Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress Sally Struthers will star as meddlesome matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi in the 50th anniversary national tour of Hello, Dolly! Directed by Jeffrey B. Moss, the production kicks off at the Edward Nash Theatre in Somerville, NJ, on October 5 before traveling to more than 70 cities.
In addition to Struthers, Hello, Dolly! will feature John O’Creagh (West Side Story) as Horace Vandergelder, Lauren Blackman (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn) as Irene Molloy, Matt Wolfe (Scandalous) as Cornelius Hackl, Garett Hawe (Newsies) as Barnaby Tucker, Halle Morse (Mamma Mia!) as Minnie Fay, Brad Frenette (Madagascar Live) as Ambrose Kemper and Hilary Fingerman (A Little Night Music) as Ermengarde.
Oh wow. I wonder when the cities will be announced.
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It is produced by Big League Productions, Inc., which is led by president and executive producer Daniel Sher and vice president of booking, John Starr.
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I have zero opinion on this. When she did ALWAYS PATSY CLINE here in Palm Springs, she played to empty houses, but it was badly produced and perhaps not an indication of her draw.
But I can't hazard a guess as to how she will be as Dolly based on her playing "Gloria" a half-century ago!
She's played Dolly thrice previously, always in regional productions -- in 2006 at the Ogunquit Playhouse, in 2011 at the Riverside Dinner Theatre, and again in 2012 at the Alhambra Dinner Theatre.
I'm shocked that this is only news today when I've known about the tour for several months, because it was announced when season tickets went on sale in my hometown.
I did the production in Ogunquit with her and she looked a million times better in that than she does here.
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That is one exhausting tour schedule. So many one night stands. Can someone who's done a tour like that tell us civilians what it's like? How could you possibly get a decent night's sleep? Do you see anything besides the theatre, the tour bus, and a hotel?
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Looks like the closest stop to me is Santa Barbara
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A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
So it looks like this is tour's contract is the lowest SETA tier ($539/wk minimum plus extra when the show recoups). As others have said it looks like a killer schedule. I've seen Lauren Blackman (Irene) before and she's very talented, so I'm inclined to see this tour if it's near me.
Sally played Patsy Cline? REALLY???? I like Sally, but Patsy Cline????? Can Sally sing like Patsy Cline?
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