‘Hello, Dolly!’ Review: Imelda Staunton Is Marvelous in a Strikingly Sincere West End Revamp (Variety)

Imelda Staunton has opened to glowing reviews!

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

Review: HELLO, DOLLY!, London Palladium (WestEnd Friend)

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

Imelda Staunton & Ensemble (Credit Manuel Harlan)

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