[DOC] [TLE] Hello, Dolly! (musical) - Wikipedia [PAR] Hello, Dolly! is a 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. Hello, Dolly! 
was first produced on Broadway by David Merrick in 1964, ... The role of Dolly 
Levi in the musical was originally written for Ethel Merman,... [DOC] [TLE] Ethel Merman | Call On Dolly: [PAR] The Ethel Merman Dolly dynasty reigned from March 28, 1970  December 27, 
1970. ... Mr. Merrick said, Look: if you play it into the middle of December 1970-at 
... The role of Dolly Levi in the musical was originally written for Ethel Merman, 
but ... Ethel Merman So Long, Dearie Jerry Herman Hello Dolly Live 
Remastered. [DOC] [TLE] 12 Things You Should Know About Hello, Dolly! | Playbill [PAR] Jan 19, 2016 ... Carol Channing was not the first choice to play the title role. Originally conceived 
for Ethel Merman, it sought at least two other actresses, Mary Martin ... 1969-70, 
but was so expensive to make that it lost a reported $10 million. [DOC] [TLE] Hello, Dolly! (musical) - Topics [PAR] Hello, Dolly! was first produced on Broadway by David Merrick in 1964, ... 
Expand your mind. ... The role of Dolly Levi in the musical was originally written 
for Ethel Merman, but ... Irene wants a husband, but does not love Horace 
Vandergelder. ..... The title song was sung in the 1999 film Dick by actor Dan 
Hedaya, playing... [DOC] [TLE] Pearl Bailey | Comedians they make me laugh! | Pinterest | Hello ... [PAR] See more about Hello Dolly, Pearls and Broadway. ... (1968) starring Pearl Bailey 
in her Tony Award winning title role in the all-black Broadway production. [DOC] [TLE] Richard Skipper Celebrates...: January 2010 [PAR] Jan 4, 2010 ... The Fabulous Divas of Broadway starring Alan Palmer will play at ... legendary 
divas from Ethel Merman, Carol Channing, Liza Minnelli, ... first starred in Hello 
Dolly in 1964 and Bailey took over the title role a .... Show Girl (January 12 - April 
8, 1961) (Best Actress in a Musical .... That's foremost on my mind. [DOC] [TLE] 1950-1999 - Career Account Web Pages [PAR] Tom Ewell earns a Tony Award as Best Actor and reprises his role in the 1955 
film ... further fame with Jerry Herman's 1964 Broadway musical adaptation, Hello
, Dolly! ... May 21, 1959: Ethel Merman gives a powerhouse performance in 
Gypsy as Gypsy Rose Lee's mother. .... Simon wins his first Tony Award for the 
play. [DOC] [TLE] On The Town Column - Chip Deffaa - March 31, 2015 [PAR] Apr 1, 2015 ... But even if it were to transfer to Broadway as is, with no tweaking at all, ... The 
actor contorts his body. .... performance in the title role (as the recently deceased 
Irish father); ... When I saw the play the first time, I was much younger, and I .... 
musical-theater stars as Ethel Merman, Patti LuPone, Sutton Foster,... [DOC] [TLE] Q & A: 1/30/06 | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com [PAR] Jan 30, 2006 ... But I do think it could work well with Company, a show in which cast ... especially 
the performances of the actresses who played the same ... Schaeffer was the 
fourth lady, after Kahn, Pamela Hall, and Marie Santell, to play Kahn's role. ... In 
the first case, star Ethel Merman's contract with Decca meant that... [DOC] [TLE] Plays | ahsweetmysteryblog [PAR] Aug 20, 2016 ... Posts about Plays written by Brad. ... It's just as well that Harry, despite his name 
at the head of the title, .... To my mind, she is also something of a curse. ... You 
can tell the first time you meet him what attracted Jenna to him, ... but I can't see 
this role being

Question: "Hello, Dolly!" was conceived with Ethel Merman in mind, but this actress was the first to play the title role
Answer: Carol Channing