Hello, Dolly! 1964 - Articles Page 4

Ages: 10+
Opened: January 16, 1964
Closing: December 27, 1970

Hello, Dolly! - 1964 - Broadway History , Info & More

St. James Theatre (Broadway)
246 West 44th St. New York, NY

Suggested by The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder which was an adaptation of Wilder’s The Merchant of Yonkers which was based on the 1835 English farce A Day Well Spent by John Oxenford, and the 1842 Austrian farce Einen Jux Will er Sich Machen by Johann Nestoy

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Other Productions of Hello, Dolly!

1964   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1965   US Tour 1st National Tour
US Tour
1965   West End London Production
West End
1966   US Tour 2nd National Tour
US Tour
1967   US Tour 3rd National Tour
US Tour
1975   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1978   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1995   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
2006   Milburn, NJ (Regional) Paper Mill Production
Milburn, NJ (Regional)
2017   Broadway Broadway Revival Production
Broadway
2018   US Tour Revival National Tour
US Tour
2020   West End West End Revival
West End
2024   West End
West End

Hello, Dolly! - 1964 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1964 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Best Musical Jerry Herman
1964 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Best Musical Michael Stewart
1964 Tony Awards Best Choreography Gower Champion
1964 Tony Awards Best Conductor and Musical Director Shepard Coleman
1964 Tony Awards Best Costume Design Freddy Wittop
1964 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Musical Gower Champion
1964 Tony Awards Best Musical Michael Stewart
1964 Tony Awards Best Musical Jerry Herman
1964 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Jerry Herman
1964 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Charles Nelson Reilly
1964 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Carol Channing
1964 Tony Awards Best Scenic Design Oliver Smith
1964 Tony Awards Producer (Musical) David Merrick

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