Editing Hello, Dolly! (musical) (section)

==Productions==

===Original Broadway production===
The musical, directed and [[choreographed]] by [[Gower Champion]] and produced by David Merrick, opened on January 16, 1964, at the [[St. James Theatre]] and closed on December 27, 1970, after 2,844 performances.<ref>{{cite news |work=[[Playbill]] |title=VINTAGE PLAYBILL: Hello, Dolly!; Opening Night, 1964 |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/vintage-playbill-hello-dolly-opening-night-1964-com-213795 |first=Brynn |last=Cox |date=16 January 2014}}</ref> [[Carol Channing]] starred as Dolly, with a supporting cast that included [[David Burns (actor)|David Burns]] as Horace, [[Charles Nelson Reilly]] as Cornelius, [[Eileen Brennan]] as Irene, Jerry Dodge as Barnaby, Sondra Lee as Minnie Fay, [[Mary Jo Catlett]] as Ermengarde, and Igors Gavon as Ambrose.  Although facing competition from ''[[Funny Girl (musical)|Funny Girl]]'' with [[Barbra Streisand]], ''Hello, Dolly!'' swept the [[Tony Awards]] in 1964, winning awards in ten categories<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20010126160100/http://www.tams-witmark.com/musicals/hellodolly.html#brief " 'Hello, Dolly!' Listing"] tams-witmark.com, accessed March 29, 2012</ref> (out of eleven nominations) that tied the musical with the previous record keeper ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'',{{Citation needed|date=January 2019}} record that remained unbroken for 37 years until ''[[The Producers (musical)|The Producers]]'' won twelve Tonys in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/the-producers-beats-record-for-tony-wins-with-12-trophies-com-97014|title=The Producers Beats Record for Tony wins with 12 Trophies|last=Simonson|first=Robert|date=June 3, 2001|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=2019-01-15}}</ref>

[[File:Pearl Bailey Ed Sullivan Show 1968.JPG|thumb|upright=0.8|[[Pearl Bailey]] as Dolly, 1968.]]
After Channing left the show, Merrick employed prominent actresses to play Dolly, including [[Ginger Rogers]], who started on August 9, 1965; [[Martha Raye]], starting on February 27, 1967; [[Betty Grable]], from June 12, 1967, to November 5, 1967; [[Pearl Bailey]] (in an all-black version with [[Cab Calloway]] as Horace) starting on November 12, 1967 (with [[Thelma Carpenter]] as her alternate); [[Phyllis Diller]], as of December 26, 1969; and [[Ethel Merman]] (after having turned down the lead at the show's inception) from March 28, 1970, to December 27, 1970.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/personlistpage/person-list?production=00000150-aea3-d936-a7fd-eef741440000&type=op# " 'Hello, Dolly' Cast Replacements"] Playbill, retrieved December 28, 2017</ref>

Two songs cut prior to the opening – typical [[Belt (music)|belt]] style songs "World, Take Me Back" and "Love, Look in My Window" – were restored for Merman's run. [[Jo Anne Worley]] was Channing's original standby but she never went on. She later played Dolly in regional and [[Summer stock theater|summer stock]] productions. [[Bibi Osterwald]] was the standby for Dolly following Worley's and Channings' departures, subbing for all the stars, including Bailey, despite the fact that Osterwald was white. [[Marie Bryant]] and [[Novella Nelson]] also covered for the role of Dolly. Bailey received a [[Special Tony Award]] in 1968.<ref>Sullivan, Dan. " 'Rosencrantz' and 'Hallelujah, Baby!' Garner Tonys: Zoe Caldwell and Balsam Capture Acting Honors", ''The New York Times'', April 22, 1968, p.58</ref>

