Book by Michael Stewart; Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Based on the Play “The Matchmaker” by Thornton Wilder Lerner
Some people paint, some sew... I meddle.
Strike up the band, join the parade: New York's glamorous match-maker Dolly Levi is back on the scene and out to make the most significant pairing of her career.
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL
BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHY (Stephen Mear)
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL (Samanatha Spiro), 2010 Olivier Awards.
BEST MUSICAL Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
Original Production Directed and Choreographed by Gower Champion. Produced for the Broadway Stage by David Merrick and Champion-Five, Inc. Hello, Dolly! is presented by arrangement with MusicScope and Stage Musicals Limited of New York.
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"Timothy Sheader's top-notch revival... Stephen Mear's razor-sharp set pieces... are brought to dizzying life by a vivacious cast."
The Sunday Times
"This, undeniably, is a star vehicle, and Samantha Spiro is that star. Her Dolly is spirited, puckish, brassy, intelligent…She’s a delight to behold, possessing a luminosity that’s both delicate and strong."
Sunday Express
"An irresistable revival...Samathan Spiro's Dolly is a contagiously funny delight, bringing a freshly minted surprise and sincerety to the role."
Evening Standard
"There’s a tremendous freshness, wit and high spirits, helped by a cast who…exude an infectious bonhomie."
CREATIVE TEAM
- Phil Bateman – Musical Director
- Joseph Fowler – Assistant Director
- David Grindrod CDG – Casting Director
- Majella Hurley – Dialect Coach
- Peter McKintosh – Designer
- Stephen Mear – Choreographer
- Simon Mills – Lighting Designer
- Jo Morris – Assistant Choreographer
- Tim Sheader – Director
- David Shrubsole – Composer
- Mike Walker – Sound Designer
CAST
- Marc Antolin – Ensemble
- Mark Anderson – Ambrose Kenner
- Allan Corduner – Horace Vandergelder
- Oliver Brenin – Barnaby Tucker
- Kevin Brewis – Ensemble
- Clare Louise Connolly – Ermengarde
- Daniel Crossley – Cornelius Hackl
- Josefina Gabrielle – Irene Molly
- Joanna Goodwin – Ensemble
- Francis Haugen – Ensemble
- Akiya Henry – Minnie Fay
- Andy Hockley – Rudolph
- Paul Iveson – Ensemble
- Richard Jones – Ensemble
- Stuart King – Ensemble
- Jo Morris – Ensemble
- Brenda Jane Newhouse – Ensemble
- Sherrie Pennington – Ensemble
- Annalisa Rossi – Ensemble
- Samantha Spiro – Dolly Levi
