A large group of people in old-fashioned formal clothes sit on a pile of trunks and sing. In the foreground a woman in a black and purple dress with a broad black hat sings along.

Nancy Opel and the cast of the Ford’s Theatre and Signature Theatre co-production of Hello, Dolly! (2013). Photo by Carol Rosegg.

Hello Dolly!

In the Tony-winning musical farce Hello, Dolly!, the cantankerous half-a-millionaire Horace Vandergelder hires matchmaker Dolly Levi to find him a wife.

March 15, 2013 — May 18, 2013

Dolly soon hatches a plan to woo and win Vandergelder’s hand herself, while simultaneously arranging romantic prospects for his niece, his clerks and two of Manhattan’s most eligible shop girls.

Jerry Herman’s memorable score and charming lyrics place the irresistibly mischievous Dolly center stage, making the role one of the most celebrated and high-spirited in musical theatre.

Artistic Team

Book by Michael Stewart

Based on the play The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder

Produced for the Broadway stage by David Merrick and Champion-Five Inc.

Original Production Director and Choreography Gower Champion

Director Eric Schaeffer

Music and lyrics Jerry Herman

Choreographer Karma Camp

Music Direction James Moore

Scenic Design Adam Koch

Costume Design Wade Laboissonniere

Lighting Design Colin K. Bills

Sound Design David Budries

Wig and Make-Up Design Cookie Jordan

Orchestration Kim Scharnberg

Production Stage Manager Craig A. Horness

Assistant Stage Manager Taryn Friend

New York Casting Laura Stanczyk Casting, CSA

Cast

Carolyn Cole

Ermengarde

Zack Colonna

Barnaby Tucker

Maria Egler

Ernestina/Mrs. Rose

Edward Gero

Horace Vandergelder

Ben Lurye

Ambrose Kemper

Gregory Maheu

Cornelius Hackl

Tracy Lynn Olivera

Irene Molloy

Nancy Opel

Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi

Stephen F. Schmidt

Rudolph/Judge

Lauren Williams

Minnie Fay, Swing

Morgan Cowling

Ensemble

Harris Milgrim

Ensemble

Alex Puette

Ensemble

J. P. Qualters

Ensemble

Kyle Vaughn

Ensemble

Merrill West

Ensemble

Carolyn Agan

Swing

Peter Mills

Swing

From the Gallery

Four young people dressed in old-fashioned formal clothes stand next to each other while be spoken to by an older man in a tuxedo.

Edward Gero as Horace Vandergelder (at right) with Tracy Lynn Olivera, Gregory Maheu, Lauren Williams and Zack Colonna the Ford’s Theatre and Signature Theatre co-production of Hello, Dolly! Photo by Carol Rosegg.

Woman in a black and purple dress and broad black hat sings with her hand up.

Nancy Opel as Dolly Levi in the Ford’s Theatre and Signature Theatre co-production of Hello, Dolly! Photo by Carol Rosegg.

A woman in a red evening gown and long white gloves sings along with four men in tuxedos gathered around her.

Nancy Opel as Dolly Levi with (at left) Jp Qualters, Harris Milgrim, (at right) Kyle Vaughn and Alex Puette in the Ford’s and Signature Theatre co-production of Hello, Dolly! Photo by Carol Rosegg.

Seven men in old fashioned formal clothing gather around a cart full of trunks and sing.

The cast of the Ford’s Theatre and Signature Theatre co-production of Hello, Dolly! Photo by Carol Rosegg.

Four couples stand next to one another. In the front, an older couple sings together.

Nancy Opel and Edward Gero (at center) with the cast of the Ford’s Theatre and Signature Theatre co-production of Hello, Dolly! Photo by Carol Rosegg.

Four men with hats and canes sing and dance with two women in long dresses and carrying parasols.

The ensemble cast of the Ford’s Theatre and Signature Theatre co-production of Hello, Dolly! Photo by Carol Rosegg.

An older man and woman in fancy evening clothes sit at a dinner table and talk.

Edward Gero as Horace Vandergelder and Nancy Opel as Dolly Levi in the Ford’s Theatre and Signature Theatre co-production of Hello, Dolly! Photo by Carol Rosegg.

Nancy Opel as Dolly with the cast of the Ford’s Theatre and Signature Theatre co-production of Hello, Dolly! Photo by Carol Rosegg.