The Matchmaker
THE MATCHMAKER, Wilder's uproarious farce about love and money, stars the irrepressible busybody, Dolly Gallagher Levi, who inspired the Broadway musical, Hello, Dolly! Through Dolly's subtle machinations, several unlikely couples come together to find happiness in 19th-century New York.
"Loud, slap dash and uproarious ... extraordinarily original and funny."
--N.Y. Times.
"Rolls along merrily and madly and the customers are convulsed."
--N.Y. Journal American.
"The lines of Wilder are brilliant, sage, and witty."
--N.Y. Daily News.
Pictured above: Seana McKenna as Dolly Levi in The Matchmaker at The Stratford Shakespeare Festival
Professional Productions (U.S.)/
All International Productions:
Alan Brodie Representation Ltd
Amateur Productions (U.S.):
Samuel French
Noting the Nature of Farce, by Thornton Wilder
Hello, Dolly!
Harper Collins | Library of America