Hello Dolly **** TNT
She may not have Barbra Streisand’s voice, but Samantha Spiro makes a delightful Dolly Levi, the cheerful, meddlesome, marriage-broking widow who’s ready to make a new life for herself as well as for others in Jerry Herman’s 1964 Broadway hit.
Lavishly costumed and with a scene-stealing chorus of tap-dancing waiters, the Open Air’s annual musical has lashings of charm, energy and “feel-good” fun. Akiya Henry’s pert maid and Daniel Crossley’s limber chief clerk add extra zest to the proceedings, while Allan Corduner is suitably grouchy as his employer and Dolly’s unwitting intended.
Add Stephen Mear’s inventive choreography and here’s a show that makes even the vagaries of a British summer well worth risking.
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, NW1 4NR Baker Street (0844 826 4242). Until Sep 12. £20-£50.
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