Famous for many things, not least Carol Channing playing the title role more than 5,000 times, “Hello, Dolly!” is, happily, one of Broadway’s brashest, splashiest star vehicles whose relative lack of subtlety is heralded by the title’s exclamation point. Purists seeking yet another rehash of Gower Champion’s original blueprint may consider London’s hotly anticipated revival as more of a case of “Hello, Dolly?” No-one expected plush glamor to be replaced by honesty and sincerity but that’s what a strikingly tender cast, led by a marvelously no-nonsense Imelda Staunton, delivers in director Dominic Cooke’s increasingly joy-filled rethink. See MORE

The veteran British actress shines in a new revival that is the musical theater highlight of the West End summer. Read MORE

Well, Hello Dolly, “it’s so nice to have you back where you belong”, on the stage of the London Palladium for a short ten-week season. The show was due to be back in 2020 when Covid struck

and was delayed due to the availability of its star Imelda Staunton to this summer but finally, it makes its long-awaited return. Read MORE

One of musical theatre’s most enduring classics, finally (after being cancelled due to Covid) gets its opening at the London Palladium.  This new production of Hello, Dolly! starring Imelda Staunton, is a dazzling spectacle that pays homage to the golden age of Broadway while adding some pizzazz to Jerry Herman’s timeless score.

Well, Hello, Dolly! It’s so nice to have you back where you belong. Yes, after far too long Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman’s 1964 musical Hello, Dolly! has returned to London’s West End for a limited season at the London Palladium. Read MORE