Music and lyrics by Peter Mills
Book by Peter Mills and Cara Reichel
Directed by Cara Reichel
Co-produced with Michael Cassel Group, Broadway & Beyond Theatricals, and Chief Operator
A heroic new musical about connection in a time of conflict.
1918 As the world plunges further into unprecedented catastrophe, Grace Banker works as a telephone operator in New York City, proving herself more than capable in a male-dominated industry. But when the U.S. Army recruits her to lead a group of women directing communications on the frontlines in France, she and her fellow “Hello Girls” will have to prove themselves again and again if they are to convince the top brass—and the country—that they belong in the fight. This new American musical reminds us that in the battle against hopelessness and hate, no weapon can match the power of the human spirit.
Hello Girls ran at Syracuse Stage in September 2025.
“Thrilling… smart, human, with a lively ragtime-and-jazz-score.”
—The New York Times (*Critics Pick*)
“UNDENIABLY INSPIRATIONAL… MOVE OVER, MEAN GIRLS AND WICKED: THERE’S A NEW MUSICAL EXPLODING WITH GRRRL POWER, FEMALE CAMARADERIE AND UPLIFTING SONGS, AND IT TEACHES AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF HISTORY TO BOOT.”
—TimeOut New York
“FILLED WITH MEMORABLE SONGS AND BRILLIANT PERFORMANCES, IT IS A MUSICAL AS TRIUMPHANT AS THE TRUE STORY ON WHICH IT IS BASED.”
—Zachary Stewart, TheatreMania