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Hello, Dolly! Tickets

Bette Midler returns as Dolly Levi through August 25th. 

Donna Murphy will perform as Dolly on July 22, July 29, Sunday, August 5, August 12, August 19 and August 20.

This show is closed.

Performances ended on Aug. 25, 2018.

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Winner of 4 Tony Awards® including Best Revival of a Musical and Best Actress in a Musical (Bette Midler), this universally acclaimed production of Hello, Dolly! “is making people crazy happy” ( The Washington Post ). Ms. Midler is “a once-in-a-lifetime Dolly," says The New York Times . And Rolling Stone cheers, “it’s coronation time: Bette Midler is the queen of Broadway. Wow, wow, wow indeed.” Directed by four-time Tony winner Jerry Zaks, this “impeccable blend of spectacle and star power” ( Entertainment Weekly ) smashed house records numerous times, and achieved the highest weekly gross in the history of the entire Shubert Organization. It pays tribute to the original work of legendary director/choreographer Gower Champion, hailed both then and now as one of the greatest stagings in musical theater history. “Everything Bette Midler does stops the show,” says The New York Times , “let's just hope this show's producers have earthquake insurance.” Don't miss "the best show of the year" (NPR) — Hello, Dolly!, at the Shubert Theatre (225 W. 44th St.).

"Hello, blockbuster!" New York Daily News Joe Dziemianowicz

"The orchestra section behaved all night like the Shuberts had pulled out the seats and installed spring-loaded standing mechanisms." Chicago Tribune Chris Jones

"“Let’s just hope this show’s producers have earthquake insurance.” " The New York Times Ben Brantley

"FIVE STARS. It is, in a word, perfection" Time Out New York Adam Feldman

Cast & Creative

Bette Midler won the 2017 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in  Hello, Dolly! . During her career, she has earned three Grammys, four Golden Globes, three Emmys, an honorary Tony and a Broadway.com Audience Choice Award. Midler made her Great White Way debut in the original production of Fiddler on the Roof and later appeared on the Main Stem with three concert engagements, as well as 2013's I’ll Eat You Last . Her many film credits include Ruthless People , The First Wives' Club , Beaches , For the Boys , Hocus Pocus , Gypsy , The Stepford Wives , The Rose and Scenes from a Mall .

David Hyde Pierce  is an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor and director currently appearing in Stephen Sondheim’s final musical,  Here We Are , at The Shed. Additional Off-Broadway credits include  The Visitor  at The Public, Adam Bock’s  A Life , Richard Greenberg’s  The Maderati , Mark O’Donnell’s  That’s It Folks!  and John Kander and Greg Pierce’s musical,  The Landing.  Broadway acting credits include  Hello, Dolly!  (Tony nomination),  The Heidi Chronicles ,  Spamalot ,  Curtains  (Tony Award),  Accent on Youth ,  La Bête , and  Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike  (Tony nomination). He directed Brian Hargrove and Barbara Anselmi’s musical  It Shoulda Been You  on Broadway,  Vanya and Sonia  at the Mark Taper Forum, David Lindsay-Abaire’s  Ripcord  for MTC, and a gangster-themed  The Importance of Being Earnest  at Williamstown Theatre Festival. Film credits include  Bright Lights, Big City, Crossing Delancey, Little Man Tate, Sleepless in Seattle, Wolf, Nixon, Isn't She Great, Wet Hot American Summer, Full Frontal, Down With Love, A Bug's Life, Osmosis Jones, Treasure Planet , and  The Perfect Host . Television credits include Norman Lear's political satire The Powers That Be , Dr. Niles Crane on Frasier (Emmy, SAG Awards), and Paul Child on Julia , currently streaming on MAX.

Upcoming:  Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice  (book, music and lyrics, originally commissioned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.) Broadway:  Hello, Dolly!  (Tony Award);  Hair  (Tony nomination);  Thoroughly Modern Millie  (Tony nomination);  Waitress ;  The Book of Mormon ;  She Loves Me ;  La Cage aux Folles . West End:  The Book of Mormon  (Olivier Award),  Hair ,  Waitress ,  Mary Poppins . Television: PBS Stars on Stage, American Horror Stories, Eloise at the Plaza  and Eloise at Christmastime . Original recordings:  GOODTIMENATION ,  Quiet ,  Get Out . Graduate: University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance. Gavin is a Hermitage Artist Writing Fellow, and Walk on Through was selected for development at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center’s 2022 National Musical Theatre Conference.

