Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts will produce the blockbuster Broadway hit, Hello, Dolly! July 14-30, 2023. The beloved Tony Award winning musical transports audiences to the late nineteenth-century Yonkers, NY with captivating performances and unforgettable musical numbers accompanied by live musicians and dazzling choreography worthy of any Broadway stage. <br/>Hello, Dolly! has been widely praised by critics since its original Broadway debut and has received numerous awards over the years, including ten Tony Awards for the original production and additional awards for subsequent revivals. NBC New York describes Hello, Dolly! “as blissful an escape as anyone could want” while Variety describes the show as “the quintessential Broadway musical, the kind of audience-pleaser that will never go out of fashion.”  <br/>The production features a talented cast of regional actors led by Lisa Smith Bradley as Dolly Gallagher Levi, a widow who decides to rejoin life by marrying the rich and curmudgeonly Horace Vandergelder played by local actor, Matthew Corbett. Matthews Playhouse founder and Executive Advisor, June Bayless is directing with acclaimed choreographer Ron Chisholm. <br/>'Hello, Dolly!'<br/>Who: Directed by June Bayless. Choreography by Ron Chisholm and Music Direction by Ellen Robison. Book by Michael Stewart, based on "The Matchmaker," by Thornton Wilder. Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman.<br/>When: Opening July 14, 2023 - 7:30 p.m. on Fri., 2:00 & 7:30 p.m. Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. through July 30th. There is a Pay-What-You-Can Performance benefitting Matthews Help Center at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 27th. <br/>Where: Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts ●100 East McDowell Street ● Matthews, NC<br/>Tickets: $18-$26, visit www.matthewsplayhouse.com/hello-dolly for tickets.<br/>Happens on the following Dates:<br/>Jul 14, 2023, 7:30pm to 9:45pm EDT<br/>Jul 15, 2023, 2:00pm to 4:00pm EDT<br/>Jul 15, 2023, 7:30pm to 9:45pm EDT<br/>Jul 16, 2023, 2:00pm to 4:00pm EDT<br/>Jul 21, 2023, 7:30pm to 9:45pm EDT<br/>Jul 22, 2023, 2:00pm to 4:00pm EDT<br/>Jul 22, 2023, 7:30pm to 9:45pm EDT<br/>Jul 23, 2023, 2:00pm to 4:00pm EDT<br/>Jul 28, 2023, 7:30pm to 9:45pm EDT<br/>Jul 29, 2023, 2:00pm to 4:00pm EDT<br/>Jul 29, 2023, 7:30pm to 9:45pm EDT<br/>Jul 30, 2023, 2:00pm to 4:00pm EDT