The show received rave reviews,<ref name=Musicals101/><ref>Bovson article</ref> with "praise for Carol Channing and particularly Gower Champion."<ref>[[Stanley Green (historian)|Green, Stanley]]. ''Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre'', Da Capo Press, 1980, {{ISBN|0-306-80113-2}}, p. 183</ref> The original production became the [[List of the longest-running Broadway shows|longest-running musical]] (and third longest-running show) in September 1970<ref>{{cite web |last=Hernandez |first=Ernio |title=Long Runs on Broadway |website=Playbill |url=http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/75222-Long-Runs-on-Broadway |access-date=July 1, 2010 |date=February 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100626103201/http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/75222-Long-Runs-on-Broadway |archive-date=June 26, 2010}}</ref> in Broadway history up to that time, surpassing ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' and then being surpassed in turn by ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]].'' The run was not continuous, unlike ''My Fair Lady'', with several week-long breaks, including a week where the production moved to St. Louis.<ref name=mark>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title='Dolly' Due To Top 'MFL' Mark Sept. 9; 'Fiddler' Looms As Potential Rival|date=August 26, 1970|page=1|last=Segers|first=Frank|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_variety_1970-08-26_260_2/mode/2up?view=theater|access-date=April 3, 2024|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> The Broadway production of ''Hello Dolly!'' grossed $27&nbsp;million.<ref>Bloom & Vlastnik (2004) p. 302.</ref> By August 1970, it had made a profit of $8.5 million against its $350,000 investment.<ref name=mark/>

;Tour and regional Dollys
[[Mary Martin]] starred in a US tour, starting in April 1965 and playing in 11 cities. The production also toured in [[Japan]], [[Korea]] and [[Vietnam]] for a special USO performance for U.S. troops.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0397087/ Information about a documentary chronicling Martin's Asian tour in ''Hello, Dolly!''] IMDb</ref><ref>Dibble, Susan. [https://www.stripes.com/news/from-the-s-s-archives-mary-martin-dolly-cast-in-tokyo-1.88252 "From the S&S archives: Mary Martin, 'Dolly!' cast in Tokyo"] ''Stars and Stripes'', September 8, 1965</ref><ref>[https://tamswitmark.com/blog_items/photo-gallery-hello-dolly-a-dozen-dollys/ "PHOTO GALLERY: ''Hello, Dolly!'' – A Dozen Dollys"] tamswitmark.com, accessed August 26, 2019</ref>

After Channing left the Broadway show, she headed a second US tour beginning in September 1965. 18 months later, Rogers also joined the roadshow production.<ref name=mark/> It ran for two years and nine months. [[Eve Arden]] and [[Dorothy Lamour]] were replacements.<ref>Green, Stanley. "Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre" (1980), Da Capo Press, {{ISBN|0-306-80113-2}}, p. 183</ref> Grable led another touring company before joining the Broadway show.<ref name=mark/> 

Bailey and Calloway headed an all-Black tour in 1967 prior to their Broadway run, which was given a second cast album.<ref>Culwell-Block, Logan. [https://playbill.com/article/9-original-cast-albums-featuring-replacement-performers "9 Original Cast Albums Featuring Replacement Performers"], ''Playbill'', November 17, 2022</ref><ref name=mark/> 

[[Carole Cook]], (the second actress to play the title role, after Channing, appearing in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] productions), [[Dorothy Lamour]], [[Eve Arden]], [[Ann Miller]], [[Michele Lee]], [[Edie Adams]], and [[Yvonne De Carlo]] also played the role on tour. [[Betty White]] appeared with the [[Kenley Players]] as Dolly in the summer of 1979. [[Molly Picon]] appeared as Dolly in a 1971 production by the [[North Shore Music Theatre]] of [[Beverly, Massachusetts]]. [[Lainie Kazan]] starred in a production at the [[Claridge Atlantic City]]. [[Vicki Lawrence]] played the role twice, once for [[Sacramento Music Circus]] and once for Glendale Music Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Arkush|first=Michael |date=1991-09-27|title=Not Quite Prime Time : Vicki Lawrence Hopes to Have Fun With 'Hello, Dolly!' but Misses the Weekly TV Audience |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-09-27-ca-3059-story.html |access-date=2021-11-11|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref> Both [[Tovah Feldshuh]] and [[Betsy Palmer]] played Dolly in productions by the [[Paper Mill Playhouse]]. [[Marilyn Maye]] also starred in several regional productions and recorded a full album of the score. 

