<P> 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 1955 ) , the musical follows the story of Dolly Gallagher Levi ( a strong - willed matchmaker ) , as she travels to Yonkers , New York , to find a match for the miserly `` well - known unmarried half - a-millionaire '' Horace Vandergelder . In doing so she persuades his niece , his niece 's intended , and Horace 's two clerks to travel to New York City . </P>
<P> 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 1955 ) , the musical follows the story of Dolly Gallagher Levi ( a strong - willed matchmaker ) , as she travels to Yonkers , New York , to find a match for the miserly `` well - known unmarried half - a-millionaire '' Horace Vandergelder . In doing so she persuades his niece , his niece 's intended , and Horace 's two clerks to travel to New York City . </P>
who wrote the music and lyrics for hello dolly
who wrote the music and lyrics for hello dolly
Jerry Herman
Jerry Herman