Hello, Dolly!
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Jan 16, 1964
Closing Date
Dec 27, 1970
1st Preview
Jan 15, 1964
1st Preview
Jan 15, 1964
Previews
2
Performances
2,844
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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Open Date: Jan 16, 1964
Close Date: Dec 27, 1970
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Setting
In and around Yonkers and New York City. The 1880s.
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PeopleTheatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (Samuel H. Schwartz)Produced by David Merrick and Champion-Five Inc.Book by Michael Stewart; Music by Jerry Herman; Lyrics by Jerry Herman; Suggested by "The Matchmaker" by Thornton Wilder; Musical Director: Shepard Coleman; Vocal arrangements by Shepard Coleman; Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang; Dance and incidental music arranged by Peter HowardDirected by Gower Champion; Choreographed by Gower ChampionScenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Freddy Wittop; Lighting Design by Jean Rosenthal; Assistant to Mr. Smith: Robin Wagner and David Guthrie; Assistant to Mr. Wittop: Mary McKinley; Production Assistant to Miss Rosenthal: Mickey Kinsella; Sound Design by Robert MaybaumGeneral Manager: Jack Schlissel; Company Manager: Richard Highley; Assistant to Mr. Schlissel: David Payne; House Manager: Leon SpachnerProduction Supervisor: Neil Hartley; General Stage Manager: Frank Dudley; Stage Manager: Pat Tolson; Assistant Stage Mgr: David Hartman; Assistant to Mr. Hartley: Warren LyonsMusic Contractor: Morris Stonzek; Music Copyist: Thomas Brown; Music published by Edwin H. Morris & Co.Assistant to the Director: Lucia Victor; General Press Representative: Lee Solters and Harvey B. Sabinson; Press Representative: Lila Glaser King; Secretary to Mr. Merrick: Helen Nickerson; Special Assistant: Marge Champion; Dance Assistant to Mr. Champion: Ed Kresley; Dance Captain: Lowell Purvis; Advertising: Fred Golden; Staff Associate: Sylvia Schwartz, Warren Lyons and Linda Otto; Production Assistant: Mickey KinsellaEnsembleEnsembleEnsembleEnsembleStandby: Jo Anne Worley (Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi)Understudies: Gordon Connell (Horace Vandergelder), Amelia Haas (Ernestina), Charles Karel (Cornelius Hackl, Ambrose Kemper), John Mineo (Barnaby Tucker), Michael Quinn (Judge), Barbara Sharma (Minnie Fay), Mary Ann Snow (Irene Molloy) and Jamie Thomas (Mrs. Rose)
St. James Theatre (Jan 16, 1964 - Dec 27, 1970)
Musical Director: Saul SchechtmanRe-Staged by Lucia VictorAssistant to Mr. Schlissel: Jay Kingwill and Robert GreenwaldProduction Supervisor: Samuel Liff; Assistant Stage Mgr: E. B. Smith and Walter P. Brown; Stage Manager: Bob Bernard and Tony Manzi; Production Stage Manager: Jack TimmersDance Assistant: Jack Craig; Dance Captain: Julius Fields, Jack Craig and Joe Helms; Casting: Mitchell Erickson and Joel Thurm; Press Representative: Leo Stern and David Powers; Staff Associate: Elizabeth Kaye, John Bonanni, Lynn Middleton and Juliet TaylorCast
Thelma CarpenterPerformed Wednesday matinees through October, then Wednesday and Saturday matinees through December 1969Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Feb 1969 - Dec 20, 1969AlternateMrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Sep 08, 1969 - Oct 08, 1969Ensemble
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Ermengarde
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Irene Molloy
Dec 26, 1969 - ?Cornelius Hackl
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Nov 12, 1967 - ?Ensemble
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Ambrose Kemper
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Standby: Marie Bryant (Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi), Thelma Carpenter (Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi) and Bibi Osterwald (Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi)Understudies: Guy Allen (Rudolph), Thomas Anderson (Horace Vandergelder), Nate Barnett (Cornelius Hackl), Marki Bey (Minnie Fay), George Blackwell (Horace Vandergelder), Edloe R. Brown (Ermengarde), Walter P. Brown (Horace Vandergelder), Leu Camacho (Minnie Fay), Donald Coleman (Ambrose Kemper), Joyce Dahl (Irene Molloy), Clifton Davis (Cornelius Hackl), Ronald Dennis (Barnaby Tucker), Merle Derby (Ermengarde), Eugene Edwards (Cornelius Hackl), David Evans (Ambrose Kemper), Larry Ferrell (Barnaby Tucker), Gene GeBauer (Cornelius Hackl, Ambrose Kemper), Olon Godare (Barnaby Tucker), Joe Helms (Barnaby Tucker), Richard Hermany (Cornelius Hackl), Ernestine Jackson (Irene Molloy), Don Jay (Judge), Keith Kaldenberg (Judge), J. David Kirby (Barnaby Tucker), Laverne Ligon (Ernestina), Debra Lyman (Ermengarde), Ed Mastin (Rudolph, Judge), Novella Nelson (Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi), Patti Pappathatos (Ermengarde), Yolanda Poropat (Ernestina), Ellie Rogers (Mrs. Rose), Bonnie Schon (Minnie Fay), Saundra Sharp (Irene Molloy) and E. B. Smith (Judge, Rudolph) -
Songsmusic by Jerry Herman; lyrics by Jerry HermanAct 1Sung ByI Put My Hand InMrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi and CompanyIt Takes A WomanHorace Vandergelder and The Instant Glee ClubWorld, Take Me Back (Added during Ethel Merman's run as Dolly Levi.)Mrs. Dolly Gallagher LeviPut On Your Sunday ClothesCornelius Hackl, Barnaby Tucker, Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, Ambrose Kemper and ErmengardePut On Your Sunday Clothes (Reprise)The People of YonkersRibbons Down My BackIrene MolloyMotherhoodMrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, Horace Vandergelder, Irene Molloy, Minnie Fay, Cornelius Hackl and Barnaby TuckerDancingMrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, Cornelius Hackl, Barnaby Tucker, Minnie Fay, Irene Molloy and DancersLove, Look in My Window (Added during Ethel Merman's run as Dolly Levi.)Mrs. Dolly Gallagher LeviBefore the Parade Passes ByMrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, Horace Vandergelder and CompanyAct 2Sung ByEleganceIrene Molloy, Cornelius Hackl, Minnie Fay and Barnaby TuckerThe Waiter's GallopRudolph and WaitersHello, Dolly!Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, Rudolph, Waiters and CooksCome and Be My ButterflyAmbrose Kemper, Muses, Nymphs, Flowers and ButterfliesThe Polka Contest (Replaced "Come and Be My Butterfly" early in the run.)Ambrose Kemper, Ermengarde, Irene Molloy, Cornelius Hackl, Barnaby Tucker and EnsembleIt Only Takes a MomentCornelius Hackl, Irene Molloy, Prisoners and PolicemanSo Long DearieMrs. Dolly Gallagher LeviHello, Dolly! (Reprise)Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi and Horace VandergelderFinaleCompany
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Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1964 Winner
Music by Jerry Herman
Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Book by Michael Stewart
Produced by David Merrick
Best Composer and Lyricist
Best Actress in a Musical
1964 Winner
Carol ChanningBest Featured Actor in a Musical
1964 Nominee
Charles Nelson Reilly
Best Scenic Design
1964 Winner
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith
Best Costume Design
1964 Winner
Costume Design by Freddy Wittop
Best Choreography
1964 Winner
Choreographed by Gower Champion
Best Direction (Musical)
1964 Winner
Directed by Gower Champion
Best Conductor and Musical Director
1964 Winner
Musical Director: Shepard Coleman
Best Producer (Musical)
1964 Winner
Produced by David Merrick
Best Author (Musical)
1964 Winner
Book by Michael Stewart
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (Samuel H. Schwartz)
Produced by David Merrick and Champion-Five Inc.
