The San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre is proud to present Hello, Dolly!, the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, opening Friday, June 7th and running through June 30, 2019. Hello, Dolly! is based on Thornton Wilder’s 1955 play The Matchmaker and features Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman (Mame and La Cage aux Folles) and a Book by Michael Stewart (Bye Bye Birdie and 42nd Street).

The production was hailed as “One of the biggest, brightest musicals of this century!” by The New York Times; “Good-hearted fun!” by Variety; “Infectious enthusiasm!” by Los Angeles Times; and “A triumph!” by The Washington Post. The musical phenomenon, which ran for nearly 3,000 performances on Broadway, won 10 Tony Awards in 1964 including “Best Musical.” The 1969 film version of the musical was nominated for seven Academy Awards. The recent Broadway revival featuring Bette Midler (and later Bernadette Peters), along with David Hyde Pierce, was the runaway hit of the 2017 Broadway season.

Hello, Dolly! is the story of turn-of-the-20th-century widowed matchmaker Dolly Gallagher Levi, who, after cunningly negotiating marriages for others through a series of comic romantic entanglements, ultimately finds her own match. Hello, Dolly! is a magical piece of musical theatre filled with memorable songs such as Put On Your Sunday Clothes, Before the Parade Passes By, and It Only Takes A Moment. Show-stopping dance numbers like Dancing and The Waiter’s Gallop are combined with beautiful turn-of-the-century costumes to create a musical the whole family will enjoy!

Hello, Dolly! runs June 7-30, Wednesdays through Sundays at 7 pm and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 pm. Tickets range in price from $20-$39 and are available at slorep.org or by calling (805) 786-2440.

The production is directed and choreographed by Brad Willcuts with musical direction by Lacey McNamara. Hello, Dolly! stars Hayley Galbraith as Dolly and Leo Cortez as Horace Vandergelder and features the talents of Trevor March, Amanda Thayer, Elliot Peters, Ella C. Walker, Paul Chavez, Penny DellaPelle, Dori Duke, Kelly Fidopiastis, Zach Johnson, Danya Nunley, Lauren Moore, Grace Trotta, Rebecca Johnson, Brady Phillips, Phineas Peters and Amanda Langworthy. Scenic Design by David Linfield; costume design by Randon Poole; Lighting and Sound Design by Kevin Harris.

For more information about the show or SLO Rep, please contact Patty Thayer at (805) 786-2440, ext. 15 or email patty@slorep.org.