Hello Dolly
Book by Michael Stewart
Music & Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Original Production directed and choreographed by Gower Champion
Theatre Royal Drury Lane, 1979
Previews 21 September 1979
Opened 25 September 1979
Transferred to Shaftesbury Theatre, 2 February 1980
Starring Carol Channing & Eddie Bracken
Directed by Lucia Victor
Lighting by Joe Davis [see LX plan]
Prince of Wales Theatre, 1983
Previews 23 December 1983, Opened 3 January 1984
Featuring Danny La Rue (the first man to appear as Dolly), Lionel Jeffries and Lorna Dallas.
Directed by Peter Coe
Designed by Tim Goodchild
Lighting by Robert Ornbo [see LX plan]
Choreography by David Toguri
Production Musical Director: Ed Coleman
Sound by Julian Beech of Autograph
Adelphi Theatre, August 2020
Directed by Dominic Cooke
Starring Imelda Staunton
London Palladium, 6 July - 14 September 2024
Directed by Dominic Cooke
Starring Imelda Staunton
17 Axes of stage automation by Tait Towers, including two travelators.
Documents
Hello Dolly (Original Plan) - Joe Davis (August 1979)
[LX Plan - click on the thumbnail]
From David W. Kidd Collection
Hello Dolly (Working Plan) - Joe Davis (August 1979)
[LX Plan - click on the thumbnail]
From David W. Kidd Collection
Hello Dolly - Robert Ornbo (December 1983)
[LX Plan - click on the thumbnail]
From Gerry Amies Collection
Movie Adaptation (1969)
Directed by Gene Kelly Starring Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford