Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Tony Award-winning actress Bernadette Peters has confirmed she will replace outgoing star Bette Midler in the Broadway production of Hello, Dolly!
Midler won a Tony for her performance in the hit show this past June.
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1 of 2 | Bernadette Peters arrives on the red carpet at the "Beauty and the Beast" screening on March 13 in New York City. Peters is to star in "Hello, Dolly!" on Broadway this January. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
"Hello," Peters tweeted Tuesday, along with a heart emoji and a link to a New York Times story about her casting in the musical.
Producer Scott Rudin told the newspaper Peters and Victor Garber, who will replace David Hyde Pierce as Horace Vandergelder, will join the production Jan. 20.
Midler and Pierce will play their final performances Jan. 14.
Hello. https://t.co/u4utp3sYIk ❤️
— Bernadette Peters (@OfficialBPeters) September 5, 2017
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