=== Original Australian production ===
The Australian production was produced by [[J. C. Williamson's|J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd.]] and opened at [[Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney]] on 27 March 1965. [[Carole Cook]] was imported to star, making her the second woman to play the role of Dolly Levi. Jack Goode played Horace, alongside Bill Millican as Cornelius, [[Jill Perryman]] as Irene, Tikki Taylor as Minnie Fay, and Brian Hannan as Barnaby.

Australian choreographer Betty Pounder was employed to stage the musical numbers. Jill Perryman served as understudy to Carole Cook. [[Nancye Hayes]] was featured in the ensemble as well as understudying the part of Irene Molloy.

After a successful season in Sydney, the show went on to play [[Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne]], and His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland in 1966.'''''<ref>[http://www.callondolly.com/carole-cook/ "Call on Dolly"] callondolly.com, accessed September 24, 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.ovrtur.com/production/2900995/credits " 'Hello, Dolly!' Australia"] ovrtur.com, accessed September 24, 2016</ref><ref>[http://nla.gov.au/nla.cs-ma-an40491377 "Stage set for the J. C. Williamson production of 'Hello, Dolly!'"] nla.gov.au, accessed September 24, 2016</ref>'''''

==== Australian revivals ====
In 1995 a new Australian tour was presented by Gordon Frost. [[Jill Perryman]], who starred as Irene Molloy in the 1965 production, starred as Dolly Levi. The production opened at the [[State Theatre (Melbourne)|State Theatre, Melbourne]], followed by [[Lyric Theatre, Brisbane]], [[Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney]], [[Festival Theatre, Adelaide]] and [[His Majesty's Theatre, Perth]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hello, Dolly! (1995)|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/31517|access-date=2020-06-28|website=www.ausstage.edu.au}}</ref>

[[The Production Company]] has staged ''Hello, Dolly!'' at the [[State Theatre (Melbourne)|State Theatre, Melbourne]] twice: first in 2002, starring [[Amanda Muggleton]], then again in 2017, starring [[Marina Prior]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hello, Dolly! (2002)|url=https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/19960|access-date=2020-06-28|website=www.ausstage.edu.au}}</ref>

===Original London production===
''Hello, Dolly!'' premiered in the [[West End theatre|West End]] at the [[Theatre Royal Drury Lane]] on December 2, 1965, and ran for 794 performances. Champion directed and choreographed, and the cast starred [[Mary Martin]] as Dolly (after she, as well as Merman, had turned down the role for the original run of the show) and [[Loring Smith]] as Horace Vandergelder. Smith had created the Horace role in the original Broadway production of ''[[The Matchmaker]]'', Johnny Beecher as Barnaby, Garrett Lewis as Cornelius, Mark Alden as Ambrose Kemper, and Marilynn Lovell as Irene Molloy. [[Dora Bryan]] replaced Martin from May 1966 until the show closed in October 1967.<ref>[http://baltimore.broadwayworld.com/bwidb/productions/Hello%2C_Dolly%21_5052/ "1965 London production"] BroadwayWorld.com</ref>

===Revivals===
The show has been revived four times on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]:
*November 6, 1975 – December 28, 1975, [[Minskoff Theatre]] – Starring [[Pearl Bailey]] and [[Billy Daniels]] in an all-black production (42 performances)
*March 5, 1978 – July 9, 1978, [[Lunt-Fontanne Theatre]] – Starring [[Carol Channing]] and [[Eddie Bracken]] (147 performances)
*October 19, 1995 – January 28, 1996, [[Lunt-Fontanne Theatre]] – Starring [[Carol Channing]] and [[Jay Garner (actor)|Jay Garner]] (116 performances)
*April 20, 2017 – August 25, 2018, [[Shubert Theatre (New York City)|Shubert Theatre]] – Starring [[Bette Midler]] and [[David Hyde Pierce]] (550 performances)

