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HELLO DOLLY first landed on Broadway in 1964, and the current (2017) revival, playing at Providence Performing Arts Center through March 8, won the Tony Award for Best Revival and Best Actress for Bette Midler. While those who have nostalgia for this show will no doubt think it's fun, the uninitiated may find themselves wishing for a few of the less memorable songs to be traded for more robust character development. Not unlike the recent revival of Miss Saigon, which tried to win new audiences by actually casting Asian actors to play Asian roles and by spending a tremendous amount of money on technical wizardry; this revival of Hello Dolly went all out on sets and costumes, presumably to distract from mostly forgettable songs and a book that is bloated, dated and not nearly as charming as it thinks it is.
Videos
La Cage aux Folles
Trinity Repertory Company (5/30 - 6/30) | ||
The Lightning Thief : The Percy Jackson Musical
Swamp Meadow Community Theatre (5/3 - 5/11)
PHOTOS
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Stars & Stripes
Gallery X (5/18 - 5/18) | ||
The Joni Project - Celebrating the Music of Joni Mitchell: Court and Spark 50th Anniversary Tour
Courthouse Center for the Arts (5/17 - 5/17) | ||
Ballet RI Presents Cinderella
The Vets (5/10 - 5/12) | ||
TWELFTH NIGHT (OR WHAT YOU WILL)
Attleboro Community Theatre (5/31 - 6/16) | ||
FirstWorks' 20th Anniversary Celebration
The Ballroom at the Providence G (5/2 - 5/2) | ||
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