Hello, Dolly!

"Hello, Dolly!" is the title song from a 1964 Broadway musical, originally starring Carol Channing in the title role. Channing appeared on Sesame Street in 1984 to sing a modified version, "Hello, Sammy!" to Sammy the Snake. 
A 1967 revival of the stage musical featured an African-American cast, starring Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway. Bailey sings the song with the Muppets as part of the closing number in The Muppet Show episode 305. 
==References==
* Tim Conway sings the titular line in a quick tag featured in Episode 0195 of Sesame Street.
* A running gag in Episode 1571 of Sesame Street has Big Bird misnaming Holly Near; he starts it off by greeting her with, "Hello, Dolly!"
* A spoof poster for the musical "Hello, Telly!" can be seen at Sesame Street at Sea World.
* Another parody poster dubbed "Hello, Abby!" was created as promotion for Sesame Street: The Musical.
==Connections==
* Cab Calloway played Horace Vandergelder during the Pearl Bailey run (1967-1969)
* Mary Jo Catlett originated Ernestina on Broadway
* Phyllis Diller was a replacement Dolly Levi during the original Broadway run (1969-1970)
* Grenoldo Frazier played Barnaby Tucker during the second Pearl Bailey run (1975)
* Morgan Freeman was a replacement as Rudolph during the Pearl Bailey run (1967-1969)
* Victor Garber was a replacement as Horace Vandergelder in the 2017 revival
* David Hartman originated Rudolph on Broadway and was assistant stage manager
* Peter Howard arranged the dance and incidental music
* Jim Hutchison played a dancing waiter in the 1969 film
* Gene Kelly directed the 1969 film
* Will Mackenzie was a replacement as Cornelius Hackl during the original Broadway run (1965-1967)
* Ethel Merman was a replacement Dolly Levi during the original Broadway run (1970)
* Bette Midler played Dolly Levi in the 2017 revival
* Bernadette Peters was a replacement Dolly Levi in the 2017 revival
* David Hyde Pierce played Horace Vandergelder in the 2017 revival
* Rex Robbins was a replacement as Cornelius Hackl during the second national tour (ca. 1966)
* Ginger Rogers was a replacement Dolly Levi during the original Broadway run (1965-1967)
* Sally Struthers played Dolly Levi in a 2013 national tour
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