Well HELLO! This Dolly has an announcement coming tomorrow ! Stay tuned!
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) January 19, 2016
Yes, I am taking on the role of the beloved Dolly Levi in “Hello, Dolly!”. We open next year on Broadway! So excited!
— Bette Midler (@BetteMidler) January 19, 2016
“Producer Scott Rudin calls Bette Midler his ‘dream Dolly’ for the revival of the classic musical. When it opens in the spring of 2017, the show will be the first new production of “Hello, Dolly!” on Broadway since the original opened 50 years ago. The original, starring Carol Channing, won 10 Tony Awards.”
Midler, 70, made her broadway debut in “Fiddler on the Roof” in 1967.
Rudin says she has the “outsized personality for a 21st Century Dolly.”
“I am looking forward to portraying one of the most beloved characters in all of American musical comedy,” Midler was quoted as saying. “I know I’m going to have the time of my life.”
Midler fans went crazy:
Better Midler is doing Hello Dolly on Broadway. People…. https://t.co/yiGPL1PjwM pic.twitter.com/kcMJqG59Yp
— Jim McCarthy (@JimMcCarthy528) January 19, 2016
Every cell in my body knew something was going on BETTE MIDLER IS REVIVING HELLO DOLLY ON BROADWAY I CANNOT BREATHE
— Leslie Grossman (@MissLeslieG) January 19, 2016
Okay, who’s gonna camp out to see @BetteMidler in “Hello, Dolly!” on Broadway with me next year?? https://t.co/WOA4JGQ85p
— Curtis M. Wong (@c_wong79) January 19, 2016
Can’t we skip this terrible election year and go directly to the year of Bette Midler doing Hello, Dolly! on Broadway?
— Louis Peitzman (@LouisPeitzman) January 19, 2016
BETTE MIDLER IS GOING TO BE DOLLY, THIS WAS THE BEST NEWS TO (BEGRUDGINGLY) WAKE UP TO
— Alesha (@reytheriveter) January 19, 2016
Buying tickets to see Bette Midler in HELLO DOLLY is gonna be the new HAMILTON saga for 2017
— Philip Joel (@PhilipJoel) January 19, 2016
IT’S CONFIRMED!!!! Bette Midler returns to Broadway in HELLO DOLLY!!! I need flights, hotels booked & tickets immediately!!!
— Philip Joel (@PhilipJoel) January 19, 2016
It’s so nice to have you back where you belong.
Posted by The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday, January 19, 2016