Betty Buckley "DOLLY" opening in Cleveland/ Casting News ? — Page 6

“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.

Updated On: 9/5/18 at 06:53 PM

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

Updated On: 9/5/18 at 07:43 PM

Looks like I have to book a flight to Chicago. I've really been in the dumps since the show closed on Broadway.

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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

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Have you tried emailing them? I know as of last month they were just saying "a later date."

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...and this...

https://mobile.twitter.com/BettyBuckley/status/1039522638534778886

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

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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!

Interview with Lewis Stadlen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jPX7_aLurM

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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!!!

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

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!

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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