Bernadette Peters On Fulfilling The Red Dress Of 'Hello, Dolly!'

There's a big, glittering musical in a classic key on Broadway again, where the townspeople of Yonkers sing and dance, the New York Central train toots steam and the audience starts standing in ovation from the moment the big-name star takes the stage.

Bette Midler played that role last year. Pearl Bailey, Mary Martin, Ethel Merman, Donna Murphy and many other big Broadway stars have played Dolly Levi in — Jerry Herman's 1964 work which won a record-tying 10 Tony Awards