Book by Michael Stewart; Music by Jerry Herman; Lyrics by Jerry Herman; Suggested by "The Matchmaker" by Thornton Wilder; Musical Director: Shepard Coleman; Vocal arrangements by Shepard Coleman; Music orchestrated by Philip J. Lang; Dance and incidental music arranged by Peter Howard
Directed by Gower Champion; Choreographed by Gower Champion
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Freddy Wittop; Lighting Design by Jean Rosenthal; Assistant to Mr. Smith: Robin Wagner and David Guthrie; Assistant to Mr. Wittop: Mary McKinley; Production Assistant to Miss Rosenthal: Mickey Kinsella; Sound Design by Robert Maybaum
General Manager: Jack Schlissel; Company Manager: Richard Highley; Assistant to Mr. Schlissel: David Payne; House Manager: Leon Spachner
Production Supervisor: Neil Hartley; General Stage Manager: Frank Dudley; Stage Manager: Pat Tolson; Assistant Stage Mgr: David Hartman; Assistant to Mr. Hartley: Warren Lyons
Music Contractor: Morris Stonzek; Music Copyist: Thomas Brown; Music published by Edwin H. Morris & Co.
Assistant to the Director: Lucia Victor; General Press Representative: Lee Solters and Harvey B. Sabinson; Press Representative: Lila Glaser King; Secretary to Mr. Merrick: Helen Nickerson; Special Assistant: Marge Champion; Dance Assistant to Mr. Champion: Ed Kresley; Dance Captain: Lowell Purvis; Advertising: Fred Golden; Staff Associate: Sylvia Schwartz, Warren Lyons and Linda Otto; Production Assistant: Mickey Kinsella
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Standby:
Jo Anne Worley
(Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi)
Understudies:
Gordon Connell
(Horace Vandergelder), Amelia Haas
(Ernestina), Charles Karel
(Cornelius Hackl, Ambrose Kemper), John Mineo
(Barnaby Tucker), Michael Quinn
(Judge), Barbara Sharma
(Minnie Fay), Mary Ann Snow
(Irene Molloy) and Jamie Thomas
(Mrs. Rose)
St. James Theatre (Jan 16, 1964 - Dec 27, 1970)
Musical Director: Saul Schechtman
Re-Staged by Lucia Victor
Assistant to Mr. Schlissel: Jay Kingwill and Robert Greenwald
Production Supervisor: Samuel Liff; Assistant Stage Mgr: E. B. Smith and Walter P. Brown; Stage Manager: Bob Bernard and Tony Manzi; Production Stage Manager: Jack Timmers
Dance Assistant: Jack Craig; Dance Captain: Julius Fields, Jack Craig and Joe Helms; Casting: Mitchell Erickson and Joel Thurm; Press Representative: Leo Stern and David Powers; Staff Associate: Elizabeth Kaye, John Bonanni, Lynn Middleton and Juliet Taylor
Cast
Thelma Carpenter
Performed Wednesday matinees through October, then Wednesday and Saturday matinees through December 1969
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Feb 1969 - Dec 20, 1969
Alternate
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Sep 08, 1969 - Oct 08, 1969
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ermengarde
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Irene Molloy
Dec 26, 1969 - ?
Cornelius Hackl
Ensemble
Nov 12, 1967 - ?
