How Hello, Dolly! set the template for leading ladies in musical theatre
Samantha Spiro in Hello, Dolly! at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, 2009. Photo: Tristram Kenton
David Benedict looks back on the history of female-led star vehicles in musical theatre, ahead of the opening of Hello Dolly! this week
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