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Bette Midler Is Back Where She Belongs as 'Hello, Dolly!' Returns to Broadway

By   Posted 3.15.2017   On Stage, #HelloDolly, #BetteMidler

Dolly's back at last! The highly anticipated new Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly!, starring Bette Midler, begins performances tonight at the Shubert Theatre. Opening is scheduled for April 20.

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Bette Midler (Photo: Jonathan Pushnik)

With music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, Hello, Dolly! tells the story of an outspoken matchmaker and her attempts to marry "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder.

Jerry Zaks directs this production with Warren Carlyle serving as choreographer. Midler takes on the title role opposite David Hyde Pierce as Horace.

Click here for the full article published on Broadway.com by Andy Lefkowitz on March 15, 2017.