ARTS NEWSIE: HELLO, DOLLY! MAKES ITS WAY TO THE ARSHT CENTER
By Michael Bustamante | Photos by Julieta Cervantes. Provided by Broadway Across America
The beloved musical Hello, Dolly!
is coming to the Adrienne Arsht Center from November 20 to 25. Deemed as
“the voice of Broadway” by New York Magazine, Hello, Dolly!
stars Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Betty Buckley as Dolly Gallagher Levi,
a matchmaker that travels to New York with the task of finding a match for
Horace Vandergelder (Lewis J. Stadlen), a mean, unmarried half-a-millionaire.
With four Tony Awards, including one for Best Revival of a Musical, Hello,
Dolly! is a must-see Broadway show with a plot conceived in musical comedy
heaven. Purchase your tickets at arshtcenter.org. You can also call
305.949.6722 or visit the Arsht Center Box Office at 1300 Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami. Tickets start at $34.
Wire Magazine caught up with Nic Rouleau to discuss the show, his Hello, Dolly! role and what brought him to this acclaimed production.
Michael Bustamante: What attracted you
to this role?
Nic Rouleau: Cornelius is a
role I’ve wanted to play for a long time. He has one of my favorite songs ever
written for musical theatre, and it’s a joy to get to sing it eight times a
week on stage. But more than that, he’s just a fun character to play. He’s
feeling stuck in his life and yearning for an adventure, and it’s a thrill to
get to go on that adventure every night.
MB: Please tell our
readers about Hello Dolly!, as some may not know the show.
NR: Hello, Dolly! is one of the greatest American musicals of all
time. While it’s been around for quite some time, its relevance today is
astounding. In a word, it’s about love. Finding love, no matter what stage of
life you may be in.
MB: What do you think
our readers will enjoy the most of going to see Hello, Dolly!?
NR: Our entire cast is
really stellar. Led by the one and only Betty Buckley, also starring Lewis J.
Stadlen – they’re both seasoned Broadway veterans, and it’s an honor to get to
perform alongside the two of them.
MB: What’s your
favorite part about Hello, Dolly!?
NR: That’s an easy
question – Jerry Herman’s score – it’s genius and beautiful. It has brassy
anthems and marches, tender love songs, laugh-out-loud comedy gold, and
everything in between. I challenge you to leave the show without humming at
least one of Herman’s delightful tunes on your way out the door.
MB: What would
surprise our readers to know about this production and about you?
NR: I think what
audiences find most surprising about the show is how funny it is. It’s been
adapted from Thornton Wilder’s 1954 play The Matchmaker, and it really
is a farce through and through. Definitely come to be entertained!
MB: Why is Hello, Dolly!
a must-see show?
NR: This is the most
lavish production of Hello, Dolly! you are ever going to see. From the
costumes to the sets, the lighting to the orchestrations, everything is
top-notch. It’s truly a spectacle from every angle and it’s not to be missed!
This was originally published in Wire Magazine Issue 46.2018