十九世纪末的美国纽约,精明、干练、泼辣的媒婆Dolly一心一意想为富翁Vandergelder作媒,结果却促成了自己与富翁的婚姻,同时,也撮合了富翁的两个伙计与女帽商及助手、富翁侄女与艺术家的婚事。Matchmaker Dolly Levi travels to Yonkers to find a partner for "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder, convincing his niece, his niece's intended, and his two clerks to travel to New York City along the way.