Sets and costumes have been meticulously designed ... Larson hopes that while “Hello, Dolly!” may be set in a long-past era, the central message of love, optimism and second chances resonates ...

Hello, Dolly! is based on Thornton Wilder’s 1954 ... the look is both rich and right for the time period, building new costumes for the principal actors and strategizing the multiple costume ...

So it’s a nice surprise to see San Diego Musical Theatre’s big production of “Hello, Dolly!” It features a cast of 23, a huge costume wardrobe and some of the most ambitious choreography I ...