{"id":2435293,"date":"2026-05-28T09:43:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:43:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2435293"},"modified":"2026-05-28T09:43:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T09:43:47","slug":"cape-cods-new-entertainment-hub-shows-summer-films-delays-live-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/cape-cods-new-entertainment-hub-shows-summer-films-delays-live-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Cod&#8217;s new entertainment hub shows summer films, delays live shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">You can watch eight first-run movies \u2015 \u00a0like \u201cStar Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu\u201d \u2015 every day at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capecodtimes.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/11\/14\/cape-cod-mall-regal-cinemas-bill-hanney-entertainment-experience-hyannis-ma\/87199664007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Bill Hanney\u2019s Entertainment Experience;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bill Hanney\u2019s Entertainment Experience&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Bill Hanney\u2019s Entertainment Experience<\/a>, but you will have to wait another year for live theater at the Cape Cod Mall complex.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI think I was probably <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/cape-cod-mall-cinemas-shut-184800501.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:a little bit optimistic on the time needed;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a little bit optimistic on the time needed&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">a little bit optimistic on the time needed<\/a> for the scale of what was being done,\u201d Hanney said earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The theater entrepreneur had planned to open the live Broadway-style theater in Hyannis this spring with a production of \u201cGrease,\u201d which played at his North Shore Music Circus in 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He is aiming to create the feel of Las Vegas, Hanney said, without the casinos. &#8220;I promise. We won&#8217;t go for a casino on Cape Cod,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Already the owner of nine cinemas and live-theater stages throughout New England, including North Shore, Hanney took on a 40-year lease in August 2024 for the former Regal Cinemas behind the Cape Cod Mall in Hyannis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He refitted eight of the 12 theaters into state-of-the-art movie screens with 130 oversized recliners that each have their own tray tables. The other four movie theaters are being made over into the Broadway-style theater and a jazz club with live performances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hanney said he has also added plans for a glassed-in mezzanine lounge, overlooking the complex\u2019s lobby (where everyone will enter.) The lounge \u2015 serving drinks and dinner \u2015 will be wrapped around the two-story live theaters, He also plans a lobby seating area overlooking the pond near the theater.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Bill Hanney, owner of Entertainment Cinemas, Theatre By The Sea and North Shore Music Theatre, is renovating the former Cape Cod Mall Regal Cinemas into Bill Hanney\u2019s Entertainment Experience, combining movies and live theater. In this photo taken May 14, he is pictured with some of his movie poster collection that now hangs in the Hyannis theater.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hanney has done away with a planned IMAX screen in the stage theater, he said, because the equipment takes up &#8220;a whole room and I don&#8217;t have the space. I have 50,000 square feet and I can&#8217;t build up or out so I have to work with that.&#8221; He plans to install another oversized screen with state-of-the-art sound that doesn&#8217;t need as much space.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No detailed building plans have been filed with the town yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hanney, a part-time Brewster resident, said the Bill Hanney Entertainment Experience is the first time live shows and movies have been housed in one place.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">A piece of Las Vegas in Hyannis<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The cinemas&#8217; opulence is found in touches ranging from the new extra-thick carpet to the 36-stall ladies room with granite walls and cloud-shaped mirrors. Other things already in place are digitized movie posters that project snippets of movie trailers and art deco-style chandeliers shaped like old-fashioned movie reels.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"New bathrooms are part of the renovations at Bill Hanney\u2019s Entertainment Experience behind the Cape Cod Mall. Granite walls and cloud-shaped mirrors add a touch of glitz to the ladies room. The theater is open daily, showing films in eight theaters but plans for a live theater have been delayed until spring of 2027.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"620\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/sPSWs4WyXmiEnrFRqDxCQA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYyMDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cape-cod-times\/c9438e2e3743d76cd1f741d102899bd9\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>New bathrooms are part of the renovations at Bill Hanney\u2019s Entertainment Experience behind the Cape Cod Mall. Granite walls and cloud-shaped mirrors add a touch of glitz to the ladies room. The theater is open daily, showing films in eight theaters but plans for a live theater have been delayed until spring of 2027.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Also lining the main hall is Hanney\u2019s personal collection of framed paper movie posters, going back a half-century to movies including \u201cThe Pink Panther\u201d and Walt Disney&#8217;s &#8220;The Aristocats.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Bill Hanney\u2019s Entertainment Experience is located at the back of Cape Cod Mall, next to Planet Fitness. Eight of the movie theaters are open and showing first-run movies while the remaining four theaters are being renovated as a stage theater and jazz club.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/5wud6YM9I1dYwOwhDhUqpg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cape-cod-times\/27c7a0f3bd4415a21714490565237dd9\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Bill Hanney\u2019s Entertainment Experience is located at the back of Cape Cod Mall, next to Planet Fitness. Eight of the movie theaters are open and showing first-run movies while the remaining four theaters are being renovated as a stage theater and jazz club.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hanney said he will be, shortly, announcing the 2027 schedule for his yet-to-be-built stage theater. People will be able to reserve tickets this summer, he said, but not pay until December.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hanney has also been shopping for his dream complex. While at CinemaCon in Las Vegas in April, he ordered a $40,000 cocktail-making machine. That, along with a full menu, is planned to supply the jazz club and mezzanine lounge. Hanney envisions the space also being rented for community gatherings or weddings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But in the meantime, Hanney was at the theater working on getting the new sign lit in time for Memorial Day weekend: The electronic sign came in wired for European rather than U.S. electric wattage and the discrepancy blew out all the bulbs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Gwenn Friss is the editor of CapeWeek and covers entertainment, restaurants and the arts on Cape Cod, Martha\u2019s Vineyard and Nantucket. Contact her at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/mailto:gfriss@capecodonline.com\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:gfriss@capecodonline.com;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;gfriss@capecodonline.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">gfriss@capecodonline.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>\u00a0Thanks to our subscribers, who help make this coverage possible. If you are not a subscriber, please consider supporting quality local journalism with a Cape Cod Times subscription. <\/em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/cm.capecodtimes.com\/specialoffer\/?gps-source=CPNEWS&amp;itm_medium=onsite&amp;itm_source=news&amp;itm_campaign=NEWSROOM&amp;itm_content=NEWSEMBED\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Here are our subscription plans.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Here are our subscription plans.&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>Here are our subscription plans.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on Cape Cod Times: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capecodtimes.com\/story\/entertainment\/2026\/05\/28\/bill-hanneys-entertainment-experience-summer-movies-cape-cod-mall\/89814349007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Bill Hanney's Entertainment Experience offers summer movies at mall;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Bill Hanney's Entertainment Experience offers summer movies at mall&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Bill Hanney&#8217;s Entertainment Experience offers summer movies at mall<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can watch eight first-run movies \u2015 \u00a0like \u201cStar Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu\u201d \u2015 every day at Bill Hanney\u2019s Entertainment Experience, but you will have to wait another year for live theater at the Cape Cod Mall complex. \u201cI think I was probably a little bit optimistic on the time needed for the scale [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2435294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[477964,359345,477963,353353,404634],"class_list":["post-2435293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-bill-hanney","tag-cape-cod","tag-cape-cod-mall","tag-entertainment-experience","tag-hyannis"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Cape-Cods-new-entertainment-hub-shows-summer-films-delays-live.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2435293"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2435295,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2435293\/revisions\/2435295"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2435294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2435293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2435293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2435293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}