Hello, Dolly!
Musical - Revival
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
Data not verified
- First Preview: March 1, 1978
- Opening Date: March 5, 1978
- Closing Date: July 9, 1978
- Previews: 5
- Performances: 147
Lyrics: Jerry Herman
Music: Jerry Herman
Book: Michael Stewart
Synopsis
A meddlesome matchmaker brings together the young clerk of a wealthy Yonkers merchant and his assistant with a widowed milliner and her assistant, while making sure she herself gets to marry the merchant, in Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart's musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker.
Opening Night Cast
 |
Carol Channing | Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi |
| Eddie Bracken | Horace Vandergelder |
Opening Night Production Credits
 |
Michael Stewart | Book |
 |
Jerry Herman | Music |
|
Jerry Herman | Lyrics |
| Lucia Victor | Director | |
 |
Gower Champion | Original production directed and choreographed |
| Jack Craig | Choreographer |
Awards
Theatre World
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Theatre World Award | Florence Lacey | Winner |
Tony Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Actor in a Musical | Eddie Bracken | Nominee |
