HELLO, DOLLY! Begins Tonight at the Warner Theatre

The Warner Stage Company's 2014-2015 season continues with the delightful musical comedy Hello, Dolly!, on the main stage tonight, May 2-10, 2015.

Hello, Dolly! is an ebullient and irresistible story of the joy of living, glittering with happy songs, shining with loving scenes and alive with the personality of one of the most fabulous characters on the musical stage...Dolly Gallagher Levi! Memorable songs include Put On Your Sunday Clothes, Ribbons Down My Back, Before the Parade Passes By, and Hello, Dolly! We are off on a whirlwind race around New York at the turn of the twentieth century, as we follow the adventures of America's most beloved matchmaker!

The Warner Stage Company production ofHello, Dolly!is directed by Michael Berkeley and features performances by Roxie Quinn (Dolly Gallagher Levy), Jim Wood (Horace Vandergelder), Eric Lindblom (Cornelius Hackel), Cole Sutton (Barnaby Tucker), Kate Brophy (Irene Molloy), Beckie Sawicki (Minnie Fay), Kyle Reynolds (Ambrose Bierce), Isabella Pinto (Ermengarde), Jamie Weisberg (Ernestina Money), Susan Hackel (Mrs. Rose) and John Ozerhoski (Judge).

Performances are Saturday, May 2 & 9, at 8 pm, Sunday, May 3 & 10 at 2 pm and Friday, May 8 at 8 pm. Tickets are $18-26. Call the Warner Box Office at 860-489-7180 or visit us online at www.warnertheatre.org.

Built by Warner Brothers Studios and opened in 1931 as a movie palace (1,772 seats), the Warner Theatre was described then as "Connecticut's Most Beautiful Theatre." Damaged extensively in a flood, the Warner was slated for demolition in the early 1980s until the non-profit Northwest Connecticut Association for the Arts (NCAA) was founded and purchased the theatre. The Warner reopened as a performing arts center in 1983, and restoration of the main lobbies and auditorium was completed in November 2002. In 2008, the new 50,000 square foot Carole and Ray Neag Performing Arts Center, which houses a 300 seat studio theatre, 200 seat restaurant and expansive school for the arts, was completed. Today, the Warner is in operation year-round with more than 160 performances and 100,000 patrons passing through its doors each season. Over 10,000 students, pre K-adult, participate in arts education programs and classes. Together, with the support of the community, the Warner has raised close to $17 million to revitalize its facilities. NCAA's mission is to preserve the Warner Theatre as an historic landmark, enhance its reputation as a center of artistic excellence and a focal point of community involvement, and satisfy the diverse cultural needs of the region.