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Hello, Dolly!
Musical
Comedy
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Jan 16, 1964
Closing Date
Dec 27, 1970
1st Preview
Jan 15, 1964
1st Preview
Jan 15, 1964
Previews
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Open Date: Jan 16, 1964
Close Date: Dec 27, 1970
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
St. James Theatre
(Jan 16, 1964 - Dec 27, 1970)
Setting
In and around Yonkers and New York City. The 1880s.
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Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
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
Carol Channing
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Jan 15, 1964 - Aug 07, 1965
Eileen Brennan
Irene Molloy
David Burns
Horace Vandergelder
Jerry Dodge
Barnaby Tucker
Alice Playten
Ermengarde
Charles Nelson Reilly
Cornelius Hackl
Ken Ayers
Court Clerk
Ensemble
Nicole Barth
Ensemble
Alvin Beam
Ensemble
Carvel Carter
Ensemble
Monica Carter
Ensemble
Mary Jo Catlett
Ernestina
Gordon Connell
Judge
Joel Craig
Ensemble
Dick Crowley
Ensemble
Igors Gavon
Ambrose Kemper
Gene GeBauer
Ensemble
Amelia Haas
Mrs. Rose
Ensemble
David Hartman
Rudolph
Joe Helms
Ensemble
Richard Hermany
Ensemble
Neil Jones
Ensemble
Charles Karel
Ensemble
Paul Kastl
Ensemble
Jan La Prade
Horse
Ensemble
Sondra Lee
Minnie Fay
Joan Buttons Leonard
Ensemble
Jim Maher
Ensemble
Marilyne Mason
Ensemble
Bonnie Mathis
Horse
Ensemble
Joe McWherter
Ensemble
John Mineo
Ensemble
Else Olufsen
Ensemble
Randy Phillips
Ensemble
Yolanda Poropat
Ensemble
Lowell Purvis
Ensemble
Michael Quinn
Ensemble
Will Roy
Ensemble
Bonnie Schon
Ensemble
Barbara Sharma
Ensemble
Mary Ann Snow
Ensemble
Paul Solen
Ensemble
Jamie Thomas
Ensemble
Pat Trott
Ensemble
Ronnie Young
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
Sound Design by
Charles Bellin
; Coiffures by
Robert Lattin
and
Hector Garcia
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
Pearl Bailey
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Nov 12, 1967 - Dec 20, 1969
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
Phyllis Diller
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Dec 26, 1969 - Mar 24, 1970
Betty Grable
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Jun 12, 1967 - Nov 04, 1967
Ethel Merman
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Mar 28, 1970 - Dec 27, 1970
Bibi Osterwald
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Nov 06, 1967 - Nov 11, 1967
Martha Raye
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Feb 27, 1967 - Jun 10, 1967
Ginger Rogers
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Aug 09, 1965 - Feb 25, 1967
Clifford Allen
Ensemble
Guy Allen
Ensemble
Thomas Anderson
Judge
Cynthia Ashby
Ensemble
Beverly Baker
Ensemble
Bryant Baker
Ensemble
Nate Barnett
Rudolph
James Beard
Rudolph
Andrea Bell
Ermengarde
Ed Belson
Ensemble
Fred Benjamin
Ensemble
Maggie Benson
Ensemble
Paul Berné
Ensemble
Marki Bey
Mrs. Rose
Ensemble
George Blackwell
Judge
Ensemble
Ted Bloecher
Ensemble
Linda Bonem
Ensemble
Wayne Boyd
Ensemble
Toney Brealond
Ensemble
Gerard Brentte
Ensemble
Sherri Peaches Brewer
Broadway debut
Minnie Fay
Ermengarde
Candy Brown
Horse
Edloe R. Brown
Ensemble
Walter P. Brown
Judge
Ensemble
Marie Bryant
Mrs. Rose
Cab Calloway
Horace Vandergelder
Nov 12, 1967 - ?
Chris Calloway
Minnie Fay
Nov 12, 1967 - ?
Leu Camacho
Horse
Ensemble
Carleton Carpenter
Cornelius Hackl
Eileen Casey
Ensemble
Joetta Cherry
Ensemble
Donald Coleman
Ensemble
Peter Colly
Ensemble
Dianne Conway
Horse
Ensemble
Gene Cooper
Ensemble
Patricia Cope
Ermengarde
Jack Craig
Ensemble
Ron Crofoot
Ensemble
Jack Crowder
Cornelius Hackl
Dick Crowley
Court Clerk
Joyce Dahl
Mrs. Rose
Ensemble
Bowlin Davis
Ensemble
Clifton Davis
Ensemble
Wilbert Davis
Ensemble
Stephan de Ghelder
Ensemble
Norman DeJoie
Ensemble
Elisa De Marko
Horse
Ensemble
Richard Deacon
Horace Vandergelder
Ronald Dennis
Ensemble
Merle Derby
Ensemble
Hamp Dickens
Ensemble
Richard Dodd
Ensemble
Pi Douglass
Ensemble
Catherine Eason
Ensemble
Mark East
Ensemble
Dolores Easty
Ensemble
Edloe
Broadway debut
Ermengarde
Eugene Edwards
Ensemble
Alix Elias
Minnie Fay
Ellen Elias
Horse
Ensemble
Georgia Engel
Minnie Fay
Dec 26, 1969 - ?
