Merman played Dolly for nine months, from March of 1970 until the show closed on December 27th. Bailey received a Special Tony Award in 1968.[42]. Making the necessary reservations for the unnecessary vulgar and frenzied touches, one is glad to welcome Hello, Dolly! Television: "The Next Step." Although facing competition from Funny Girl with Barbra Streisand, Hello, Dolly! Cornelius and Irene are immediately smitten, but Vandergelder appears at the shop door, and the young men scramble to hide. BA: Boston University. Closing: Aug 25, 2018, 225 West 44th Street So Long, Dearie Dolly17a. Dolly, arriving just in time, joins Irene and her assistant Minnie Fay as they distract the irate Vandergelder (Motherhood March). It Only Takes A Moment Cornelius16a. In addition, she is a four-time Drama Desk, two-time Drama League and Lucille Lortel Award nominee. Upcoming films: The Female Brain and Lady Bird. Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Mar 20, 2011 - Jun 24, 2012) Produced by Bette Midler. The musical follows the story of Dolly Gallagher Levi, a strong-willed matchmaker, as she travels to Yonkers, New York, to find a match for the miserly "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder. Still unsure about marrying Horace, Dolly asks her late husband Ephraim for a sign. Irene and Minnie open their hat shop for the afternoon. ': Betty Buckley and a superb cast rediscover the legendary musical's bittersweet joy (review)", "Hello Dolly Israeli Hebrew Musical Chana Maron Godik Original Cast LP 1968 | Set The Record Straight, Theatre & Movie Recordings | Pinterest | Hello dolly, Lp ", Information about a documentary chronicling Martin's Asian tour in, "From the S&S archives: Mary Martin, 'Dolly!' Ms. Midler is a once-in-a-lifetime Dolly," says The New York Times. Television: "When We Rise," "The Good Wife," "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp," "The Powers That Be," and "Frasier" (Emmy, SAG Awards). She declares that she will wear an elaborate hat to impress a gentleman ("Ribbons Down My Back"). Price: 199.99. Hello, Dolly! By the time the next set of tryouts in Washington began, a different number with the same name, written by Herman, was included in the show. This non-profit organization is devoted to bringing abandoned and neglected parks, gardens and open spaces in all five boroughs back to abundant life. After a successful season in Sydney, the show went on to play Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, and His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland in 1966. New York, NY 10107-0102. Concert dance: River North Dance Chicago, Ailey II, Metropolitan Opera. (Gremio);Holiday Inn;An American in Paris. National tours: Billy Elliot, Annie, and The Full Monty. Tours: Mary Poppins, Whistle Down the Wind. Born in London, Stemp graduated from Laine Theatre Arts. The Costume Designers Guild said Tuesday that two-time Oscar nominee and Grammy, Tony and Emmy winner Bette Midler will receive the Distinguished Collaborator Award at the 25th Costume Designers Gu That play was a flop, so he revised it and retitled it as The Matchmaker in 1954, expanding the role of Dolly (played by Ruth Gordon). Get to know the cast before they take their opening bows! Most recently, he won great acclaim playing Dick in Dick Whittington at the London Palladium. The family of a woman who was found dead in Cumbria has shared a touching tribute to their 'Burnley mad' daughter. David Rooney. [2] The album reached number one on the Billboard album chart on June 6, 1964, and was replaced the next week by Louis Armstrong's album Hello, Dolly! Bailey and Calloway headed an all-Black tour in 1967 prior to their Broadway run, which was given a second cast album. Kerryson went on to direct the show again in 2014 at the Curve Theatre in Leicester UK, starring Janie Dee. World premieres: Williamstown Theatre Festival, Dallas Theater Center, Barrington Stage, La Jolla Playhouse. Charlie Stemp garnered critical acclaim for his breakout performance in the West End revival of Half A Sixpence (Olivier Award nomination, UK Theatre Award nomination, WhatsOnStage Award). "[44] The original production became the longest-running musical (and third longest-running show)[45] in Broadway history up to that time, surpassing My Fair Lady and then being surpassed in turn by Fiddler on the Roof. Christian Dante White (Ensemble, u/s Cornelius Hackl) - Broadway: Shuffle Along, The Scottsboro Boys, The Book of Mormon. Regional: Curtains (Center Theatre Group); Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (Geffen Playhouse); Vanya and Sonia (McCarter Theatre Center); Candida, Elliot Loves (Goodman Theatre); Holiday, Camille (Long Wharf Theatre); The Seagull, Cyrano, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Execution of Justice (Guthrie Theater). Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Sacramento Music Circus, KC Starlight, St. Paul Ordway, Tennessee Performing Arts Center. [67] Before Fontana's temporary engagement, understudy Christian Dante White played the role of Cornelius. New York City. Herman has composed a score that is always pleasant and agreeably tuneful, although the only number that comes to mind at the moment is the lively title song. It was the number-one album on the Billboard pop albums chart for seven weeks, the top album of the year on the Year-End chart and won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. Tours: Dreamgirls, Motown. The revival of Hello, Dolly opens tonight on Broadway, starring Bette Midler and featuring a star-studded cast. Reprise: It Takes A Woman Horace & Dolly4. Midler opened the show as the title character Dolly Gallagher Levi last year and returned in July to star in the show through the end of its Broadway run on Aug. 25. "And I . The cast, costumes, choreography, scenery and directing all make a VERY special experience! ': Dolly Gallagher Levi. is a 1964 musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, based on Thornton Wilder's 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers, which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1955. In the New York Herald Tribune, Walter Kerr wrote. Hanna was also a Principal Dancer at the New York City Ballet. (Tony Award);Hair(Tony nomination);Thoroughly Modern Millie(Tony nomination);Waitress;The Book of Mormon;She Loves Me;La Cage aux Folles. Ryan Worsing (Ensemble) - Broadway: Finding Neverland, Chicago, White Christmas, Shrek. [56][57] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the show has been postponed until 2022. Loquasto also designed the costumes, which pay homage Freddy Wittop's Tony-winning originals. As the clerks have no money for a carriage, they tell the girls that walking to the restaurant shows that they've got "Elegance". Cornelius, Barnaby, and Ambrose then each profess their love for their companion ("It Only Takes A Moment"). [7] The show was originally entitled Dolly, A Damned Exasperating Woman,[8] then Call on Dolly, but Merrick changed it upon hearing Louis Armstrong's version of "Hello, Dolly". Stewart also wrote Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage Aux Folles are home to some of the most popular, most-often performed and most successful musical hero(in)es of all time, and have given Jerry Herman (1931-2019) the distinction of being the only composer/lyricist in history to have had three Thornton Wilder (1897-1975), born in Madison, Wisconsin, and educated at Yale and Princeton, was an accomplished novelist and playwright whose works explore the connection between the commonplace and the cosmic dimensions of human experience. By Marilyn Stasio. The win came in the midst of a stiffly competitive category . Meanwhile, a young artist named Ambrose Kemper seeks Dollys assistance in acquiring the hand of Vandergelders niece, Ermengarde. In the melee that follows, Rudolph calls the police, and the whole party is arrested. Huzzahs also for lighting designer Natasha Katz, sound designer . Hello, Dolly (Agitato) Orchestra13. Optional transpositions:Optional transpositions for the role of Dolly Levi are available for an additional fee. He directed the recent Main Stem production of It Shoulda Been You. Back on Broadway where she belongs, Bette Midler stars in this 2017 revival of Jerry Herman's Hello, Dolly!, and joins the impressive line of performers who have made the part their own. This estimator is only for non-equity/amateur productions. Molly Picon appeared as Dolly in a 1971 production by the North Shore Music Theatre of Beverly, Massachusetts. Julieta Cervantes. starring Bette Midler opens tonight, may be the reddest red-red I've ever seen. In 1967, RCA Victor released a recording of the all-black Broadway replacement cast, featuring Pearl Bailey, who also starred in the unrecorded 1975 revival. Film: The Perfect Host, Wet Hot American Summer, Down with Love, Isn't She Great, Wolf, Treasure Planet, A Bug's Life, Nixon, Sleepless in Seattle, Crossing Delancey. I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers (Apr 24, 2013 - Jun 30, 2013) Starring: Bette Midler [Sue Mengers] Play Solo Original. Holly's dad Phil Lambert . Original Production Directed and Choreographed by [113], The movie soundtrack was released in 1969. Copyright 1991-2023 Playbill Inc. All Rights Reserved. **Song was not included in the original version. by 20th Century Fox, which won three Academy Awards, including Best Score of a Musical Picture and was nominated in four other categories, including Best Picture at the 42nd Academy Awards. [37], The musical, directed and choreographed by Gower Champion and produced by David Merrick, opened on January 16, 1964, at the St. James Theatre and closed on December 27, 1970, after 2,844 performances. grossed $27million. is a musical comedy dream, with Carol Channing the girl