is... well, actually quite warm.  But you wouldn't know that looking around The Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts.  If you made it out for The Nutcracker this holiday weekend you already know we have decked all of our halls.  If not, here is a taste (yes, pun on words) of what The Hanover Theatre has in store for you.  Nutcrackers, Christmas trees, and Gingerbread Men are all around, thanks to the hard work of Operations Manager, Meghan Patrick & her team of steadfast volunteers.

I didn't want to bog down this blog with too many pictures, though with all of the theatre's decorations - I could have... But I did include two shots of my favorite edible decoration.  Meet Gingy!  No, he's not the same lovable cookie from Shrek, that gingerbread man will be coming later in February 2012.  Gingy was delivered today by the fine folks at Hanover Insurance.  In case you were wondering, he is 100% edible.  With donuts on his hat, crushed oreo cookies for hands, beautifully crafted hard candy buttons & eyes, and candy cane trim, Gingy is larger than life and I'm told he's just as tasty!

I couldn't resist taking a picture of him today.  Then, box office assistant manager, Brendan Donnellan, was kind enough to come out of his box to take a picture of myself, marketing specialist, Laurie Carr & office manager, Stacey Leigh O'Dell posing with Gingy as well.





The Hanover Theatre Ladies & The Gingerbread Man

I can't blaim you if you are dying to take your picture with Gingy too!  Take the opportunity to see a wonderful holdiay show this week and get your picture with Gingy, the Giant Gingerbread Man.  In just the next six days you have the option of The Christmas Music of Mannheim Steamroller on 12/1, Diane Kelly's Holiday Spectacular on 12/2, Warren Miller's Like Theres No Tomorrow on 12/3 or Sister's Christmas Catechism on 12/4

Hope to see you there!