NEW YORK—When re-reviewing a show after the original leads have left, one must ask how the new cast members fit into the already existing scheme of the piece and how well the production works with these new additions. In the case of the Broadway revival of the 1964 musical “Hello, Dolly!” the answer is brilliantly!
Set in 1895 in and around New York City, the work tells the story of Dolly Gallagher Levi (Bernadette Peters), a middle-aged woman who makes her living as a jack-of-all-trades. The services she offers are as varied as dance instructor and legal advocate. Her primary profession, however, is that of a matchmaker, bringing together like-minded people desiring matrimony.
