Pennsbury High To Present 'Hello, Dolly!'

FAIRLESS HILLS, PA — The Broadway classic, "Hello, Dolly!" will be hitting the stage at Pennsbury High School next month.

The show, which won the 2017 Tony Award for Best Musical Revival, will run at the school on Friday, Feb. 7, and Saturday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 9, at 2 p.m. The performance will be at the Pennsbury High School East auditorium, at 705 Hood Blvd. in Fairless Hills.

Tickets may be purchased from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, and Wednesday, Feb. 5, in the PHS East auditorium lobby. All tickets are assigned seating with prices ranging from $20 for orchestra level, $15 for lower balcony and $10 for upper balcony. Discounts are available for military personnel and Pennsbury Gold Card holders.

"Hello, Dolly!" is directed by Pennsbury High alumnus and vocal music teacher, Matthew South. It is choreographed by Trina Shumsonk, with musical direction by Pennsbury alumnus and vocal music teacher, Lindsey Strauss.

Rounding out the team are costume designer Robin Stelly and scenic director Terry Poulton. The show is produced and will be conducted by Pennsbury director of choral activities and vocal music curriculum coordinator James D. Moyer.

"Hello, Dolly!' tells the story of Mrs. Dolly Levi Gallagher, a socialite-turned-matchmaker, played by senior Eva Crosson, and her latest client seeking assistance, the cantankerous "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder (senior Dan Howarth) and a young artist named Ambrose (Wesley Carty), who is in love with Horace's niece, Ermengarde (Carissa Salzano).

Dolly's scheming soon involves Horace's employees, Cornelius Hackl (senior Nic Fallacaro) and Barnaby Tucker (Connor Harkiewicz) as well as New York hatmaker Irene Molloy (Kathryn Gilbride) and her assistant Minnie Fay (Robyn Kerachsky), as she tries to cover up her own secret romantic designs.

"Dolly!" opened on Broadway in 1964 starring Carol Channing, and has been revived four times with most recently Bette Midler and Bernadette Peters taking their turns as Dolly. In 1969, it was made into a movie starring Barbra Streisand.