Kate Baldwin was nominated for the 2017 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in Hello, Dolly! . Her other Broadway credits include Finian’s Rainbow (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award nominations), Big Fish, The Full Monty, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Wonderful Town and Fiorello! (City Center Encores!). She's been seen off-Broadway in Giant (The Public Theater; Drama Desk nomination), John and Jen (Keen Company; Drama Desk nomination) and Songbird . Her concert engagements include the Boston Pops, New York Pops, and the major orchestras of Washington, Detroit, Portland, and Phoenix. She's  been seen on television in Law and Order: SVU, Passion  and First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb .” Recordings: Let’s See What Happens, She Loves Him .

Charlie Stemp garnered critical acclaim for his breakout performance in the West End revival of Half A Sixpence (Olivier Award nomination, UK Theatre Award nomination, WhatsOnStage Award). He made his professional debut in Wicked (West End), before playing Eddie in the international tour of Mamma Mia! . Most recently, he won great acclaim playing Dick in Dick Whittington at the London Palladium. Born in London, Stemp graduated from Laine Theatre Arts.

Molly Griggs has been seen off-Broadway in Linda (Manhattan Theatre Club) and  Ultimate Beauty Bible (Page 73). Upcoming television credits include  Succession (HBO). Additionally, Griggs originated the university-touring Jane Doe, a one-woman show reflecting on rape culture in our communities. BFA: Carnegie Mellon University.

Broadway:  Hello, Dolly!  (Ambrose);  Kiss Me, Kate!  (Gremio);  Holiday Inn ;  An American in Paris . Off-Broadway:  Between the Lines  (Frump/Ryan), Other Highlights:  Young Frankenstein / Ogunquit (Igor),  Last Days of Summer/  George Street (Stuke),  Holiday Inn / The Marriott Lincolnshire (Ted),  The Music Man / Arena Stage (Tommy), and  An American In Paris / Théâtre du Châtelet. TV : The Blacklist.  Thanks to Mama, Daddy, Callen, Haley, all of my teachers, and my incredible reps at KMR!

Alli Mauzey has been seen on Broadway in  Hello, Dolly!  (Ernestina),  Wicked  (Glinda),  Cry Baby  (Lenora, Drama League Award Nomination, Theatre World Award),  Hairspray . Other NY:  The Golden Apple  (Minerva/City Center Encores),  Show Boat  (Ellie May Shipley / NY Philharmonic),  It’s a Bird...It’s a Plane…It’s Superman  (Sydney/City Centers Encores). Regional:  Cinderella  (Cinderella/Nashville Symphony Orchestra),  Little Shop of Horrors (Audrey/The Muny, Kevin Kline Award Nomination),  110 in the Shade  (Snookie/Pasadena Playhouse),  City of Angels  (Mallory/Reprise!). 

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Jodi benson to star in hello, dolly in 2024, review: hale centre theatre’s hello, dolly is infused with joy hello, dolly plays through june 10, 2023. by: tyler hinton may. 04, 2023, hello dolly may 6 – may 21, 2023 broadway series 2022-2023.

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Jerry Herman’s energetic Hello, Dolly! is a musical filled with charisma and with heart. Matchmaker Dolly Levi is a widow, a matchmaker, and also a professional meddler – but everything changes when she decides that the next match she needs to make is to find someone for herself. Set in New York City at the turn of the century, Hello Dolly! is boisterous and charming from start to finish. Full of humor, romance, and exquisite dancing, Hello Dolly! is the classic that everyone needs to see.

No children under the age of 4 except for Education Series performances. No babes in arms.

Book by Michael Stewart Music & Lyrics by Jerry Herman Based on the play The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder Original Production Directed and Choreographed by Gower Champion

Flagler Playhouse is ready to perform once again but in a temporary location! 

