Rachel York Is Dolly! for Reagle Players Beginning June 18

By Andrew Gans
18 Jun 2009

Rachel York as Dolly
Rachel York as Dolly

The Reagle Players, located in Waltham, MA, presents the Tony Award-winning Jerry Herman musical Hello, Dolly! beginning June 18.

Broadway favorite Rachel York (City of Angels, Victor Victoria, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) stars in the title role of the production, which will officially open June 19.

Directed by Reagle producer and artistic director Robert J. Eagle and choreographed by Susan Chebookjian, Dolly! will play through June 27.

The cast will also includes Jamie Ross as Horace Vandergelder, Sarah Pfisterer as Irene Molloy and Rick Hilsabeck as Cornelius Hackl with Sean McLaughlin as Barnaby Tucker, Danielle Naugler as Minnie Fay, Sarah Landry as Ermengarde, Patrick Dillon Curry as Ambrose Kemper, Angela Richardson as Enerstina and Tom Frates as Rudolph.

The Reagle production features the national touring set and much of the original Freddy Wittop costume designs.

Hello, Dolly!, suggested by Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker, features a score by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart. Directed and choreographed by Gower Champion, the original production opened in January 1964 at the St. James Theatre, playing 2,844 performances before closing Dec. 27, 1970. The original cast featured Carol Channing, Eileen Brennan, David Burns, Jerry Dodge, Alice Playten, Charles Nelson Reilly and Ken Ayers. The musical won ten Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Actress in a Musical (Channing).

Tickets, priced $32-$54, are available by calling (781) 891-5600 or by visiting www.reagleplayers.com. Reagle Players is located at Robinson Theater, 617 Lexington Street in Waltham, MA.