of it. The plot of Hello, Dolly! Donna Murphy will perform as Dolly on July 22, July 29, Sunday, August 5, August 12, August 19 and August 20. Hello, Dolly! Original soundtrack to the Broadway revival of Hello, Dolly! Directed by four-time Tony winner Jerry Zaks, this impeccable blend of spectacle and star power (Entertainment Weekly) smashed house records numerous times, and achieved the highest weekly gross in the history of the entire Shubert Organization. Graduate: University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre and Dance. Reprise: Ribbons Down My Back Mrs. Molloy6. Stephi serves as Managing Editorfor BroadwayWorld, and has been a member of the team for over five years. When Vandergelder leaves Yonkers for New York City to court Mrs. Molloy, his clerks, Cornelius Hackl and Barnaby Tucker, decide to take an unauthorized holiday themselves, vowing to find adventure in the big city (Put On Your Sunday Clothes). With hair like orange sea foam, a contralto like a horse's neighing, and a confidential swagger, [she is] a musical comedy performer with all the blowzy glamor of the girls on the sheet music of 1916. The Broadway production of Hello Dolly! In his review of the opening night performance, The New York Times theatre critic Howard Taubman wrote, Hello, Dolly! Bette Midler The Broadway revival of Michael Stewart and Jerry Herman's masterpiece Hello, Dolly! is a 1964 musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, based on Thornton Wilder's 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers, which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1955. Television: PBS Stars on Stage,American Horror Stories,Eloise at the Plazaand Eloise at Christmastime. Cameron Adams (Ensemble) - Broadway: The Music Man; Oklahoma! The next morning, back in Yonkers, a chastened Horace Vandergelder reflects on the recent events in his life and realizes hes hopelessly in love with Dolly. Learn more at Subplot Studio. [114], The 2017 Broadway Revival cast recording was released on May 12, 2017, featuring the songs now sung by Bette Midler, David Hyde Pierce, Kate Baldwin, and Gavin Creel.[115]. Melanie Moore (Ermengarde) - Broadway: Fiddler on the Roof, Finding Neverland. originated in the 1835 English play A Day Well Spent by John Oxenford, which Johann Nestroy adapted into the farce Einen Jux will er sich machen (He Will Go on a Spree or He'll Have Himself a Good Time) in 1842. had rocky tryouts in Detroit, Michigan and Washington, D.C.[5] After receiving the reviews, the creators made major changes to the script and score, including the addition of the song "Before the Parade Passes By". ***Song replaced "Come and Be My Butterfly" during Broadway Run. With Donna Murphy. Dolly angrily bids him "So Long, Dearie", telling him that while he's bored and lonely, she'll be living the high life. The original Broadway production had a cast of 45 performers, including chorus. Upcoming television credits includeSuccession (HBO). The cost and license availability quoted are estimates only and may differ when you apply for a license. Jerry Herman reinserted two songs, "World, Take Me Back" and "Love, Look In My Window," which were originally written for Merman but were cut when Carol Channing was cast. Dolly Keys: Original (Channing) vs. Medium-Voice Transpositions. Amanda LaMotte (Ensemble, u/s Minnie Fay, Ermengarde) - Broadway: Matilda. The song "Elegance", though credited to Herman, was written by Bob Merrill for the 1957 show New Girl in Town but deleted from the original production. Regional: Jersey Boys. Astaire Award winner. Sign up for reopening news, announcements, and exclusive discounts on tickets to your favorite shows! Our website is made possible bydisplaying online advertisements to our visitors. Alone, Dolly decides to put her dear departed husband Ephram behind her and to move on with life "Before the Parade Passes By". Cornelius sneezes, and Horace storms out, realizing there are men hiding in the shop, but not knowing they are his clerks. Photograph Smile 20) Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway 21) Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton - 24 . Kamahl talked about being the first to record the song in an appearance on Australian TV show Spicks and Specks, but stated it was not commercially released . Aaron Kaburick (Ensemble, u/s Rudolph, Judge) - Broadway: Something Rotten!, Motown, Sister Act, and Billy Elliot. 