Hello, Dolly!

Friday, September 22, 2023 through Sunday, October 8, 2023.

This musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder's hit play The Matchmaker bursts with humor, romance, energetic dance and some of the greatest songs in musical theatre history. The romantic and comic exploits of Dolly Gallagher-Levi, turn-of-the-century matchmaker and "woman who arranges things," are certain to thrill and entertain you.

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Hello, Dolly!

ISSAQUAH MAY 24 – JUL 2, 2023 | EVERETT JUL 12 – JUL 30, 2023

Book by Michael Stewart Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman Based on the play The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder Original Production Directed and Choreographed by Gower Champion Produced for the Broadway Stage by David Merrick and Champion Five, Inc.

Directed by Timothy McCuen Piggee Choreographed by Kathryn Van Meter Music Directed by Bruce Monroe

Starring the incomparable Bobbi Kotula as Dolly Gallagher Levi, Hello, Dolly!  triumphantly comes to Village Theatre this summer.  Often revered as one of the greatest collections of songs in all of musical theatre history, this legendary musical follows the romantic and comedic exploits of Dolly Gallagher Levi, turn-of-the-century matchmaker and “woman who arranges things.” Hello, Dolly! celebrates a brilliant pioneering woman forging her own path in a world that constantly underestimates her. Through a cavalcade of joy, glorious song, and stunning dance, this is classical musical theatre at its best! “Put On Your Sunday Clothes” and catch this definitive musical “Before The Parade Passes By!”

HELLO, DOLLY! is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com

Masked Performances

For  Hello, Dolly! , masks will be strongly encouraged but optional for most performances. We are also offering select performances in both Issaquah and Everett, including the Issaquah Preview performances, that will remain fully masked for patrons that are not yet comfortable attending around unmasked audiences.

In Issaquah, the performances where masks will be required are:

• Preview: May 24th at 7:30pm
• Preview: May 25th at 7:30pm
• Thursday, June 1st at 1pm
• Friday, June 9th at 8pm
• Saturday, June 17th at 1pm
• Wednesday, June 28th at 7:30pm
• Saturday, July 1st at 8pm

In Everett, the performances where masks will be required are:

• Thursday, July 13th at 1pm
• Friday, July 21st at 8pm
• Sunday, July 23rd at 7pm
• Saturday, July 29th at 1pm (also captioned performance)

If you already have tickets for  Hello, Dolly!  and would like to switch into or out of a masks-required performance, you may contact Patron Services directly at (425) 392-2202.

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TIMOTHY MCCUEN PIGGEE, he/him ( Director ) co-directed Hairspray and Dreamgirls and has appeared in 10 Village Theatre Mainstage productions. Other credits include Broadway, The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Rep, Kansas City Rep, ACT Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Arizona Theatre Company, and most recently, Pittsburgh Public Theater. Timothy is a professor of theatre at Cornish College of the Arts, and is a proud recipient of the Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship and the Gregory A. Falls Award for sustained achievement.

KATHRYN VAN METER, she/her ( Choreographer ) is an award-winning, multi-hyphenate theatre and film artist, whose 25-year career encompasses work as a director, choreographer, actor, educator and intimacy director. She is passionate about cultivating an embodied practice grounded in consent, joy and curiosity. Kathryn has worked on over 30 productions for Village Theatre. She is a proud member of SDC, AGMA and the newly formed Choreographer’s Guild. For Chris: It only took a moment.

BRUCE MONROE, he/him ( Music Director/Conductor ) has been working for Village Theatre since 1985. Conducting highlights include On The Town , West Side Story , Show Boat , Mary Poppins , and My Fair Lady . He has orchestrated for theatres across the country. As a composer/lyricist, his work comprises musicals (including Bootlegger at Village Theatre), incidental music (most recently for Topsy Turvy at New York’s Museum of Modern Art), and film/video scores (credits at IMDb.com).

