Hello, Dolly! is the first new production of this classic musical (based on Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker) to appear on Broadway since it opened more than fifty years ago. It pays tribute to the original work of legendary director/choreographer Gower Champion, which has been hailed both then and now as one of the greatest stagings in musical theater history.
Hello, Dolly! instantly became the hottest ticket of the year when it broke the record for best first day of ticket sales in Broadway history. By the time it began previews, it had the largest pre-performance advance sale in Broadway history. Recently, the production shattered the record for the highest weekly gross of any show in the history of the Sam S. Shubert Theatre – a record set by a previous tenant over a nine-performance week — in just seven performances.
Masterworks Broadway proudly announced the release of The New Broadway Cast Recording of the 10-time Tony Award®-nominated Hello, Dolly! starring three-time Grammy Award-winning legend Bette Midler as Dolly Gallagher Levi. Produced by multiple-Grammy Award® winner Steven Epstein, with a cast of 37 and 28 musicians.
Hello, Dolly! (The New Broadway Cast Recording)
Director: Jerry Zaks
Choreographer: Warren Carlyle
Music Direction: Andy Einhorn
Costumes: Santo Loquasto
Cast: Bette, Midler, David Hyde, Pierce, Gavin Creel, Kate Baldwin
Hello, Dolly Reviews
“. . . Bette Midler remains the reason to see this revival. Her comic antics (watching her rejoicing in eating every bit of meat on a turkey leg) is as much fun as is her surprisingly touching rendition of “Before the Parade Passes By.” ~ Joseph Cervelli, NorthJersey.com
“Ms. Midler’s talents have never included a conventionally pretty voice. Yet when she rasps out the anthem ‘Before the Parade Passes By,’ you hear her voice as that of a nightingale. And when she hikes up her period skirts to shuffle her feet, she gives the impression she’s dancing up a storm.” ~ Ben Brantley, The New York Times
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