HELLO, DOLLY!
Book by Michael Stewart
Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman
A musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s hit farce The Matchmaker, Hello, Dolly! bursts with humor, romance, energetic dance and some of the greatest songs in musical theatre history. It follows the romantic and comic exploits of one of Wilder’s iconic characters, Dolly Gallagher Levi, a turn-of-the-century matchmaker and “woman who arranges things.”
Hello, Dolly! premiered on Broadway on January 16, 1964, at the St. James Theatre. Opening with Carol Channing in the title role, the show ultimately played for 2,844 performances, making it – at the time – the longest-running Broadway musical in history. The West End production ran for 794 performances at London’s Drury Lane Theatre. The musical has been revived several times on Broadway, most recently in 2017, starring Bette Midler as Dolly Levi.
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Thornton Wilder, Carol Channing and David Merrick after at performance of Hello, Dolly! on Broadway in 1965.
LICENSING
CONCORD THEATRICALS
Amateur Productions in the USA, Puerto Rico and Commonwealth Countries: Concord Theatricals