The dramaends with its two-part sixth seasonthat starts November 16, when it premieres with an initial four episodes.
Actually, I think Imelda deserves her season at the Palladium and in that part, Harrison proclaimed.
Staunton signed on to play Dolly back in 2019.
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Ill be ready for her, she added.
Andy Nyman has been confirmed to play that role.
She asks herself, Do I have the energy to go a second round?
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I think theres something profound about that, Cooke mused.
A lot of people give up after they lose their partner.
So, Dolly sort of goes, Right, Im ready!
And so it starts with that decision.
And thats why Imelda was the right person.
Thats the texture were looking to find.
Great musicals are underpinned by something, added Cooke.
Its about taking them seriously without being dour and boring.
You have to enjoy them.
Theyre proper works of art; theyre not just escapist entertainment.
Cooke admitted that its fair to say that Staunton didnt initially jump at it.
Once her mind was made up, Staunton did not waver.
She has stayed withHello, Dolly!through all of its many delays.
She did everything she did Shakespeare, she did Alan Ayckbourn, musicals.
She did the lot.
Just exploring, because she likes to spend a lot of time prepping and thinking.
Ticket cash was refunded to ticket holders in 2020.
The aforementioned Adelphi season would have run for 30 weeks.
He argued that youre forced to go high with top prices because of high energy costs and other fees.
Weve all been hit, and its the producer whos left with this.
He had sharp words for less-considerate rivals.
One of the reasons for the Palladiums popularity its super sightlines.
There will be an 18-piece orchestra with a cast of 35.
Rehearsals begin in May.
Priority booking opens December 6.
