Hello, Dolly!

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Sat 27 May 2017 - Sun 11 Jun 2017

"I said hello, Dolly
Well Hello, Dolly
It's so nice to have you back where you belong"



Written by Jerry Herman and made famous by Louis Armstrong, the song is bound to have audiences singing and dancing in the aisles when commences its season at the Playhouse Theatre on 27 May 2017.

The 1964 musical based on the book by Michael Stewart with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman is one of the much loved musicals of all times.

In 1969 the film version of this romantic comedy musical was released. Directed by Gene Kelly and produced by Ernest Lehman, the cast included Barbra Streisand in the lead role as Dolly.



It follows the story of Dolly Levi, a socialite turned matchmaker extraordinaire as she travels to Yonkers, New York, to find wives for the grumpy unmarried "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder and Ambrose, a young artist who is in love with Horace's niece.

Along the way, Dolly decides that she herself will marry Horace and her scheming soon involves Horace's employees as she tries to cover up her own secret romantic plans. When Horace declares that he wouldn't marry Dolly if she were the last woman in the world, she storms off and he soon realises that he's bored and lonely without her. Of course in the end, Dolly gets her man.

Dolly Levi has been played by many stars over the years including Carol Channing and Bette Midler. In this sparkling new production, Marina Prior takes on the role of Dolly while Marina's real-life husband Grant Piro, plays the grouchy Horace Vandergelder.

Also starring in this production are Verity Hunt-Ballard (Guys & Dolls, Mary Poppins) as Irene Molloy with Glenn Hill (Show Boat) as Cornelius Hackl and Baylie Carson as Ermengarde. Nigel Huckle stars as Barnaby Tucker, Imogen Moore as Minnie Fay and Jack Van Staveren as Ambrose Kemper.

Apart from the title song, the score includes Put On Your Sunday Clothes and It Only Takes a Moment. Director Gary Young (Georgy Girl, Singin' in the Rain) returns to The Production Company to recreate this great Broadway classic.



The season runs from Saturday 27 May 2017 and runs until Sunday 11 June 2017 at the Playhouse Theatre. Arts Centre 100 St Kilda Rd Melbourne

Preview Matinee
Saturday 27 May, 2pm
Evening Performances
Saturday 27 May, 7:30pm
Wednesday 31 May, 7:30pm
Thursday 1 June, 7:30pm
Friday 2 June, 7:30pm
Saturday 3 June, 7:30pm
Wednesday 7 June, 7:30pm
Thursday 8 June, 7:30pm
Friday 9 June, 7:30pm
Saturday 10 June, 7:30pm

Matinee Performances
Sunday 28 May, 3pm
Tuesday 30 May, 1pm
Wednesday 31 May, 1pm
Saturday 3 June, 2pm
Sunday 4 June, 3pm
Tuesday 6 June, 1pm
Wednesday 7 June, 1pm
Saturday 10 June, 2pm
Sunday 11 June, 3pm

Bookings can be made via phone: 1300 182 183 or by clicking here.


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!date 27/05/2017 -- 11/06/2017
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