In the [[West End theatre|West End]] the show has been three times revived (to date, July 2024):
*1979 – [[Carol Channing]] headlining at the [[Theatre Royal, Drury Lane]] and [[Shaftesbury Theatre]], with [[Eddie Bracken]] as Horace and [[Angela Curran]] as Ermengarde.
*January 3, 1984 – April 27, 1984 – [[Danny La Rue]] headlining at the [[Prince of Wales Theatre]], with [[Lionel Jeffries]] as Horace, [[Mark Haddigan]] as Barnaby, and [[Jeremy Hawk]] as Rudolph.<ref name=london/>
*A third West End revival, headlined by [[Imelda Staunton]] under the direction of [[Dominic Cooke]], played a limited ten-week season at the [[London Palladium]] from July 6 - September 14, 2024, with a July 18 press night.<ref>Wood, Alex. [https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/hello-dolly-in-the-west-end-starring-imelda-staunton-announces-2024-dates-and-venue_51685/ "Hello, Dolly! in the West End starring Imelda Staunton announces 2024 dates and venue"] whatsonstage.com, November 2, 2023</ref><ref>Al-Hassan, Aliya. [https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Review-Roundup-Did-Imelda-Staunton-Delight-in-HELLO-DOLLY-at-The-London-Palladium-20240719 Review Roundup: Did Imelda Staunton Delight in HELLO, DOLLY! at The London Palladium?] broadwayworld.com, July 19, 2024</ref><ref>Gans, Andrew. [https://playbill.com/article/goodbye-dolly-imelda-staunton-led-revival-closes-september-14-at-the-london-palladium "Goodbye, Dolly!: Imelda Staunton-Led Revival Closes September 14 at the London Palladium"], ''Playbill'', September 14, 2024</ref> The production's cast included [[Andy Nyman]] (Horace), [[Jenna Russell]] (Irene), [[Harry Hepple]] (Cornelius) and [[Tyrone Huntley]] (Barnaby). This production had been scheduled to premiere on August 11, 2020 for a limited season at the [[Adelphi Theatre]], its four-year postponement being due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref> [https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/imelda-staunton-hello-dolly-west-end_50325.html "Imelda Staunton 'Hello Dolly' West End"] whatsonstage.com, November 22, 2019</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bestoftheatre.co.uk/blog/post/hello-dolly-andy-nyman |title=Andy Nyman and Jenna Russell Join Imelda Staunton in the New Production of the Iconic Musical, Hello Dolly! |date=10 January 2020 |website=bestoftheatre.co.uk |access-date=13 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.londonboxoffice.co.uk/news/post/hello-dolly-delayed |title=The Queen Delays HELLO DOLLY! |date=16 June 2020 |website=londonboxoffice.co.uk |access-date=16 June 2020}}</ref> 

A 1989 UK tour of the show of ''Hello, Dolly!'', directed and choreographed by Paul Kerryson, was headlined by [[Dora Bryan]] reprising her 1965-66 West End role. Bryan's castmates included [[Norman Rossington]] as Horace and [[Kathryn Evans]] as Irene. Kerryson would subsequently direct the 2014 [[Curve (theatre)|Curve Theatre]] (Leicester) production of ''Hello, Dolly!'', headlined by [[Janie Dee]] whose castmates included [[Laura Pitt-Pulford]] as Irene and [[Michael Xavier]] as Cornelius.

The 2009 [[Regent's Park Open Air Theatre]] revival of ''Hello, Dolly'', headlined by [[Samantha Spiro]] under the direction of [[Timothy Sheader]], ran July 30 – September 12, with other cast members including [[Allan Corduner]] (Horace), [[Josefina Gabrielle]] (Irene), and [[Akiya Henry]] (Minnie Fay).<ref>[https://openairtheatre.com/production/hellodolly ''Hello, Dolly!''] openairtheatre.com, retrieved January 15, 2018</ref> The production was honored with  the [[Laurence Olivier Award|Olivier Award]] as the best London-area stage musical revival of 2009, also earning Olivier awards for leading lady Samantha Spiro and for choreographer [[Stephen Mear]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://officiallondontheatre.com/olivier-awards/winners/olivier-winners-2010/ | title=Olivier Awards Winners 2010 -Official London Theatre }}</ref>

