Hello, Dolly!

Following on from their success with Kiss Me, Kate, G.C.L.T. is presenting another golden lldie. Hello, Dolly! was first produced on Broadway in 1964 winning ten Tony Awards and playing for 2,844 performances, receiving three Oscars when the movie was released in 1969.

Australia first met Dolly Gallagher Levi in 1965, when the Australian tour opened in Melbourne.

In this production, the title role is being played by Amy McDonald with all the wiley charms befitting the lady. As the long-suffering Horace Vandergelder is Gold Coast regular Grant Ebeling.

Supporting these seasoned performers are Louise Harris – Irene Molloy, Rory Impellizzeri – Cornelius Hackl, Naomi Mole – Minnie Fay and Andrew Cockcroft-Pennman - Barnaby Tucker.

The production team of Director Kate Peters, Vocal Coach Tracey Kriz and Co-Choreographers Tess Burke, Bruce Harris, Tracey Kriz and Kim Reynolds have combined to give the audience a wonderful experience of theatre from the good old days; with many a patron humming the hit tunes as they happily leave the theatre.

A minor disappointment for me: the scenery lacked that theatrical pizzazz one associates with a show such as this which is steeped in theatrical folklore.

Roger McKenzie