Hello, Dolly! (musical)
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| Hello, Dolly! | |
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 1994 Revival Cast Recording Cover |
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| Music | Jerry Herman |
| Lyrics | Jerry Herman |
| Book | Michael Stewart |
| Basis | Play The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder |
| Productions | 1964 Broadway 1969 Film 1965 West End 1975 All-black Broadway revival 1978 Broadway revival 1995 Broadway revival 1996 Mexico City 2009 Regent's Park Open Air Theatre revival |
| Awards | Tony Award for Best Musical Tony for Composer and Lyricist Tony Award for Best Book |
Hello, Dolly! is a musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, based on Thornton Wilder's 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers, which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1955.
Hello, Dolly! was first produced on Broadway by David Merrick in 1964, winning the Tony Award for Best Musical and nine other Tonys. The show album Hello, Dolly! An Original Cast Recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002.[1] The show has become one of the most enduring musical theatre hits, enjoying three Broadway revivals and international success. It was also made into a 1969 film that was nominated for seven Academy Awards.
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