FOR RELEASE ON JULY 23, 2018 “The best show of the year. ‘Hello, Dolly!’ must not be missed.” NPR, David Richardson “This ‘Dolly!’ is classic Broadway at its best.” Entertainment Weekly, Maya Stanton “It is, in a word, perfection.” Time Out New York, Adam Feldman TONY AWARD®-WINNING BROADWAY LEGEND BETTY BUCKLEY STARS IN FIRST NATIONAL TOUR OF “HELLO, DOLLY!” THE TONY AWARD-WINNING BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL WILL BEGIN PERFORMANCES SEPTEMBER 30 AT PLAYHOUSE SQUARE SINGLE TICKETS ON SALE JULY 27 Cleveland, OH – The producers of HELLO, DOLLY!, the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival, and Playhouse Square announced today that single tickets for the National Tour starring Broadway legend Betty Buckley will go on sale Friday, July 27. Tickets will be available at the Playhouse Square Ticket Office (1519 Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland), by visiting playhousesquare.org, or by calling 216-241-6000. Group orders of 15 or more may be placed by calling 216-640-8600. HELLO, DOLLY! comes to Playhouse Square September 30 through October 21, 2018 as part of the KeyBank Broadway Series. Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Betty Buckley stars in HELLO, DOLLY! – the universally acclaimed smash that NPR calls “the best show of the year!” and the Los Angeles Times says “distills the mood-elevating properties of the American musical at its giddy best.” Winner of four Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival, director Jerry Zaks’ “gorgeous” new production (Vogue) is “making people crazy happy!” (The Washington Post). Breaking box office records week after week and receiving unanimous raves on Broadway, this HELLO, DOLLY! pays tribute to the original work of legendary director/choreographer Gower Champion – hailed both then and now as one of the greatest stagings in musical theater history. Rolling Stone calls it “a must-see event. A musical comedy dream. If you’re lucky enough to score a ticket, you’ll be seeing something historic. Wow, wow, wow, indeed!” Led by four-time Tony Award-winning director Jerry Zaks and choreographed by Tony Award winner Warren Carlyle, the entire creative team of the Broadway production will reprise their roles for the National Tour of HELLO, DOLLY!, including four-time Tony Award winner Santo Loquasto (Scenic & Costume Design), six-time Tony Award winner Natasha Katz (Lighting Design), Tony Award winner Scott Lehrer (Sound Design), Andy Einhorn (Music Direction), Tony Award winner Larry Hochman (Orchestrations), Tony Award winner Don Pippin (Vocal Arrangements), David Chase (Dance Arrangements), and Telsey + Company (Casting). HELLO, DOLLY! will play the Connor Palace at Playhouse Square with performances September 30 through October 21, 2018. Show times are Tuesdays through Fridays at 7:30PM, Saturdays at 1:30 and 7:30PM, and Sundays at 1:00 and 6:30PM. Please note that Sunday, September 30 only has a 6:30PM performance and Sunday, October 21 only has a 1:00PM performance. HELLO, DOLLY! began performances on Broadway on March 15, 2017, and officially opened on April 20, 2017. Having broken the record for best first day of ticket sales in Broadway history, the box office record at the Shubert Theatre twelve times, and shattering The Shubert Organization’s all-time record ten times, the production will end its historic Broadway run on August 25, 2018. For more information, visit www.hellodollyonbroadway.com ### Follow Playhouse Square on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @playhousesquare #playhousesquare #BWYinCLE The largest performing arts center in the country outside of New York, the not-for-profit Playhouse Square is Northeast Ohio’s destination for Broadway and more great entertainment. Playhouse Square is a champion of arts education and downtown Cleveland, and proud to be the home of Cleveland Play House, Cleveland State University Department of Theatre and Dance, DANCECleveland, Great Lakes Theater and Tri-C Jazz Fest. .