Show Plot Hello Dolly

Authors: Based on Thornton Wilder's play The Matchmaker. Book by Michael Stewart. Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman.

Time Period: Late 1890s

Setting: New York City and Yonkers

Summary: A widowed matchmaker decides to woo a wealthy, grumpy fodder and feed store merchant for herself, setting off chaotic events, comedic mix-ups, romantic entanglements that end with the merchant's realization that he can't live without Dolly.