Beloved Broadway star Betty Buckley (the original Grizabella in “Cats,” for which she won a Tony) takes on the role of Dolly Levi for the national tour of the 2017 revival of “Hello, Dolly!” She steps into shoes filled in the past by Ethel Merman and Carol Channing and more recently by Bette Midler and Bernadette Peters. Oct. 23-Nov. 17 at Oriental Theatre; broadwayinchicago.com

On Sale in February 2019: “HELLO, DOLLY!” (May 21-26, 2019) Durham Performing Arts Center. The Durham Performing Arts Center will offer $20 tickets just for Durham residents to upcoming events.