CAREY WONG, he/him ( Scenic Designer ) Village Theatre: 13 shows including Hairspray , It Shoulda Been You , Aida , The Secret Garden , How to Succeed… , and La Cage Aux Folles . Other theatres: Seattle Repertory Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Indiana Repertory Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Arizona Theatre Company, Center Stage Baltimore, Syracuse Stage, Alliance Theatre, Prince Music Theatre, ACT Theatre, Seattle Children’s Theatre. Opera: Seattle Opera, Portland Opera, Pittsburgh Opera, Spoleto Festival USA, Macao and Beijing Music Festivals. Exhibit design: Portland Chinatown Museum.

ESTHER GARCIA (Costume Designer) has designed for opera, modern dance, theatre, and burlesque, including Village Theatre’s She Loves Me and Million Dollar Quartet . Esther has a BFA from the University of Oregon with an emphasis in costume design. She has designed for Taproot Theatre, Eugene Opera, Lord Leebrick Theater, Lane Community College Theater and Dance Department, University of Oregon School of Music. Favorite designs include She Loves Me , Million Dollar Quartet , La Cenerentola , Pagliacci , Carmen , A Little Night Music , and HMS Pinafore .

COLIN K. BILLS, he/him ( Lighting Designer ) is a DC-based theatre artist. He is a company member & board member at Woolly Mammoth where he has designed over 50 productions. He was a founding member of the devised theater company dog&ponydc, serving as director, writer, actor, and designer for a dozen new works. Colin is the recipient of a Princess Grace Award and three Helen Hayes Awards. He has taught at Howard University and is a graduate of Dartmouth.

ROB WITMER, he/him ( Sound Designer ) Rob’s previous work at Village Theatre includes Matilda (sound design) and Fiddler on the Roof (musician). Other recent productions include: A Thousand Splendid Suns (Seattle Opera), Murder on the Links (North Coast Repertory Theater, Laguna Playhouse), A Christmas Carol (Merrimack Repertory Theater), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Seattle Shakespeare Company), The Best Summer Ever (Seattle Children’s Theatre). Rob’s sound designs have also been heard at ACT Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Spectrum Dance Theater, and Teatro ZinZanni.

JZ CASTING (Casting) , Geoff Josselson, CSA and Katja Zarolinski, CSA are New York-based casting directors, handling productions for theater, film and television. Theatre work includes Broadway, off-Broadway and regional productions at Alley Theatre, Arena Stage, Baltimore Center Stage, Cape Playhouse, City Theatre, The Civilians, The Irish Repertory Theatre, Kansas City Repertory Theatre, Kennedy Center, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Paper Mill Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, Pittsburgh CLO, Pittsburgh Public Theatre, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Signature Theatre, South Coast Repertory, Studio Theatre, Theaterworks Hartford, and Woolly Mammoth Theatre. www.jz-casting.com.

MIRANDA C. PRATT, she/her ( Stage Manager ) is thrilled to be stage managing this production. Miranda is also grateful to be serving as the theatre’s Production Stage Manager. She has worked on a large number of shows at Village since 2014, some of her favorites are Dreamgirls , Matilda , Songs for a New World , and Cabaret . Miranda also tries to stage manage for the 14/48 Projects whenever possible. Thanks to Chris for being the best teammate.

LAUREL NICHOLS, she/her ( Assistant Stage Manager ) is pleased to return for this joyful show! Previously at Village Theatre: Songs for a New World , T he Noteworthy Life of Howard Barnes , Newsies , Pump Boys & Dinettes , Cubamor , Writing Kevin Taylor , Billy Elliot . Other career favorites: Mrs. Doubtfire (Broadway & The 5th Ave Theatre), The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window (Intiman Theatre), The Wiz (The 5th Avenue Theatre), Revenge Song (Oregon Shakespeare Festival). Proud AEA member. Love to Mr. Nichols! @laurelleemarie

ANNA VRANEY, she/her ( Assistant Stage Manager ) is so thrilled to be working on this production at Village Theatre! Her past experiences with the company include work on many productions with their educational program, KIDSTAGE, having started as an intern in 2017. Other credits: Choir Boy (ACT), Into the Woods (The 5th Avenue Theatre), Fannie , The Children , Shout Sister Shout (Seattle Repertory Theatre), and Always… Patsy Cline (Taproot Theatre).

