Dolly Gallagher Levi has set her sights on the wealthy and eligible Horace Vandergelder. Now she just has to determine if the methods she employs in matchmaking younger couples are going to work for her.
That scenario sets the stage for “Hello, Dolly!, the Tony Award-winning musical — it won 10 of them — that opens at the Cumberland County Playhouse on Thursday and runs through Aug. 22.
“This is one of the great classics among American musicals,” said Jim Crabtree, producer for the theater. “It stands the test of time. We’re pleased to bring it back. It’s one of those people want to see over and over again.”
Songs from the musical, which features music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, include “Put on Your Sunday Clothes,” “Before the Parade Passes By” and the well-known title song.
The production is set at the turn of the 20th century in Yonkers, N.Y., where Dolly does her meddling, and New York City, where she and her young protégés go for fun.