Patti LuPone Revival of HELLO, DOLLY! Hits Snag?

Talks of a Broadway revival of HELLO, DOLLY! starring Patti LuPone have hit a snag, according to the Courant's Frank Rizzo.

According to Rizzo, aspects of the proposal for the new production, which feature new concepts by director Jack O'Brien, are apparently not what composer Jerry Herman is looking for for the show's return to the New York Stage.

Nederlander Presentations has been working on developing the revival with LuPone playing the matchmaker from turn-of-the century Yonkers.

A representative for LuPone told Playbill several months ago that it was too early to speculate. According to the representative, it's only gone as far as LuPone speaking on the phone with Herman.

Hello, Dolly! is one of Broadway's most successful shows running for 2,844 performances from January 16, 1964 to December 27, 1970 and winning 10 Tony Awards, a record that remained unbroken for 37 years. The story takes place when the irrepressible matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi is hired to arrange a marriage for the miserly half-millionaire Horace Vandergelder and she finds him the perfect mate - herself! But first she must win the heart of her unsuspecting "husband to be" before he gets hitched to somebody else. This beloved family musical is a delectable treat for musical theatre lovers of all ages, brimming with joyful tunes such as "Before the Parade Passes By", "It Only Takes a Moment", and of course, "Hello, Dolly!". The show features Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Michael Stewart and based on the play The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder.

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