Hello, Dolly! is a 1964 musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, based on Thornton Wilder's 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers, which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1954. Wikipedia
Characters: Dolly Gallagher Levi, Horace Vandergelder, Cornelius Hackl, and more
Playwright: Michael Stewart
Composer: Jerry Herman
First performance: November 18, 1963
Adapted from: The Matchmaker