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ASL and Captioned Performances

ASL INTERPRETED PERFORMANCES American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation is provided during select performances.  Learn more »

• ISSAQUAH: June 10, 2023 at 1:00 pm
• EVERETT: July 15, 2023 at 1:00 pm

CAPTIONED PERFORMANCES Captioned performances are provided during select performances. Learn more »

• ISSAQUAH: June 24, 2023 at 1:00 pm
• EVERETT: July 29, 2023 at 1:00 pm

Special Performances

LADIES’ NIGHTS A night to enjoy award-winning professional theatre with friends and like-minded women from across the region.   Learn more »

• ISSAQUAH: June 1, 2023 at 7:30 pm
• EVERETT: July 27, 2023 at 7:30 pm

TALK BACK Join us for a short pre-show or post-show talk-back with members of the cast to learn more about the behind-the-scenes world. Learn more »

• ISSAQUAH: June 7, 2023 at 7:30 pm
• EVERETT: July 22, 2023 at 1:00 pm

PAY WHAT YOU WILL Tickets can be purchased in person or over the phone starting 2 hours prior to curtain.  Suggested ticket price is $10.  Learn more »

• ISSAQUAH: Saturday, June 3 at 1:00 PM; Thursday, June 8 at 1:00 PM;  Wednesday, June 14 at 7:30 PM; Saturday, June 17 at 8:00 PM
• EVERETT: Thursday, July 13 at 1:00 PM; Saturday, July 15 at 1:00 PM; Wednesday, July 26 at 7:30 PM; Saturday, July 29 at 8:00 PM

IN @ MAIN (Institute at Mainstage) KIDSTAGE students are invited to attend and are given an opportunity learn more about the behind-the-scenes world.

• ISSAQUAH: June 2, 2023 at 8:00 pm
• EVERETT: July 28, 2023 at 8:00 pm

PREVIEWS The show is almost complete and the audience is the final piece. Final adjustments could be made after this performance as we head to opening night. 

• ISSAQUAH: May 24 & 25, 2023 at 7:30 pm

OPENING NIGHTS The show is complete! Join us for the celebration.

• ISSAQUAH: May 26, 2023 at 8:00 pm
• EVERETT: July 7, 2023 at 8:00 pm

CLOSING NIGHTS The final performance in each location.

• ISSAQUAH: July 2, 2023 at 1:00 pm
• EVERETT: July 30, 2023 at 1:00 pm

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Hello, Dolly!

May. 31 - jun. 30, 2024.

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Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman | Book by Michael Stewart | Directed by Susan Baer Collins

Winner of 15 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Revival, Hello, Dolly! is classic musical theatre at its finest. Hello, Dolly! is bursting with showmanship, glamour, romance, dance, humor and some of the greatest songs in musical theatre history. Whether you’re new to Dolly! or you’ve seen her 100 times, this colossal production is bound to be historic.

OCP will offer an audio-described performance of Hello, Dolly! for those who are blind or visually impaired on Saturday, June 15 at 7:30 p.m. Please call the OCP Box Office at (402) 553-0800 for more information.

OCP will offer an American Sign Language-interpreted performance of Hello, Dolly! on Saturday, June 29 at 7:30 p.m. Please contact the OCP Box Office at (402) 553-0800 if you are interested in ASL interpretation services for an upcoming production.

About the authors: Hello, Dolly!, Mame,  and  La Cage Aux Folles  are home to some of the most popular, most-often performed and most successful musical hero(in)es of all time, and have given Jerry Herman (1931-2019) the distinction of being the only composer/lyricist in history to have had three musicals that ran more than 1,500 consecutive performances on Broadway. His string of awards and honors includes multiple Tony Awards, Grammys, Olivier Awards, Drama Desk Awards, the Johnny Mercer Award, the Richard Rodgers Award, the Oscar Hammerstein Award, the Frederick Loewe Award, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Theatre Hall of Fame and, most recently, The Kennedy Center Honors.  Click here to read more .

