Light Opera Works Presents HELLO DOLLY! 12/26

In HELLO, DOLLY!, irrepressible matchmaker Dolly Levi is hired to arrange a marriage for the tightfisted half-millionaire Horace Vandergelder. She finds him the perfect mate -- herself! But before wedding bells can ring, Dolly has to meddle with the affairs of her "husband-to-be" before Horace gets hitched to somebody else.

Winner of 10 Tony Awards in 1964, HELLO, DOLLY! was composer/lyricist Jerry Herman's second Broadway show. Standards in the score include "It Only Takes a Moment, "Before the Parade Passes By," "Put On Your Sunday Clothes, "It Takes a Woman" and "Hello, Dolly!."

HELLO, DOLLY! is directed and choreographed by Light Opera Works artistic director Rudy Hogenmiller, with music director Roger L. Bingaman conducting the 24-piece orchestra.

Casting for HELLO, DOLLY! includes Mary Robin Roth (Dolly Gallagher Levi), Peter Verdico (Horace Vandergelder), Jessye Wright (Irene Molloy), Robert Brady (Cornelius Hackl), Danielle Plisz (Minnie Fay) and Patrick Tierney (Barnaby Tucker).

The design team for HELLO, DOLLY! includes Tom Burch (Scenic), Emily Nelson (Costumes), Marvin Riebe (Hair and Make-Up), Charles Jolls (Lighting), Miles Polaski (Sound), Deborah Lindell and Mealah Heidenreich (Properties), Anya Plotkin (Stage Manager) and Paige Keedy (Production Manager).

The Opening Reception for HELLO, DOLLY! is sponsored by Whole Foods Evanston.

HELLO, DOLLY! is Light Opera Works' final production of 2010. The 2011 season will begin with Lerner and Loewe's BRIGADOON (June 4-12), followed by Sigmund Romberg's THE STUDENT PRINCE (August 18-28), RODGERS & HART: A CELEBRATION (October 2-November 6) and conclude with THE SECRET GARDEN (December 26, 2011-January 1, 2012).

Ticket prices for HELLO, DOLLY! range from $32 to $94. Ages 21 and younger are half price on December 27, 28 and 29. To order tickets, or for more information, call the Light Opera Works box office at (847) 869-6300 or order 24 hours a day online at www.lightoperaworks.com