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.
Also starring Michael Sadler, Jeremy Hawk, Mark Haddigan, Pollyann Tanner, Carol Kaye, David Ellen, Brendan Barry, Sue Latimer
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