“Official Opening Night”...
I’ve read this in a BroadwayWorld.com article and is quoted here: “The first national tour of Hello, Dolly! begins performances September 30, 2018, in the Connor Palace at Cleveland's Playhouse Square, ahead of an official opening night on October 5, 2018.” Today I called Playhouse Square twice, spoken to two different ticketing representatives who then asked their supervisors, and they knew nothing in regards to the fact that 10/05 was, or is, designated as the “Official Opening Night”. I knew that the National Tour shows started on Sunday 09/30, but wasn’t aware that following Friday would be designated something different.
Does anyone have any information on this? I’m already going 10/06 and wouldn’t mind going the night prior if maybe I’ll get to attend a special event.
dmwnc1959, I googled that phrase and it's from Theatermania, not BWW — but it is a little weird that ONLY Theatermania is the one that used that precise wording.
https://www.theatermania.com/broadway/news/betty-buckley-hello-dolly-national-tour_86104.html
Maybe they’re both using a similar press release? Here’s a link to the BWW article I mentioned...look all the way at the bottom past the videos.
https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Theyve-Got-Elegance-Meet-the-Company-of-the-HELLO-DOLLY-National-Tour-20180809
This is very cool...19 more days!
https://mobile.twitter.com/Clark33Clark/status/1037846885720096769
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
Looks like I have to book a flight to Chicago. I've really been in the dumps since the show closed on Broadway.
Does the website list the understudies for the tour? The bios won’t load on a mobile version.
The bios aren't listed, but here are the roles and understudies:
BETTY BUCKLEY
as DOLLY GALLAGHER LEVI
LEWIS J. STADLEN
as HORACE VANDERGELDER
NIC ROULEAU
as CORNELIUS HACKL
ANALISA LEAMING
as IRENE MOLLOY
JESS LePROTTO
as BARNABY TUCKER
KRISTEN HAHN
as MINNIE FAY
GARETT HAWE
as AMBROSE KEMPER
MORGAN KIRNER
as ERMENGARDE
JESSICA SHERIDAN
as ERNESTINA, U/S DOLLY GALLAGHER LEVI
WALLY DUNN
as RUDOLPH, U/S HORACE VANDERGELDER
MADDY APPLE
as ENSEMBLE, U/S IRENE MOLLOY
DANIEL BEEMAN
as COURT CLERK, ENSEMBLE, U/S CORNELIUS HACKL
BRITTANY BOHN
as SWING, U/S ERMENGARDE
GIOVANNI BONAVENTURA
as ENSEMBLE, U/S AMBROSE KEMPER
ELIZABETH BROADHURST
as ENSEMBLE, U/S IRENE MOLLOY
WHITNEY COOPER
as ENSEMBLE, SWING
JULIAN DeGUZMAN
as ENSEMBLE, U/S BARNABY TUCKER
ALEXANDRA FROHLINGER
as ENSEMBLE, U/S ERMENGARDE, MINNIE FAY
DAN HORN
as ENSEMBLE
COREY HUMMERSTON
as ENSEMBLE
MADISON JOHNSON
as ENSEMBLE, U/S MINNIE FAY
BETH KIRKPATRICK
as MRS. ROSE, ENSEMBLE, U/S DOLLY GALLAGHER LEVI, ERNESTINA
NATHAN KEEN
as SWING
BEN LANHAM
as ENSEMBLE
IAN LIBERTO
as SWING/DANCE CAPTAIN, U/S CORNELIUS HACKL
KYLE SAMUEL
as ENSEMBLE
SCOTT SHEDENHELM
as ENSEMBLE, U/S AMBROSE KEMPER, BARNABY TUCKER
TIMOTHY SHEW
as JUDGE, U/S HORACE VANDERGELDER, RUDOLPH
MARIA CRISTINA SLYE
as ENSEMBLE
CASSIE AUSTIN TAYLOR
as ENSEMBLE
DAVIS WAYNE
as ENSEMBLE
BRANDON L. WHITMORE
as ENSEMBLE
CONNOR WINCE
as ENSEMBLE
Does anyone in the know know when tickets go on sale for the San Francisco stop? I’ve called SHNSF a few times but am on hold and have to hang up before getting through. Busy signing up subscribers perhaps. Didn’t renew my subscription since I’d already seen most of the shows and HD is the only one that interests me. TIA!
