In her first performance in a Broadway musical in 50 years, Bette Midler opens tonight as the 15th Dolly Gallagher Levi on Broadway, in the fifth Broadway production of “Hello, Dolly.”
The new revival also stars David Hyde Pierce as Horace Vandergelder , Gavin Creel as Cornelius Hackl , and Kate Baldwin as Irene Molloy. Also in the 33-member cast: Taylor Trensch , most recently star of the Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, and Jennifer Simard, Tony nominee for Disaster.
Based on Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker, the 1964 musical features music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, both of whom won Tony Awards for the work on the original production, which won eight additional Tonys, including one for Best Musical and one for star Carol Channing
| ACT 1 | Sung By |
|---|---|
| I Put My Hand In | Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi and Company |
| It Takes A Woman | Horace Vandergelder and The Instant Glee Club |
| Put On Your Sunday Clothes | Cornelius Hackl, Barnaby Tucker, Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, Ambrose Kemper and Ermengarde |
| Put On Your Sunday Clothes | The People of Yonkers |
| Ribbons Down My Back | Irene Molloy |
| Motherhood | Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, Horace Vandergelder, Irene Molloy, Minnie Fay, Cornelius Hackl and Barnaby Tucker |
| Dancing | Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, Cornelius Hackl, Barnaby Tucker, Minnie Fay, Irene Molloy and Dancers |
| Before the Parade Passes By | Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi and Company |
| ACT 2 | Sung By |
| Penny in My Pocket | Horace Vandergelder |
| Elegance | Irene Molloy, Cornelius Hackl, Minnie Fay and Barnaby Tucker |
| The Waiters’ Galop | Rudolph and Waiters |
| Hello, Dolly! | Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, Rudolph, Waiters and Cooks |
| The Contest | Ambrose Kemper, Ermengarde, Irene Molloy, Cornelius Hackl, Minnie Fay, Barnaby Tucker and the Contestants |
| It Only Takes a Moment | Cornelius Hackl, Irene Molloy, Prisoners and Policeman |
| So Long Dearie | Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi |
| Hello, Dolly! | Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi and Horace Vandergelder |
| Finale | Company |
