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Hello Dolly! Tickets are Going Fast

Final preparations are underway for MSA's opening of the sensational landmark musical, Hello, Dolly!, directed by Rodney Franz, with a cast, crew and orchestra of 75 students. Set at the turn of the 20th century, Hello, Dolly! features the comic antics of two hayseed clerks on a wild spree in New York City, a pinch-penny geezer bound to woo a hat store owner, and a runaway niece who wants to win a dance contest. They comically blunder through mishaps and life changing events, under the watchful eye of the ever-charming, manipulating widow, Dolly Gallagher Levi. Scott DeTurk is Vocal Director, MSA Jazz Director Dave Gregoric conducts the student orchestra and Devin Sullivan choreographs.

Don't miss your chance to enjoy a delightful evening of hummable tunes, delightful dancing, and colorful characters. With lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, Hello, Dolly! is based on Thornton Wilder's fast and funny farce, The Matchmaker. First produced on Broadway in 1964, Hello, Dolly! won 10 Tony awards, including Best Musical. The show's album, Hello, Dolly! An Original Cast Recording, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. The show has become one of the most enduring musical hits, enjoying three Broadway revivals and international success. It became a popular 1969 film starring Barbra Streisand that was nominated for seven Academy Awards and Louis Armstrong's recording of the title song knocked the Beatles off the number one spot on the charts. 


Hello, Dolly! opens at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, in the Performing Arts Center at Novato High School, 625 Arthur St., Novato. Friday and Saturday 7 p.m. shows continue  Nov. 8-9, 15-16, and 22-23 and 2 p.m. Sunday matinees can been enjoyed on Nov. 10, 17 and 24. A very limited number of tickets will be available at the door, but performances sell out, so buy your tickets online at www.brownpapertickets.com or by calling (800) 838-3006. Admission is $8 for students and seniors, $20 reserved, or $15 general seating.

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