===2017 Broadway revival/national tour===
[[File:Bette Midler Hello Dolly Broadway (34654432724).jpg|thumb|upright|2017 Broadway revival at the Shubert Theatre.]]
[[File:Hello Dolly - Shubert Theater Broadway - Thursday 5th October 2017 (cropped).jpg|thumb |upright=1.15|[[Bette Midler]] performing the title song on Broadway, 2017]]

On January 19, 2016, it was announced that [[Bette Midler]] would play the title role in a Broadway revival of ''Hello, Dolly!''. Previews began March 15, 2017, officially opening on April 20, 2017, at the [[Shubert Theatre (New York City)|Shubert Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kennedy |first1=Mark |title=Bette Midler to return to Broadway in 'Hello, Dolly!' |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/4f7c279e89e04195a77f0d0e9537579d/bette-midler-return-broadway-hello-dolly |website=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=20 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121231903/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/4f7c279e89e04195a77f0d0e9537579d/bette-midler-return-broadway-hello-dolly |archive-date=21 January 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>McPhee, Ryan. [http://www.playbill.com/article/get-a-first-look-at-bette-midler-in-hello-dolly# "Get a First Look at Bette Midler in ''Hello, Dolly!''] Playbill, March 14, 2017</ref><ref>{{cite news| title=Hello, Dolly! review – Bette Midler is irresistible in a riotous delight| url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/apr/21/hello-dolly-review-bette-midler-broadway-david-hyde-pierce| last=Soloski| first=Alexis| date=April 21, 2017| work=[[The Guardian]]| location=[[Manchester]]}}</ref>

The production was produced by [[Scott Rudin]], directed by [[Jerry Zaks]] and choreographed by [[Warren Carlyle]]. [[David Hyde Pierce]] played Horace Vandergelder.<ref>{{cite news| last=Gans| first=Andrew| title=David Hyde Pierce Will Join Bette Midler in ''Hello, Dolly!'' |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/david-hyde-pierce-will-join-bette-midler-in-hello-dolly| work=Playbill| date=May 17, 2016| access-date=August 4, 2022}}</ref> Other principal casting for this revival included [[Kate Baldwin]] as Irene Molloy, [[Gavin Creel]] as Cornelius Hackl, [[Jennifer Simard]] as Ernestina Money, [[Taylor Trensch]] as Barnaby Tucker, Will Burton as Ambrose Kemper, [[Melanie Moore]] as Ermengarde,<ref>Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/article/kate-baldwin-gavin-creel-jennifer-simard-join-bette-midler-hello-dolly "Kate Baldwin, Gavin Creel, Jennifer Simard Join Bette Midler ''Hello, Dolly!'' "], ''Playbill'', September 16, 2016</ref> and [[Beanie Feldstein]] as Minnie Fay.<ref>{{cite web |last=Viagas |first=Robert |title=Broadway's ''Hello, Dolly!'' Casts Its Minnie Fay |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/broadways-hello-dolly-casts-its-minnie-fay |website=Playbill |access-date=August 4, 2022 |date=October 18, 2016}}</ref> [[Donna Murphy]] played the role of Dolly at Tuesday evening performances beginning in June 2017, as well as covering Midler's holiday dates.<ref name=donna>{{cite news| last=Hetrick| first=Adam| url=http://www.playbill.com/article/donna-murphy-will-play-matchmaker-once-a-week-in-broadways-hello-dolly#| title=Donna Murphy Will Play Matchmaker Once a Week in Broadway's ''Hello, Dolly!''| work=Playbill| date=October 20, 2016}}</ref> She played her final performance on January 7, 2018.<ref name=final/> Midler won the Tony for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, and Creel for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical, at the [[71st Tony Awards]] in 2017. 