Have you tried emailing them? I know as of last month they were just saying "a later date."
Wooohoooo!!! Getting closer...
https://mobile.twitter.com/BettyBuckley/status/1039207468889526273
...and this...
https://mobile.twitter.com/BettyBuckley/status/1039522638534778886
Only 10 Days to go until the first Preview Shows!
https://mobile.twitter.com/BettyBuckley/status/1041368094231470080
Interview with Nic Rouleau and Jess LeProtto!
http://www.wktv.com/content/news/Catching-up-with-the-cast-of-Hello-Dolly-before-next-weeks-performance-493865121.html
LizzieCurry said: "Interview with Nic Rouleau and Jess LeProtto!”
http://www.wktv.com/content/news/Catching-up-with-the-cast-of-Hello-Dolly-before-next-weeks-performance-493865121.html
I’m so excited for this show I could wet myself!
16 days and counting!!! :)
So excited to see this on Tuesday!! I’m sad, as it’s probably the only tour stop I’ll get to see and I’m not ready to say goodbye to this production but I am so ready!
Here is hoping Betty is fantastic. I can’t believe I’m finally seeing her live!
Dollypop said: "Looks like I have to book a flight to Chicago. I've really been in the dumps since the show closed on Broadway."
I feel the same and fortunate that I get to take my friends to see this production.
Interview with Lewis Stadlen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jPX7_aLurM
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
My cousins in Orlando have just invited me to fly down when the show plays there in late November.
Sent an email to Cleveland’s Playhouse Square Director of Marketing and got this reply...
Hi David,
Thank you for reaching out. I can confirm that the official opening night for HELLO, DOLLY! is Friday, October 5.
Never been to the “official opening night” of a National Tour, and figured since I was going up already, and that (hopefully) this show is worth seeing twice...
...soooo, I bought another ticket to see the show! Now I’m seeing it twice: the evening show on the 5th and the matinee on the 6th.
Looking forward to all of the reviews from Utica Tuesday and Wednesday!!!
Keep looking at the Stanley theatres geo tag on Instagram to see if there are any pictures of the set and haven’t seen anything, but this picture. https://www.instagram.com/p/BnmlNZngzCE/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=h2m6fbp0mbm
Cant really tell, but is that a passerelle I see?
Betty just posted this recent broadcast via her Twitter account -- WOR710 -- Audio is below the article:
https://710wor.iheart.com/featured/in-the-wings/content/2018-09-20-betty-buckley-hello-dolly-national-tour-is-a-gift/#.W6TpED47nD0.twitter
Who's the Dolly Standby on the Road? Are her legs sturdy?
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! for the podcast with Betty post and the interviews with Nic and Jess post and Lewis' post. I couldn't be more excited. I leave Tuesday and will see the show Wednesday night in Utica. Staying with a friend. I'll report back!
EthelMae said: "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! for the podcast with Betty post and the interviews with Nic and Jess post and Lewis' post. I couldn't be more excited. I leave Tuesday and will see the show Wednesday night in Utica. Staying with a friend. I'll report back!"
I am doing the same! I'm looking forward to reporting back!
Call_me_jorge said: "Keep looking at the Stanley theatres geo tag on Instagram to see if there are any pictures of the set and haven’t seen anything, but this picture.https://www.instagram.com/p/BnmlNZngzCE/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=h2m6fbp0mbm
Cant really tell, but is that a passerelleI see?"
All the previous tours of Dolly I have seen have had a pasarelle.
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