Hello, Dolly! ARC is proud to announce that its July 2010 musical will be Hello, Dolly!. Synopsis: read all about Hello, Dolly! Applications: for the Hello, Dolly! Production Team are now open Auditions: for the Hello, Dolly! Cast are now open Production Team: the people behind the show

Hello, Dolly! is a musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and book by Michael Stewart. It was based on Thornton Wilder's 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers, which Wilder later revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1955.

Hello, Dolly! was first produced on Broadway by David Merrick in 1964, winning the Tony Award for Best Musical and taking home nine others. The show album Hello, Dolly! An Original Cast Recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. The show has become one of the most enduring musical theatre hits, enjoying three Broadway revivals and international success. It was also made into a 1969 film that was directed by the legendary Gene Kelly and was nominated for seven Academy Awards.