Midler, Pierce, Trensch, and Feldstein left the production on January 14, 2018.<ref name=final>McPhee, Ryan. [http://www.playbill.com/article/bette-midler-david-hyde-pierce-taylor-trensch-beanie-feldstein-bid-farewell-to-hello-dolly-january-14# "Bette Midler, David Hyde Pierce, Taylor Trensch, Beanie Feldstein Bid Farewell to ''Hello, Dolly!'' January 14"] Playbill, January 14, 2018</ref> [[Bernadette Peters]] took over the role of Dolly on January 20, 2018, and [[Victor Garber]] took over the role of Horace Vandergelder.<ref name=":0">McPhee, Ryan. [http://www.playbill.com/article/bernadette-peters-will-succeed-bette-midler-in-broadways-hello-dolly# "Bernadette Peters Will Succeed Bette Midler in Broadway's ''Hello, Dolly!''"] Playbill, September 5, 2017</ref> [[Charlie Stemp]] assumed the role of Barnaby Tucker on January 20, 2018.<ref name=stemp>{{cite web |last=McPhee |first=Ryan |title=Charlie Stemp Will Make Broadway Debut in ''Hello, Dolly!'' Alongside Bernadette Peters and Victor Garber |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/charlie-stemp-will-make-broadway-debut-in-hello-dolly-alongside-bernadette-peters-and-victor-garber |website=Playbill |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907213558/http://www.playbill.com/article/charlie-stemp-will-make-broadway-debut-in-hello-dolly-alongside-bernadette-peters-and-victor-garber |archive-date=September 7, 2017 |date=September 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>Green, Jesse. [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/22/theater/hello-dolly-review-bernadette-peters.html " Theater. ''Hello Dolly'' Review"] ''The New York Times'', February 22, 2018</ref> [[Santino Fontana]] temporarily played the role of Cornelius Hackl from March 2018 to May 6 while Gavin Creel recovered from back surgery. Creel returned to the role on May 8, 2018.<ref>McPhee, Ryan. [http://www.playbill.com/article/gavin-creel-returns-to-broadways-hello-dolly-may-8# "Gavin Creel Returns to Broadway's ''Hello, Dolly!'' May 8"] Playbill, May 8, 2018</ref> Before Fontana's temporary engagement, understudy Christian Dante White played the role of Cornelius.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Clement|first1=Olivia|last2=McPhee|first2=Ryan|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/santino-fontana-steps-into-hello-dolly-on-broadway-march-13|title=Santino Fontana Steps into ''Hello, Dolly!'' on Broadway March 13|website=Playbill|language=en|date=February 21, 2018|access-date=2018-03-28}}</ref> The production closed on August 25, 2018, with Midler and Hyde Pierce returning to play Dolly and Horace (respectively) from July 17, 2018, to closing.<ref>McPhee, Ryan. [http://www.playbill.com/article/bette-midler-will-return-to-broadways-hello-dolly-tony-winning-revival-sets-closing-date# "Bette Midler Will Return to Broadway's ''Hello, Dolly!''; Tony-Winning Revival Sets Closing Date"] Playbill, April 20, 2018</ref>

[[Betty Buckley]] played the title role in the first national tour of the 2017 Broadway revival, which began performances in Cleveland, Ohio in October 2018 in the [[Connor Palace]] at Playhouse Square, after a tryout in Utica, New York in September 2018.<ref>Simakis, Andrea. [https://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2018/10/hello_dolly_betty_buckley_and.html "'Hello, Dolly!': Betty Buckley and a superb cast rediscover the legendary musical's bittersweet joy (review)"] cleveland.com, October 8, 2018</ref><ref>McPhee, Ryan. [http://www.playbill.com/article/hello-dolly-national-tour-starring-betty-buckley-begins-september-25# : ''Hello, Dolly!'' National Tour, Starring Betty Buckley, Begins September 25"] Playbill, September 25, 2018</ref>

