Further cast announced for Hello, Dolly! in Paris with Caroline O’Connor

Further stage names are set to join Caroline O’Connor for a new Parisian revival of Hello, Dolly!. 

Directed by Stephen Mear, the show will open at Lido 2 Paris in the French capital on 7 November, and will play through to early January. The piece will be presented in English with French surtitles, as was the case with previous productions at the venue.

Jerry Herman (La Cage aux Folles) and Michael Stewart (42nd Street)’s musical is based on Thornton Wilder’s The Matchmaker, and first debuted on Broadway over 50 years ago.

It follows the socialite Dolly Levi (to be played by O’Connor) who tries to find love for herself and everyone she knows, and includes numbers such as “Put On Your Sunday Clothes”, “Ribbons Down My Back”, “Before the Parade Passes By”, “Elegance”, “It Only Takes a Moment” and “Hello, Dolly!”.

O’Connor was previously set to star in the show in Leicester in 2012, but was forced to withdraw from the production.

Joining her for this festive season is Peter Polycarpou as Horace Vandergelder, Monique Young as Irene Molloy, Chrissie Bhima as Minni Fay, Jordan Crouch as Ambrose Kemper, Carl Au as Cornelius Hackl, Reece McGowan as Barnaby Tucker and Jemima Eaton as Ermengarde.

The piece has set and costume design by Peter McKintosh, lighting by Tim Mitchell, musical direction by Nigel Lilley and sound by Unisson Design.

A UK-based revival will be playing at The London Palladium, starting this month, led by Imelda Staunton.

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