David Evans
Ambrose Kemper
Ensemble
Harvey Evans
Barnaby Tucker
Jul 1967 - ?
Anthony Falco
Ensemble
Sergeant Faulkner
Ensemble
Larry Ferrell
Ensemble
Julius Fields
Ensemble
Patte Finley
Irene Molloy
Quitman Fludd III
Ensemble
Don Fontaine
Ensemble
Don Forrest
Broadway debut
Rudolph
Morgan Freeman
Rudolph
Nov 12, 1967 - ?
David Gary
Ambrose Kemper
Ray Gilbert
Ensemble
Ben Gillespie
Ensemble
Olon Godare
Ensemble
Ed Goldsmid
Ensemble
Jack Goode
Horace Vandergelder
Jerry Gotham
Ensemble
DeMarest Grey
Ensemble
Lavinia Hamilton
Ensemble
Barbara Harper
Horse
Ensemble
Patti Harris
Ensemble
June Helmers
Irene Molloy
Apr 1967 - ?
Irene Molloy
Dec 26, 1969 - ?
Winston DeWitt Hemsley
Barnaby Tucker
Nov 12, 1967 - ?
Richard Hermany
Ambrose Kemper
Cornelius Hackl
Gwen Hillier
Ensemble
Caryl Hinchee
Ensemble
Lolli Hinton
Ensemble
Lawrence Holofcener
Cornelius Hackl
Lee Hooper
Ensemble
Jim Hovis
Ensemble
Katherine Hull
Ensemble
Robert L. Hultman
Ensemble
Scott Hunter
Ensemble
Ernestine Jackson
Irene Molloy
Dec 06, 1969 - ?
Ensemble
Nov 12, 1967 - ?
Reginald Jackson
Ensemble
Sylvia James
Ensemble
Don Jay
Ensemble
Pat Jemmott
Ensemble
Bob Johnson
Ensemble
Waltye Johnson
Ensemble
Jimmy Justice
Rudolph
Keith Kaldenberg
Court Clerk
Ensemble
Charles Karel
Ambrose Kemper
Voigt Kempson
Ensemble
James Kennon-Wilson
Court Clerk
Ensemble
Erica Lynne Kerry
Ensemble
Mabel King
Ernestina
Nov 12, 1967 - ?
Irma Kingsley
Ensemble
David Kirby
Ensemble
Davis Kirby
Ensemble
Gerry Kirby
Ensemble
J. David Kirby
Ensemble
Roger Lawson
Ambrose Kemper
Nov 12, 1967 - ?
Ambrose Kemper
Marcia Lewis
Broadway debut
Ernestina
Laverne Ligon
Ensemble
Danny Lockin
Barnaby Tucker
Lee Lund
Ensemble
Debra Lyman
Horse
Will Mackenzie
Cornelius Hackl
Ed Mastin
Ensemble
Joe McGrath
Ensemble
Dan Merriman
Rudolph
John Mineo
Barnaby Tucker
Aug 1966 - ?
Bill Mullikin
Cornelius Hackl
Anne Nathan
Ensemble
Charles Neal
Ensemble
Gail Nelson
Ensemble
Sean Nolan
Ensemble
Peter Oliver Norman
Ensemble
Russell Nype
Cornelius Hackl
Mar 28, 1970 - ?
Alexander Orfaly
Ensemble
Kay Oslin
Ensemble
Janice Painchaud
Ensemble
Joni Palmer
Ensemble
Leland Palmer
Minnie Fay
Jul 1967 - ?
Patti Pappathatos
Horse
Ensemble
Jacqueline Payne
Ensemble
Michael Podwal
Ensemble
Yolanda Poropat
Mrs. Rose
Howard Porter
Ambrose Kemper
Zelda Pulliam
Ensemble
Jane Quinn
Ensemble
Marion Ramsey
Ermengarde
Jozella Reed
Ensemble
Bob Remick
Ensemble
Ellie Rogers
Ensemble
Patricia Sauers
Ernestina
Kenneth Scott
Ensemble
Saundra Sharp
Ensemble
Vanessa Shaw
Ensemble
Max Showalter
Horace Vandergelder
Mar 13, 1967 - ?
