(WEST WINDSOR, NJ) -- Yardley Players will hold auditions for Hello Dolly! at the Kelsey Theatre on the West Windsor, NJ campus of the Mercer County Comunity College. Auditions will be held on Saturday, January 14, 2023 from 12:00pm to 3:00pm and Sunday, January 15, 2023 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. The production will be directed by Marge Swider.
This musical adaptation of Thornton Wilder's hit play The Matchmaker bursts with humor, romance, energetic dance and some of the greatest songs in musical theatre history. The romantic and comic exploits of Dolly Gallagher-Levi, turn-of-the-century matchmaker and "woman who arranges things," are certain to thrill and entertain audiences again and again. Hello Dolly! features a Book by Michael Stewart with Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman.
To set up an audition please call Director Marge Swider at 215-208-7457 or text your name, date and time of audition request and role desired. You may also email the director at noajjs@aol.com.
Yardley Players will present Hello Dolly! April 28 to May 7, 2023 at the Kelsey Theatre.
Hello, Dolly! premiered on Broadway on January 16, 1964 at the St. James Theatre. Opening with Carol Channing in the title role, the show ultimately played for 2,844 performances, making it – at the time – the longest-running Broadway musical in history. The West End production ran for 794 performances at London's Drury Lane Theatre. The musical has been revived several times on Broadway, most recently in 2017, starring Bette Midler as Dolly Levi.
