In the video attached, Hello, Dolly! national tour stars Nic Rouleau (The Book of Mormon), who portrays Cornelius Hackl, and Jess LeProtto (Carousel), who plays Barnaby Tucker, chat about the lavish tour of the Tony-winning revival, which is led by Tony winner Betty Buckley as Dolly Gallagher Levi.

The acclaimed production is currently playing Broadway in Chicago’s Oriental Theatre for a limited four-week engagement through November 17 before continuing on to cities around the country.

The cast also features Tony nominee Lewis J. Stadlen (The Front Page) as Horace Vandergelder, Analisa Leaming (School of Rock) as Irene Molloy, Kristen Hahn (A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder) as Minnie Fay, Garrett Hawe (Carousel) as Ambrose Kemper, Morgan Kirner as Emerngarde, and Jessica Sheridan (Follies) as Ernestina. Click HERE for video

If you like your musicals full of darkness, despair and dysfunction you’ve certainly had plenty to choose from over the decades, starting with “Show Boat,” and moving on to “Carousel,” “South Pacific,” “Camelot,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Assassins,” “Phantom of the Opera,“ “Miss Saigon,” “Passion,” “Spring Awakening,” “Fun Home” and the list goes on. Read MORE

Bill and Wendy are joined by their buddy ol’ pal, WGN’s Dean Richards! They talk about David Schwimmer’s social media response to

his beer-thieving lookalike, the revival of “Hello, Dolly! with Tony Award-winning actress Betty Buckley, and more. Dean reviews Hunter Killer”, “Can You Ever Forgive Me,” “What They Had,” and “Johnny English Strikes Again.” Read MORE

Before we get into Betty Buckley as compared with Bette Midler, trains and parades passing by, Sunday clothes to be put on, galloping waiters and all the rest of that glorious Broadway mishegoss as the splendorous 2017 Broadway revival of “Hello, Dolly!” hits the road and lands in Chicago at the Oriental Theatre, geek out with me for a second on a perfect lyric. Read More

You may not know but my undergraduate degree is in Theatre from Illinois State University.  I have performed in all forms of theater. I’ve starred in a few professional shows but in musicals, I was always an ensemble player.  I think that is why I pay more attention to them when I review a show.  I had the wonderful opportunity to speak with one of the standout ensemble cast members of touring company of Hello Dolly, which will be here in Chicago through November 17^th.  Read MORE