Hello, Dolly! at Tacoma Musical Playhouse is visually impressive, and Director/Choreographer Jon Douglas Rake got some amazing dance moves out of his cast. The play, by Michael Stewart with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, is based on the Thornton Wilder play The Matchmaker. Many people are familiar with the film of the same name, starring Barbra Streisand. Centered on Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, "a woman who arranges things," the theatrical effort gracing the Tacoma Musical Playhouse stage follows Dolly as she meddles in people's relationships while trying to marry Horace Vandergelder, "the half millionaire."

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[Tacoma Musical Playhouse, through May 29, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, $18-$25, 7116 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.565.6867]