It’s been two years in the making – due to no less than a global pandemic – but Falkirk Operatic Society’s production of Hello Dolly will finally be gracing the Falkirk Town Hall stage in a matter of days.
5Q: Hello, Dolly!
“5Q” is an online-only column featuring five questions about stage productions in the Metro Area with a special focus on the GLBTQ community’s relationship to the production. Periodically, “5Q” will take the form of an interview with actors, directors, writers, etc. to shed some light on the production process.
Dolly Levi is a delightfully scheming busybody who makes her living as a matchmaker in glamorous New York City. She’s out to make a match for Horace Vandergelder, the “well-known half-a-millionaire,” with the charming hat maker, Irene Molloy but in the process, Dolly hatches a plan to snare a groom for herself.
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Since the 1960s, the songs of Jerry Herman have been heard on Broadway in such shows as
Milk and Honey,
La Cage Aux Folles, and
Hello, Dolly! (which ran on the Main Stem five times), along with various revues and special concerts.
Now, theatergoers can once again revel in Herman s timeless melodies and luscious lyrics courtesy of the Pasadena Playhouse s monthlong special production of
You I Like: A Musical Celebration of Jerry Herman, an 85-minute virtual musical revue honoring the work of the beloved composer-lyricist, who died at the age of 88 in December 2019.
The show was conceived and music-directed by Andy Einhorn, who performed similar duties on Broadway s most recent