Hello, Dolly!
Musical - Revival
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre
- First Preview: October 11, 1995
- Opening Date: October 19, 1995
- Closing Date: January 28, 1996
- Previews: 11
- Performances: 116
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 | |
| Michael DeVries | Cornelius Hackl | |
| Jay Garner | Horace Vandergelder | |
| Cory English | Barnaby Tucker | |
| Florence Lacey | Irene Molloy | |
| Lori Ann Mahl | Minnie Fay | |
| James Darrah | Ambrose Kemper | |
| Monica M. Wemitt | Ernestina |
Opening Night Production Credits
| Michael Stewart | Book | |
| Jerry Herman | Music | |
| Jerry Herman | Lyrics | |
| Lee Roy Reams | Director | |
| Gower Champion | Original Production Directed and Choreographed by | |
| Lee Roy Reams | Choreographer |
Awards
Tony Award
| Year | Category | Name | Winner/Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Revival of a Musical | Nominee |
Grosses
| Week Ending | Week # | This Week Gross Potential Gross | Diff $ | Avg Ticket Top Ticket | Seats Sold Seats in Theatre | Perfs (Prev) | % Cap This Week | Diff % Cap |
| Jan. 28, 1996 | 35 | $470,915 - |
$86,845 | $43.56 $67.50 |
10811 1429 |
8 0 |
94.57% | 10.25% |
| Jan. 21, 1996 | 34 | $384,070 - |
$69,966 | $39.85 $67.50 |
9639 1429 |
8 0 |
84.32% | 16.00% |
| Jan. 14, 1996 | 33 | $314,104 - |
$2,297 | $40.22 $67.50 |
7810 1429 |
8 0 |
68.32% | 7.89% |
| Jan. 7, 1996 | 32 | $311,807 - |
- | $45.14 $67.50 |
6908 1429 |
8 0 |
60.43% | - |
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Totals |
||||||||
| Last 4 Weeks |
$1,480,896 - |
$42.19 | 35168 45728 |
32 0 |
76.91 % | |||
| Cumulative |
$6,459,815 $610,768 |
$44.66 $67.50 |
144729 181483 |
116 11 |
79.75 % | |||
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