Back where they belong. Bette Midler. Hello, Dolly!
Michael Stewart's (book) and Jerry Herman's (music and lyrics) masterpiece, Hello, Dolly!, returns to Broadway starring none other than Bette Midler. Directed by four-time Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks, Hello, Dolly! is playing Broadway's legendary Shubert Theatre.
This production, the first new production of Hello, Dolly! to appear on Broadway since it opened more than fifty years ago, will pay 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.
Among her fans, which sums up an orchestra section that behaved all night like the Shuberts had pulled out the seats and installed spring-loaded standing mechanisms in their stead, Midler has more rollover minutes than Sprint could ever conceive. Even if Midler had skipped 'Before the Parade Passes By' entirely - rather than merely ad-libbing 'live theater!' and gulping 'Here it comes! Wish me luck!' before vanquishing the frog and belting out the Jerry Herman anthem like nothing had happened - it is inconceivable that anyone would have hit the lobby for a transportation voucher out of there.
Jerry Herman's 1964 musical comedy is one of the great audience shows, so it's a relief to report that helmer Jerry Zaks and choreographer Warren Carlyle have done a great restoration job on the old girl, while refraining from the urge to tart her up for modern tastes. The costumes may be more colorful and the set pieces fussier, but the musical exuberance of the initial production survives intact. So does scribe Michael Stewart's cheerful message (poached from Thornton Wilder) that it's never too late to come in from the cold and march in the great parade of life.
1964 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
1965 | US Tour |
1st National Tour US Tour |
1965 | West End |
London Production West End |
1966 | US Tour |
2nd National Tour US Tour |
1967 | US Tour |
3rd National Tour US Tour |
1975 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
1978 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
1995 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Broadway |
2006 | Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
Paper Mill Production Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
2017 | Broadway |
Broadway Revival Production Broadway |
2018 | US Tour |
Revival National Tour US Tour |
2020 | West End |
West End Revival West End |
2024 | West End |
West End |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2018 | Theatre World Awards | John Willis Award for Lifetime Achievement In The Theatre | Victor Garber |
2018 | Theatre World Awards | Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance | Charlie Stemp |
2017 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Leading Actress in a Musical | Bette Midler |
2017 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Bette Midler |
2017 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Warren Carlyle |
2017 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical | Santo Loquasto |
2017 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Jerry Zaks |
2017 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Gavin Creel |
2017 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Kate Baldwin |
2017 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Hello, Dolly! |
2017 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Set Design for a Musical | Santo Loquasto |
2017 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical | Scott Lehrer |
2017 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Wig and Hair | Campbell Young Associates |
2017 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | David Hyde Pierce |
2017 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Hello, Dolly! |
2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | David Hyde Pierce |
2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Musical | Bette Midler |
2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Choreographer | Warren Carlyle |
2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical) | Santo Loquasto |
2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Jerry Zaks |
2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical | Gavin Creel |
2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Kate Baldwin |
2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical) | Natasha Katz |
2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Orchestrations | Larry Hochman |
2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Hello, Dolly! |
2017 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design of a Musical | Santo Loquasto |
2017 | Tony Awards | Best Direction of a Musical | Jerry Zaks |
2017 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Natasha Katz |
2017 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design of a Musical | Natasha Katz |
2017 | Tony Awards | Best Orchestrations | Larry Hochman |
2017 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Gavin Creel |
2017 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | David Hyde Pierce |
2017 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Kate Baldwin |
2017 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Bette Midler |
2017 | Tony Awards | Best Scenic Design of a Musical | Santo Loquasto |
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