In the video above, Hello, Dolly! national tour stars Analisa Leaming (School of Rock), who plays Irene Molloy, and Kristen Hahn (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder), who portrays Minnie Fay, chat about the tour of the Tony-winning revival, which is led by Tony winner Betty Buckley as Dolly Gallagher Levi.
The acclaimed production plays Broadway in Chicago鈥檚 Oriental Theatre for a limited four-week engagement October 23 through November 17 before continuing on to cities around the country.
The cast also features Tony nominee () as Horace Vandergelder, () as Cornelius Hackl, Jess LeProtto () as Barnaby Tucker, Garrett Hawe (Carousel) as Ambrose Kemper, Morgan Kirner as Emerngarde, and Jessica Sheridan (Follies) as Ernestina.
Rounding out the company are ensemble members Maddy Apple, Daniel Beeman, Brittany Bohn, Giovanni Bonaventura, Elizabeth Broadhurst, Whitney Cooper, Julian DeGuzman, Wally Dunn, Alexandra Frohlinger, Dan Horn, Corey Hummerston, Madison Johnson,Nathan Keen, Beth Kirkpatrick, Ben Lanham, Ian Liberto, Kyle Samuel, Scott Shedenhelm, Timothy Shew, Maria Cristina Slye, Cassie Austin Taylor, Davis Wayne, Brandon L. Whitmore, and Connor Wince.
Buckley earned a Tony Award for her performance as Grizabella in the original production of Cats, having previously appeared on Broadway in and . Her additional memorable performances include the title role in , Margaret White in the short-lived cult favorite musical (having previously played gym teacher Miss Collins in the film adaptation of the novel), (both on Broadway and in the West End, for which she received an Olivier nomination), and Triumph of Love (earning a Tony nod).
The staging, directed by Jerry Zaks, features choreography by , sets and costumes by Santo Loquasto (winning a Tony for the latter), lighting design by , sound design by , and orchestrations by .
The Scott Rudin production, which saw Bette Midler, Bernadette Peters, and Donna Murphy don the iconic red headdress, ended its run at Broadway's Shubert Theatre August 25.