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ambrose Kemper
Ensemble
Standby:
Marie Bryant
(Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi), Thelma Carpenter
(Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi) and Bibi Osterwald
(Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi)
Understudies:
Guy Allen
(Rudolph), Thomas Anderson
(Horace Vandergelder), Nate Barnett
(Cornelius Hackl), Marki Bey
(Minnie Fay), George Blackwell
(Horace Vandergelder), Edloe R. Brown
(Ermengarde), Walter P. Brown
(Horace Vandergelder), Leu Camacho
(Minnie Fay), Donald Coleman
(Ambrose Kemper), Joyce Dahl
(Irene Molloy), Clifton Davis
(Cornelius Hackl), Ronald Dennis
(Barnaby Tucker), Merle Derby
(Ermengarde), Eugene Edwards
(Cornelius Hackl), David Evans
(Ambrose Kemper), Larry Ferrell
(Barnaby Tucker), Gene GeBauer
(Cornelius Hackl, Ambrose Kemper), Olon Godare
(Barnaby Tucker), Joe Helms
(Barnaby Tucker), Richard Hermany
(Cornelius Hackl), Ernestine Jackson
(Irene Molloy), Don Jay
(Judge), Keith Kaldenberg
(Judge), J. David Kirby
(Barnaby Tucker), Laverne Ligon
(Ernestina), Debra Lyman
(Ermengarde), Ed Mastin
(Rudolph, Judge), Novella Nelson
(Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi), Patti Pappathatos
(Ermengarde), Yolanda Poropat
(Ernestina), Ellie Rogers
(Mrs. Rose), Bonnie Schon
(Minnie Fay), Saundra Sharp
(Irene Molloy) and E. B. Smith
(Judge, Rudolph)
music by Jerry Herman; lyrics by Jerry Herman
Act 1
Sung By
I Put My Hand In
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi and Company
It Takes A Woman
Horace Vandergelder and The Instant Glee Club
World, Take Me Back (Added during Ethel Merman's run as Dolly Levi.)
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Put On Your Sunday Clothes
Cornelius Hackl, Barnaby Tucker, Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, Ambrose Kemper and Ermengarde
Put On Your Sunday Clothes
(Reprise)
The People of Yonkers
Ribbons Down My Back
Irene Molloy
Motherhood
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, Horace Vandergelder, Irene Molloy, Minnie Fay, Cornelius Hackl and Barnaby Tucker
Dancing
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, Cornelius Hackl, Barnaby Tucker, Minnie Fay, Irene Molloy and Dancers
Love, Look in My Window (Added during Ethel Merman's run as Dolly Levi.)
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Before the Parade Passes By
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, Horace Vandergelder and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Elegance
Irene Molloy, Cornelius Hackl, Minnie Fay and Barnaby Tucker
The Waiter's Gallop
Rudolph and Waiters
Hello, Dolly!
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi, Rudolph, Waiters and Cooks
Come and Be My Butterfly
Ambrose Kemper, Muses, Nymphs, Flowers and Butterflies
The Polka Contest (Replaced "Come and Be My Butterfly" early in the run.)
Ambrose Kemper, Ermengarde, Irene Molloy, Cornelius Hackl, Barnaby Tucker and Ensemble
It Only Takes a Moment
Cornelius Hackl, Irene Molloy, Prisoners and Policeman
So Long Dearie
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Hello, Dolly!
(Reprise)
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi and Horace Vandergelder
Finale
Company
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1964 Winner
Music by Jerry Herman
Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Book by Michael Stewart
Produced by David Merrick
Music by Jerry Herman
Lyrics by Jerry Herman
Book by Michael Stewart
Produced by David Merrick
Best Composer and Lyricist
Best Actress in a Musical
1964 Winner
Carol Channing
Carol Channing
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1964 Nominee
Charles Nelson Reilly
Charles Nelson Reilly
Best Scenic Design
1964 Winner
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith
Best Costume Design
1964 Winner
Costume Design by Freddy Wittop
Costume Design by Freddy Wittop
Best Choreography
1964 Winner
Choreographed by Gower Champion
Choreographed by Gower Champion
Best Direction (Musical)
1964 Winner
Directed by Gower Champion
Directed by Gower Champion
Best Conductor and Musical Director
1964 Winner
Musical Director: Shepard Coleman
Musical Director: Shepard Coleman
Best Producer (Musical)
1964 Winner
Produced by David Merrick
Produced by David Merrick
Best Author (Musical)
1964 Winner
Book by Michael Stewart
Book by Michael Stewart
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