225 W. 44th St., New York, NY. Satisfied, Dolly agrees to marry Horace and vows shell never go away again (Finale: Hello, Dolly). Bette Midler is fabulous! March To Harmonia Gardens Orchestra, then Ernestina12. . She sits in the now-empty seat at Horace's table and proceeds to eat a large, expensive dinner, telling the exasperated Horace that no matter what he says, she will not marry him. New York: Guys and Dolls (Carnegie Hall). Australian choreographer Betty Pounder was employed to stage the musical numbers. The Medium-Voice Transpositions are specially made to accommodate Dollys role; all the other musical numbers remain in their original keys. They'll go to New York, have a good meal, spend all their money, see the stuffed whale in Barnum's museum, almost get arrested, and each kiss a girl! The only downside-and it is a fairly large one-is Bette Midler. National tour: Fosse. Yonkers March Orchestra3. Her many film credits include Ruthless People, The First Wives' Club, Beaches, For the Boys, Hocus Pocus, Gypsy, The Stepford Wives, The Rose and Scenes from a Mall. Louis Armstrong Listing". Find event and ticket information. [41], Two songs cut prior to the opening typical belt style songs "World, Take Me Back" and "Love, Look in My Window" were restored for Merman's run. Film: Ted 2. BFA: Carnegie Mellon University. David Hyde Pierce recently returned to Broadway alongside Bette Midler in Hello, Dolly!. Dolly catches up with the annoyed Vandergelder, who has missed the whole parade, and she convinces him to give her matchmaking one more chance. Regional: Ragtime (The John F. Kennedy Center), A Chorus Line (Maltz Jupiter Theatre), Mary Poppins (Finger Lakes Musical Theatre Festival), Sacramento Music Circus, Milwaukee Repertory. Just answer a few questions. Off-Broadway: The Scottsboro Boys. At the Harmonia Gardens Restaurant, Rudolph, the head waiter, prepares his service crew for Dolly Gallagher Levi's return: their usual lightning service, he tells them, must be "twice as lightning" ("The Waiters' Gallop"). Concord offers a full suite of resources to help you put on the show of a lifetime! . TV: The Blacklist. Horace is about to open the armoire himself, but Dolly, Irene and Minnie distract him with patriotic sentiments related to subjects like Betsy Ross and The Battle of the Alamo shown in the famous lyrics "Alamo, remember the Alamo!" Cornelius and Barnaby confess that they have no money and have never been to New York before. Original recordings: GoodTimeNation, Quiet, Get Out, and the single "Noise." The production was produced by Scott Rudin, directed by Jerry Zaks and choreographed by Warren Carlyle. Theater Review. The best play nominees are Sweat, Oslo, Indecent and A Doll's House, Part 2.The Midler-led revival of Hello, Dolly!was the second-most nominated show this season with 10 nods. Photo Credit: Julieta Cervantes. Frustrated and thoroughly flummoxed, Vandergelder leaves in a huff. By Peter Travers. In the standard Piano-Conductor Score, Dolly's music is written an octave higher than the sounding pitch. Co-Founder: Broadway Impact. Bette Midler won the 2017 Tony Award for best actress in a musical Sunday night for her spectacular performance in Hello, Dolly! She is the daughter of Ruth (Schindel), a seamstress, and Fred Midler, a painter. Bette Midler returns as Dolly Levi through August 25th. New York: Kiss Me, Kate (Roundabout Theatre Company benefit). Broadway:Hello, Dolly! This is by FAR the best vocal cast of "Hello Dolly!" with great performances especially by Kate Baldwin and Gavin Creel. 2017 Broadway Production (Julieta Cervantes), Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella (Broadway Version), Winner! She asks Ephram's permission to marry Horace, requesting a sign from him. revival, To Kill a Mockingbird, Matilda the Musical, and POTUS. (Revival, Musical, Comedy, Broadway) opened in New York City Apr 20, 2017 and played through Aug 25, 2018. Her other Broadway credits include Finians Rainbow (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award nominations), Big Fish, The Full Monty, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Wonderful Town and Fiorello! and Fiddler remained the longest-running Broadway record holders for nearly ten years until Grease surpassed them. BFA: NYU. Ovation and L.A. Weekly Award nominee. "Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre" (1980), Da Capo Press. *Song cut before Broadway Opening, reinstated when Ethel Merman joined to play Dolly. He was born in 1966. Cornelius, Barnaby, Ambrose, Ermengarde and Dolly all take the train to New York ("Put on Your Sunday Clothes"). Regional: Goodspeed Musicals, Barrington Stage Company, Theatre Under the Stars, The Muny, Gateway Playhouse, Music Theatre Wichita. A second US tour began in September 1965, headed by Channing, and ran for two years and nine months. Final curtain call for the Tony-winning 2017-18 Broadway production of HELLO, DOLLY!, starring Bette Midler. Off-Broadway: Sweet Charity (The New Group). Bibi Osterwald was the standby for Dolly following Worley's and Channings' departures, subbing for all the stars, including Bailey, despite the fact that Osterwald was white. [4] The Matchmaker became a hit and was much revived and made into a 1958 film starring Shirley Booth. [35] The official songwriting credits as listed with ASCAP have Adams, Herman and Strouse as co-writers.