Michael Stewart (1924-1987) scored on Broadway the first time when he won a Tony Award for his  Bye Bye Birdie  libretto. He was the librettist for  Carnival  (Drama Critics Circle Award) and  Hello, Dolly! , which earned him both a Tony and Drama Critics prize. Stewart also wrote the lyrics for  Barnum  and the book for:  George M!  (with Francine and John Pascal);  Mack & Mabel; The Grand Tour  and  42nd Street  (with Mark Bramble);  Harrigan and Hart ; and  I Love My Wife . Click here to read more .

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10/23/2017: Bette Midler has been playing Dolly in seven performances a week saying "Hello" to thousands of spectators. Sadly the "Goodbye" from Bette on closing night is fast approaching. Be sure to catch a performance at which our favorite Devenir Diva is scheduled to perform. Please keep in mind that (at the time of this posting) there's less than 3 months left with Miss M in the title role of Hello, Dolly! . When selecting tickets, please be aware that on Tuesday evenings, two-time Tony winner Donna Murphy gives Midler a night off. Murphy's performance is nothing short of being on the heels of The Devine Miss M . Although it hasn't been announced, its doubtful that audiences would be disappointed seeing Donna Murphy leading this entertainment packed, time honored, musical theatre classic.

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08/23/2017: Bette is back, Hello, Dolly! Enough said? Not quite, this is one of those rare opportunities to see the marriage of one of the most popular and beloved musical with the enduring Bette Midler in a role that a first time audience member might think was written just for her. Don't miss this rare opportunity to experience a performance stemming from of a musical career that began in late 1960. Here we are over fifty years later and Bette is still wearing the crown of The Divine Miss M . In this production of Hello, Dolly! Bette , The Rose , another jewel in her crown, coined after her 1979 hit single "The Rose”, and dare I say  Bathhouse Betty,  crafted a role that smelled like a Tony Award from her first performance, of course she sniffed up this award in June and made a bit of history by telling the orchestra to "Shut that $#!+ off!" so she could go on with over four minutes of thanks and praise, shouting " BETTE MIDLER FOR PRESIDENT! " at the end of her stylized address. Fortunately for you, you've stumbled upon some of the best tickets available, right here at FrontRowTickets.com - “unforgettable” is the one word you'll be uttering after this reimagined production of Hello, Dolly with Bette Midle r at the helm of the Broadway Musical realm.

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Hello, Dolly!

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Multi-Olivier and BAFTA Award-winning Imelda Staunton is back where she belongs in Hello, Dolly!

Coming to The London Palladium for a limited summer season, this brand-new production re-unites Imelda with Director Dominic Cooke following the critically acclaimed Follies at the National Theatre. Joining Imelda are Andy Nyman, Jenna Russell , Tyrone Huntley and Harry Hepple.

Meddlesome socialite turned matchmaker Dolly Levi travels to Yonkers, New York to find a match for the miserly, unmarried ‘half-a-millionaire’ Horace Vandergelder, but everything changes when she decides that the next match she needs to make is for herself.

With music and lyrics by the legendary Jerry Herman (La Cage aux Folles, Mack and Mabel, Mame) and book by Michael Stewart ( 42nd Street, Mack and Mabel, Barnum), Hello, Dolly! is one of the most iconic musicals of all time. Jerry Herman’s timeless score includes ‘Put On Your Sunday Clothes’, ‘Ribbons Down My Back’, ‘Before the Parade Passes By’, ‘Elegance’, ‘It Only Takes a Moment’ and of course, ‘ Hello, Dolly!’

Don’t miss your chance to see this classic musical, opening July 2024.

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VENUE: The London Palladium , Argyll Street, London, W1F 7TF

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AGE RECOMMENDATION:  No under 4s admitted. Booster seats are not permitted on the Royal Circle and Grand Circle levels for health and safety reasons.

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Emily Lane joins Staunton, Andy Nyman  (Horace Vandergelder),  Jenna Russell  (Irene Mulloy),  Tyrone Huntley  (Barnaby Tucker) and  Harry Hepple  (Cornelius Hackl) as Minnie Fay.