===International productions===
*The Israeli production in 1968–1970 starred [[Hanna Maron]] as Dolly Levi, one of the most famous actress on the Israel theater, on the "Alhambra" theater, produced by [[Giora Godik]], also starring [[Shraga Friedman]] as Horace Vandergelder, [[Gadi Yagil]] as Cornelius Hackl and [[Tzipi Shavit]] as Minnie Fay. The musical was a huge success and Dolly remains one of Maron's lovable roles. The musical was translated to Hebrew by [[Haim Hefer]], a well-known songwriter and poet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pinterest.com/pin/126734176985732116/?amp_client_id=Zgh5X6b1RYdX5OVgykoGWkCr9BcfFZ1AvHxZIvACN0c9xIkcjw4RL5wVRClN37Kg |title=Hello Dolly Israeli Hebrew Musical Chana Maron Godik Original Cast LP 1968 &#124; Set The Record Straight, Theatre & Movie Recordings &#124; Pinterest &#124; Hello dolly, Lp … |publisher=Pinterest |access-date=2018-02-17}}</ref>
*In 1967, the Argentine singer and actress [[Libertad Lamarque]] starred the first [[Spanish language]] version of the musical in the Teatro Manolo Fabregas of [[Mexico City]]. Lamarque also starred the musical in [[Argentina]] the same year.<ref>[http://criticateatral2021.org/transcripciones/364_680728.php ''Critica Teatral: Libertad Lamarque in Hello, Dolly!'']</ref>
*In 1985, Cuban diva [[Rosita Fornés]] played Dolly in a Cuban production of ''Hello, Dolly'' by the Teatro Karl Marx in Havana, Cuba. She also played the role in Camaguey City and in a television production under director Manolo Rifat.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIwY_okq97E "YouTube video"]</ref>
*In 1989, Canadian theatre actress [[Nonnie Griffin]] played Dolly in a 10-month run of ''Hello Dolly'' in Toronto.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nonnie-griffin-margaret|title=Nonnie Griffin|encyclopedia=[[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]|access-date=September 1, 2019}}</ref>
*In 1996, Mexican cinema star [[Silvia Pinal]] starred in a new version of the musical opposite [[Ignacio Lopez Tarso]] in the Teatro Silvia Pinal, in [[Mexico City]].<ref>[http://musicallatino.blogspot.mx/2013/12/figuras-del-musical-latinoamericano.html ''The Latin American Musical Comedy Stars: Silvia Pinal'']</ref>
* In 2018, the Mexican actress and singer [[Daniela Romo]] starred in a new Mexican version of the musical in the [[Teatro de los Insurgentes]] in Mexico City.<ref>[https://carteleradeteatro.mx/2018/daniela-romo-y-jesus-ochoa-en-hello-dolly/ ''Cartelera de teatro: Daniela Romo in Hello, Dolly!'']</ref>
* In 2020, Lucía Galán (half of the [[Pimpinela]] singing duo) starred in the Argentinian version of the musical in the [[Teatro Opera]] in [[Buenos Aires]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ticketek.com.ar/hello-dolly/teatro-opera-orbis-seguros|title=Hello, Dolly!|website=Ticketek|language=es|access-date=2019-12-31}}</ref>
* In 2024, [[Caroline O'Connor (actress)|Caroline O’Connor]] starred in a new English language production commemorating 60 years of ''Hello, Dolly!'' at [[Le Lido|Lido 2 Paris]], directed and choreographed by [[Stephen Mear]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=HELLO, DOLLY! – Théâtre du Lido |url=https://lido2paris.com/fr/agenda/hello-dolly/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=lido2paris.com/ |language=fr-FR}}</ref>

