New West End production of Hello, Dolly! is postponed

Michael Harrison and David Ian have announced that their new production of Hello, Dolly! has been postponed. Hello, Dolly! was due to begin performances at London’s Adelphi Theatre in London on 11 August 2020 for a 30-week season. It is believed that the production will be delayed until 2022 as the show’s star, Imelda Staunton, will be filming the fifth season ⁦of Netflix’s The Crown in 2021.

New season details and all further information will be announced at a later date. Ticket holders do not need to do anything. The point of purchase will be in touch with ticket holders soon about refunds.

Michael Harrison and David Ian said: “Whilst we are naturally disappointed that we aren’t able to stage the show this summer, we are completely committed to Hello, Dolly! Dominic Cooke’s new production is set to have a cast of 34 and an orchestra of 18 musicians. This, coupled with Rae Smith’s stunning new designs, means we do not want to compromise the length of run, so postponing until the time is right and schedules permit is the best option, but plans are already underway for the new season which we will announce as soon as we can. Dolly will most certainly be back where she belongs.”

With music and lyrics by the legendary Jerry Herman (La Cage aux Folles, Mack and Mabel, Mame) and book by Michael Stewart (42nd Street, Mack and Mabel, Barnum), Hello, Dolly! is one of the most iconic musicals of all time.

Multi Olivier and BAFTA Award-winning Imelda Staunton plays meddlesome socialite turned matchmaker Dolly Levi, as she travels to Yonkers, New York to find a match for the miserly, unmarried ‘half-a-millionaire’ Horace Vandergelder. But everything changes when she decides that the next match she needs to make is for herself.

This production of Hello, Dolly! will also reunite Staunton with director Dominic Cooke, who most recently worked together for the critically-acclaimed National Theatre production of Stephen Sondheim’s Follies.

Also due to appear alongside Staunton were Jenna Russell as Irene Malloy, Andy Nyman as Horace Vandergelder, Clare Halse as Minnie Fay, Harry Hepple as Cornelius Hackl and Tyrone Huntley as Barnaby Tucker.

The cast also included Craig Armstrong, Gemma Atkins, Jenni Bowden, Alan Bradshaw, Natalie Chua, Joshua Clemetson, Brendan Cull, Bessy Ewa, Isaac Gryn, Ashlee Irish, Jodie Jacobs, Paul Kemble, Emily Langham, Amira Matthews, Sarah Marie Maxwell, Laura Medforth, Matt Overfield, Angelo Paragoso, Tom Partridge, Wendy Lee Purdy, Edwin Ray, Phil Snowden, Bree Smith, Christine Tucker, Gavin Wilkinson and Liam Wrate.