Rounding out the cast are  Leo Abad  (ensemble),  Craig Armstrong  (Manny/ensemble),  Lindsay Artherton  (ensemble),  Gemma Atkins  (ensemble),  Alan Bradshaw  (Louie/ensemble),  Jabari Braham  (Harry/ensemble),   Kevin Brewis  (ensemble),  Jenni Bowden  (Onstage swing),  Daisy Boyles  (Onstage swing),  Samara Casteallo  (ensemble),  Olly Christopher  (Onstage swing),  Brendan Cull  (ensemble),  Hayley Diamond  (Onstage swing),  Jacqueline Hughes  (ensemble),  Ashlee Irish  (ensemble),  Jodie Jacobs  (Ernestina/ensemble),  Shirley Jameson  (Mrs. Rose/ensemble),  Paul Kemble  (Rudy/ensemble),  Emily Langham  (Ermengarde/ensemble/female dance captain),  Michael Lin  (Ambrose/ensemble),  Amira Matthews  (ensemble),  Laura Medforth  (ensemble),  Matt Overfield  (Stanley/ensemble),  Tom Partridge  (ensemble),  Wendy-Lee Purdy  (ensemble),  Edwin Ray  (Onstage swing/male dance captain),  Phil Snowden  (Danny/ensemble),  Kraig Thornber  (Judge/ensemble),  Gavin Wilkinson  (Onstage swing),  Liam Wrate  (Hank/ensemble).

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Hello Dolly!

Howard County Summer Theatre is thrilled to present to the community the Broadway classic Hello, Dolly!  This iconic show is filled with delicious dialogue, amazing choreography and wonderful songs, such as “ Call On Dolly,” “It Takes A Woman,”  “Put On Your Sunday Clothes,” “Ribbons Down My Back,” “Before the Parade Passes By,” “Elegance,” and, of course, the title song “ Hello, Dolly!”  This will be the group’s 47 th production, which will be performed this year at Marriotts Ridge High School on June 23rd, 23th, 29th, 30th, July 1st at 7 pm, with a matinee offered on June 25 at 2 pm.  Tickets are $22 for adults and $18 for children and seniors.  Tickets are available at the door or online at https://hcst.booktix.com .  So, if you can’t make it up to Broadway, this is the next best thing.

Set in 1890 New York, the show follows the shenanigans of Dolly Levi, a matchmaker, who is up to her playful and useful tricks.  Once on the scene, Dolly jumps into action to assist a young woman who is denied permission to marry the man of her dreams, two young chaps who work non-stop and who desperately want to explore the big city and find love, and a grumpy, old rich man searching for a suitable new wife.  Can Dolly save the day?   And can a matchmaker find her own match?  You’ll have to come and see for yourself.

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Hello Dolly is a blockbuster Broadway musical bursting with romance, humor and some of the greatest songs in musical theater. Charming from start to finish, the musical follows the exploits of meddling Dolly Levi, over the course of one unforgettable day. Audience will delight in one crowd-pleasing number after another including “Put on Your Sunday Clothes,” “Ribbons Down My Back,” “Before the Parade Passes By,” and of course the title song “Hello Dolly!”

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Chart Rewind: In 1964, Louis Armstrong Halted Beatlemania Atop the Hot 100

"Hello, Dolly!" hit No. 1, stopping 14 weeks of The Beatles atop the chart. Said Armstrong, "It's awful nice to be there among all them Beatles."

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On the Billboard Hot 100 dated May 9, 1964 , Louis Armstrong ended the most dominant run at No. 1 in the chart’s history to that point.

The Beatles had ruled the Hot 100 for 14 consecutive weeks, via three singles in a row, neither feat of which had previously been achieved: Their landmark U.S. breakthrough hit “I Want To Hold Your Hand” began a seven-week reign on the Feb. 1, 1964-dated chart, followed by two weeks on top for “She Loves You” and a five-week No. 1 stay for “Can’t Buy Me Love,” through the ranking dated that May 2.

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Despite The Beatles’ onslaught of hits at the time, Armstrong’s Hot 100 conquest with “Hello, Dolly!” had momentum thanks in large part to its parent musical.