===Tours===
*From February 2008, [[Anita Dobson]] headlined a six month tour of ''Hello, Dolly!'' which played 19 British venues - including [[New Wimbledon Theatre]] in the [[London Borough of Merton]] (March 24-29) - also playing the [[Jersey Opera House]] in [[St Helier|St Helier, Jersey]] (July 22-August 2). Dobson's castmates included [[Darren Day]] as Cornelius and [[Louise English]] as Irene.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.uktw.co.uk/archive/Tour/Musical/Hello-Dolly/T01617725290/ | title=Tour archive for Hello, Dolly! (Musical). 1st February 2008-23rd August 2008 &#91;TOUR&#93; }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Edmonds |first=Richard |title=Review: Hello Dolly |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/19781/hello-dolly |website=The Stage |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611135330/http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/19781/hello-dolly |archive-date=11 June 2011 |date=February 8, 2008}}</ref> In 2006 Dobson had headlined the [[New Theatre Royal Lincoln]] production of ''Hello, Dolly!'' (November 16-December 2) which had co-starred [[Rolf Saxon]] as Horace.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire/content/articles/2006/11/30/hello_dolly_review_feature.shtml | title=Hello Dolly }}</ref>
*[[Sally Struthers]] appeared as Dolly in the 50th anniversary tour of the musical, which premiered in October 2013.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hetrick |first=Adam |title=50th Anniversary Tour of ''Hello, Dolly!'', Starring Sally Struthers, Parades Across U.S. Beginning Oct. 5 |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/50th-anniversary-tour-of-hello-dolly-starring-sally-struthers-parades-across-us-beginning-oct-5-com-210214 |website=Playbill |access-date=August 4, 2022 |date=October 5, 2013}}</ref> Struthers had previously headlined the [[Ogunquit Playhouse]] 2006 production of ''Hello, Dolly!'' (July 25-August 5).<ref>{{cite web | last=Jones | first=Kenneth | title=Struthers Helps Makes Dolly a Hit in Maine, July 25-Aug. 5 | website=Playbill | date=25 July 2006 | url=https://playbill.com/article/struthers-helps-makes-dolly-a-hit-in-maine-july-25-aug-5-com-133947 | access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Hello, Dolly! – Broadway Musical – 2013–2014 Tour {{!}} IBDB |url=https://www.ibdb.com/tour-production/hello-dolly-503917#OpeningNightCast |access-date=2022-03-18 |website=www.ibdb.com}}</ref>
*A tour of the 2017 Broadway revival began touring the U.S. in September 2018 in Utica, New York starring [[Betty Buckley]].<ref>{{cite web|last=McPhee|first=Ryan|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/tony-winner-betty-buckley-will-lead-hello-dolly-national-tour|title=Tony Winner Betty Buckley Will Lead ''Hello, Dolly!'' National Tour|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=2018-02-12|date=2018-02-12}}</ref> The cast includes [[Lewis J. Stadlen]] as Horace Vandergelder, Nic Rouleau as Cornelius, Analisa Leaning as Irene Molloy, Jess LeProtto as Barnaby, Kristen Hahn as Minnie Fay, Garret Hawe as Ambrose Kemper, Morgan Kirner as Ermengarde, and Jessica Sheridan as Ernestina.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Robinson|first=Mark A.|url=https://broadwaydirect.com/complete-casting-announced-national-tour-hello-dolly/|title=Complete Casting Announced for National Tour of ''Hello, Dolly!''|date=2018-08-09|website=Broadway Direct|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-22|archive-date=22 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181222125358/https://broadwaydirect.com/complete-casting-announced-national-tour-hello-dolly/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Buckley ended her run in the tour on August 25, 2019; [[Carolee Carmello]] took over as Dolly on September 24, 2019, in Kansas City, Missouri.<ref name=tour18>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/article/betty-buckley-ends-run-in-national-tour-of-hello-dolly-august-25# "Betty Buckley Ends Run in National Tour of ''Hello, Dolly!'' August 25"] Playbill, August 25, 2019</ref> The other cast changes effective in September 2019 include [[John Bolton (actor)|John Bolton]] as Horace, with new cast playing Cornelius, Barnaby, Minnie Fay, and Ambrose.<ref name=carolee>McPhee, Ryan. [http://www.playbill.com/article/see-whos-joining-carolee-carmello-in-the-new-company-of-hello-dolly-tour# "See Who's Joining Carolee Carmello in the New Company of'' Hello, Dolly!'' Tour"] Playbill, September 4, 2019</ref>