Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts

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concert hall performing arts center theatre building tourist attraction

Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts is a historic performing arts venue in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts, hosting Broadway tours, concerts, and other live cultural events.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts canonical	2
The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T949447 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
Context triple: [Worcester, Massachusetts, hasCulturalInstitution, Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts]

A. Fisher Theater
Fisher Theater is a performing arts venue on the campus of Phillips Exeter Academy, used for student theater productions and related cultural events.
B. Englert Theatre
Englert Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in downtown Iowa City, Iowa, known for hosting live music, theater, film, and community events.
C. Carver Theatre
Carver Theatre is a historic theater and cultural landmark in Alabama known for its role in the state's African American arts and civil rights heritage.
D. State Theatre Center for the Arts
The State Theatre Center for the Arts is a historic performing arts venue in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, known for hosting live theater, concerts, and community cultural events.
E. Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Harris Theater for Music and Dance is a prominent contemporary performance venue in Chicago known for hosting a wide range of music, dance, and cultural events.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts
Target entity description: Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts is a historic performing arts venue in downtown Worcester, Massachusetts, hosting Broadway tours, concerts, and other live cultural events.

A. Fisher Theater
Fisher Theater is a performing arts venue on the campus of Phillips Exeter Academy, used for student theater productions and related cultural events.
B. Englert Theatre
Englert Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in downtown Iowa City, Iowa, known for hosting live music, theater, film, and community events.
C. Carver Theatre
Carver Theatre is a historic theater and cultural landmark in Alabama known for its role in the state's African American arts and civil rights heritage.
D. State Theatre Center for the Arts
The State Theatre Center for the Arts is a historic performing arts venue in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, known for hosting live theater, concerts, and community cultural events.
E. Harris Theater for Music and Dance
Harris Theater for Music and Dance is a prominent contemporary performance venue in Chicago known for hosting a wide range of music, dance, and cultural events.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concert hall ⓘ performing arts center ⓘ theatre building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Worcester, Massachusetts ⓘ Performing arts centers in the United States ⓘ Theatres in Massachusetts ⓘ Tourist attractions in Worcester, Massachusetts ⓘ
cityServed	Worcester, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Worcester
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	Worcester County, Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Worcester County
formerName	E.M. Loew’s Center for the Performing Arts ⓘ Loew’s Poli Theatre ⓘ
hasPart	balcony ⓘ box seating ⓘ conservatory spaces ⓘ function rooms ⓘ lobby ⓘ main proscenium theatre ⓘ orchestra level ⓘ
hasType	historic theatre ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://thehanovertheatre.org/ ⓘ
locatedIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States downtown Worcester ⓘ
location	Worcester, Massachusetts ⓘ
name	Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts self-link ⓘ
notableFor	hosting national Broadway tours ⓘ presenting major concerts ⓘ restoration of a historic downtown theatre ⓘ
numberOfSeats	approximately 2300 ⓘ
openingDate	2008 ⓘ
operator	Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts
originalOpeningDate	1904 ⓘ
owner	Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts
publicTransitAccess	served by Worcester Regional Transit Authority bus routes in downtown Worcester ⓘ
regionServed	central Massachusetts ⓘ surface form: Central Massachusetts
reopeningAsHanoverTheatre	2008 ⓘ
seatingCapacity	2300 ⓘ
state	Massachusetts ⓘ
streetAddress	551 Main Street ⓘ
use	Broadway touring productions ⓘ comedy shows ⓘ community events ⓘ concerts ⓘ dance performances ⓘ family entertainment ⓘ performing arts ⓘ
yearCompleted	1904 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Worcester, Massachusetts → hasCulturalInstitution → Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts ⓘ

Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts → name → Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts self-link ⓘ

Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts → operator → Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts

Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts → owner → Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts self-linksurface differs ⓘ