As researched in-depth by Grammy Award-winning author and Armstrong historian (and musician) Ricky Riccardi for a 2021 piece , “ Hello, Dolly! Opens; Critics Toss Hats” a headline read in the Jan. 25, 1964, Billboard issue. “The critics flipped,” the story noted. “‘Don’t bother holding onto your hats,’ said Walter Kerr in The Herald Tribune , ‘because you won’t be needing them. You’d only be throwing them into the air. A musical comedy dream.’ ”

Per Riccardi, Arvell Shaw, who played bass with Armstrong, told documentarian Ken Burns, “Three or four months [after “Hello, Dolly!” was recorded], we were out on the road [in early 1964] doing one-nighters in Nebraska and Iowa, way, way out. And every night we’d hear from the audience, ‘Hello, Dolly!,’ ‘Hello, Dolly!’ The first couple of nights Louis ignored it, and it got louder … ‘Hello, Dolly!’ Louis looked at me and said, ‘What the hell is ‘Hello, Dolly!’?’ We had to get the music and learn it and put it in the concert. The first time we put it in, pandemonium broke out. We were so far out he didn’t even realize he had a big hit.”

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Noted Riccardi, Armstrong drew front-page Billboard ink of his own a week later in a story headlined “Broadway Lights Up Labels; Diskers Aim for Peak Year.” “The music and drama of Broadway is making solid impact on the record company scene this season,” Mike Gross wrote. “Not since the heyday of My Fair Lady have the diskers looked to Broadway product with such bullish attitudes.”

As “Hello, Dolly!” scaled the Hot 100, Armstrong further realized its impact. Riccardi sourced a story by columnist Jimmy Breslin quoting Armstrong: “People keep coming up to me about ‘Dolly’ and sayin’, ‘You’re doing all right. You’re selling records right behind The Beatles.’ I’m with The Beatles. Music is music. There’s all kinds. But it all come from the same place. It all come from old, sanctified churches. I don’t care how they change it … old, sanctified churches is the essence of it.”

By mid-April 1964, according to Riccardi, Armstrong told Newsweek of his impending Hot 100 No. 1, “I like that tune. It’s got a good feeling, it’s a good, happy one.” Of its recording, he said, “We didn’t have no arrangement or nothin’. We just scat out our parts. I played it the way I am, Satchmo’s way. The people don’t forget that old beat. They know the essence, and it’s Satchmo.”

As for the acts then occupying the Hot 100’s upper reaches, added Armstrong (whom Ed Sullivan praised in a May 15, 1964, New York Daily News column for “that famous gravel-velvet voice”), “It’s awful nice to be there among all them Beatles.”

Beyond its notable journey to No. 1 on the Hot 100, “Hello, Dolly!” made history for Armstrong, who at 62 became the most senior artist to lead the list. The mark stood until last December, when Brenda Lee, then 78, jingled to No. 1 with “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” (although she was 13 when she recorded the carol, originally released in 1958).

Plus, by dethroning The Beatles after 14 weeks atop the Hot 100, Armstrong put a stop to the longest continuous command for an act in the chart’s history to that point, one that stood solely until 1993, when Whitney Houston tied it, via “I Will Always Love You.” Boyz II Men surpassed the mark with a 16-week No. 1 run in 1994, while The Black Eyed Peas currently hold the record: 26 consecutive weeks, thanks to “Boom Boom Pow” (12 weeks) and “I Gotta Feeling” (14) in 2009.

Following the reign of “Hello, Dolly!,” Armstrong remained prominent on Billboard ’s charts. The song’s parent album of the same name crowned the Billboard 200 for six weeks beginning in June 1964, while he added two more Hot 100 entries that year.

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“Hello, Dolly!” also became Armstrong’s first of five Adult Contemporary top 10s, ruling for nine weeks – with “What a Wonderful World” reaching No. 7, as well as No. 32 on the Hot 100, in 1988, the 1967 recording revived thanks to its spotlight in the box office hit Good Morning, Vietnam . In 1999, a remake of the latter song by Kenny G featuring Armstrong hit No. 22 on Adult Contemporary.

Armstrong, who died in July 1971, has additionally logged 12 top 10s on Billboard ’s Jazz Albums chart. Most recently, his retrospective Gold hit No. 7 this March, with its 40-song tracklist including “Hello, Dolly!”

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