Joy to the World! Three Dog Night Is Coming to the Hanover Theatre
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Joy to the world! Three Dog Night is coming to The Hanover Theatre Worcester, Mass. (September 21, 2018) Legendary music icons, Three Dog Night, perform live in concert for one night only at The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts on Friday, February 8 at 8 pm. Tickets go on sale to theatre members on Tuesday, September 25 at 10 am and to the general public on Friday, September 28 at 10 am. Three Dog Night is one of America’s most iconic rock bands, with a career that spans nearly five decades. The group charted 21 Billboard top 40 hits (with three hitting number one), 11 top 10’s, 18 straight top 20’s, seven million selling singles and 12 straight RIAA Certified Gold LPs between 1969 and 1975. No other group achieved more top 40 hits, moved more records or sold more concert tickets! With top 10 hits like “Mama Told Me (Not to Come),” “Joy to the World,” “Black and White,””Shambala,” “Easy To Be Hard” and “An Old Fashioned Love Song,” Three Dog Night’s hit-filled concerts are performed for generation-spanning audiences. Band members include Danny Hutton (founder/lead vocalist), Michael Allsup (guitar), Paul Kingery (bass/vocals), Pat Bautz (drums), Howard Laravea (keyboards) and David Morgan (vocals). Three Dog Night recorded the music of the best (and mostly undiscovered) new songwriters of their time, including Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman, Elton John, Laura Nyro, Paul Williams and Hoyt Axton, among many others. The group’s eclectic taste, --more-- combined with its ability to recognize and record hits in a unique, distinctive and appealing style, resulted in Three Dog Night dominating the charts for years. Now, marking nearly 50 years on the road, Three Dog Night continues to grow its fan base by keeping up a full schedule of concerts at theatres, performing arts centers, fairs, festivals, corporate events and casinos. Since 1986, the band has performed over 2,200 shows, including two Super Bowls. Tickets to Three Dog Night start at $45. Discounts are available to members of The Hanover Theatre and groups of 10 or more. Tickets are available online at TheHanoverTheatre.org, by phone at 877.571.SHOW (7469) or at The Hanover Theatre box office located at 2 Southbridge Street in downtown Worcester. For more information on group sales, contact Daniella Marie at 508.471.1763 or [email protected]. About The Hanover Theatre The Hanover Theatre continues to draw over 197,000 patrons annually with world-class performances and headlining acts including Broadway hits (“Jersey Boys,” “Kinky Boots,” “Something Rotten!”), comedians (Dave Chappelle, Jay Leno, Jerry Seinfeld), musical acts (Neil Young, Aretha Franklin, John Legend, Tony Bennett) and everything in between (“A Christmas Carol,” Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, Alton Brown, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson). POLLSTAR consistently ranks The Hanover Theatre as one of the Top Theatres in the World. After nine seasons, the award-winning, historic theatre continues to establish its place as a world-class performing arts venue, acting as a catalyst for the economic development of downtown Worcester. The Hanover Theatre’s facilities at 551 Main Street house new function spaces, offices and a soon-to-open restaurant. Worcester Center for Performing Arts, a registered not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, owns and operates The Hanover Theatre and Conservatory for the Performing Arts. All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. ### .