Why Dolly? Because she turns 60 this year. And because Dolly is the metathesis of Lido, the Parisian venue run by Jean-Luc Choplin. The former director of the Châtelet puts all his energy into bringing out joys as powerful as the sadness of the times. In other words, if national politics make you despair, if international tensions worry you, if the climate situation makes your blood boil, go to Lido for two and a half hours of total oblivion.

Because Dolly has an answer for everything. Can’t dance? Need a husband? A lawyer? A marriage license? An idea for a fun night out? A well-stocked wallet? Here she is. Handing you her card. And with a smile. She sings it in I Put My Hand In, which kicks off the show: “ I’ve always been a woman to fix things/ For my own pleasure and profit : furniture banquets affairs of the heart. “ All she…