Bettiane Shumska
Ensemble
E. B. Smith
Ensemble
Pat Stevens
Ensemble
Luke Stover
Ensemble
Melvin Taylor
Ensemble
Freda Turner
Ensemble
Wyetta Turner
Ensemble
Dolores Vanison
Ensemble
Freda Vanterpool
Ensemble
Elise Warner
Ensemble
Alyce Webb
Ernestina
Sarah White
Ensemble
Joe Williams
Ensemble
Lee Wilson
Ensemble
Aug 21, 1967 - ?
Celestine Winters
Horse
Emily Yancy
Irene Molloy
Nov 12, 1967 - ?
John Young
Ensemble
Ronald Young
Ambrose Kemper
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)
Songs
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
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
1964 Winner
Music by
Jerry Herman
Lyrics by
Jerry Herman
Best Actress in a Musical
1964 Winner
Carol Channing
Best 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
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Performance
1970 Winner
Ethel Merman
Theatre World
Award
1968 Recipient
Jack Crowder
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
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
Carol Channing
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Jan 15, 1964 - Aug 07, 1965
Eileen Brennan
Irene Molloy
David Burns
Horace Vandergelder
Jerry Dodge
Barnaby Tucker
Alice Playten
Ermengarde
Charles Nelson Reilly
Cornelius Hackl
Ken Ayers
Court Clerk
Ensemble
Nicole Barth
Ensemble
Alvin Beam
Ensemble
Carvel Carter
Ensemble
Monica Carter
Ensemble
Mary Jo Catlett
Ernestina
Gordon Connell
Judge
Joel Craig
Ensemble
Dick Crowley
Ensemble
Igors Gavon
Ambrose Kemper
Gene GeBauer
Ensemble
Amelia Haas
Mrs. Rose
Ensemble
David Hartman
Rudolph
Joe Helms
Ensemble
Richard Hermany
Ensemble
Neil Jones
Ensemble
Charles Karel
Ensemble
Paul Kastl
Ensemble
Jan La Prade
Horse
Ensemble
Sondra Lee
Minnie Fay
Joan Buttons Leonard
Ensemble
Jim Maher
Ensemble
Marilyne Mason
Ensemble
Bonnie Mathis
Horse
Ensemble
Joe McWherter
Ensemble
John Mineo
Ensemble
Else Olufsen
Ensemble
Randy Phillips
Ensemble
Yolanda Poropat
Ensemble
Lowell Purvis
Ensemble
Michael Quinn
Ensemble
Will Roy
Ensemble
Bonnie Schon
Ensemble
Barbara Sharma
Ensemble
Mary Ann Snow
Ensemble
Paul Solen
Ensemble
Jamie Thomas
Ensemble
Pat Trott
Ensemble
Ronnie Young
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
Sound Design by
Charles Bellin
; Coiffures by
Robert Lattin
and
Hector Garcia
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
Pearl Bailey
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Nov 12, 1967 - Dec 20, 1969
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
Phyllis Diller
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Dec 26, 1969 - Mar 24, 1970
Betty Grable
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Jun 12, 1967 - Nov 04, 1967
Ethel Merman
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Mar 28, 1970 - Dec 27, 1970
Bibi Osterwald
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Nov 06, 1967 - Nov 11, 1967
Martha Raye
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Feb 27, 1967 - Jun 10, 1967
Ginger Rogers
Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
Aug 09, 1965 - Feb 25, 1967
Clifford Allen
Ensemble
Guy Allen
Ensemble
Thomas Anderson
Judge
Cynthia Ashby
Ensemble
Beverly Baker
Ensemble
Bryant Baker
Ensemble
Nate Barnett
Rudolph
James Beard
Rudolph
Andrea Bell
Ermengarde
Ed Belson
Ensemble
Fred Benjamin
Ensemble
Maggie Benson
Ensemble
Paul Berné
Ensemble
Marki Bey
Mrs. Rose
Ensemble
George Blackwell
Judge
Ensemble
Ted Bloecher
Ensemble
Linda Bonem
Ensemble
Wayne Boyd
Ensemble
Toney Brealond
Ensemble
Gerard Brentte
Ensemble
Sherri Peaches Brewer
Broadway debut
Minnie Fay
Ermengarde
Candy Brown
Horse
Edloe R. Brown
Ensemble
Walter P. Brown
Judge
Ensemble
Marie Bryant
Mrs. Rose
Cab Calloway
Horace Vandergelder
Nov 12, 1967 - ?
Chris Calloway
Minnie Fay
Nov 12, 1967 - ?
Leu Camacho
Horse
Ensemble
Carleton Carpenter
Cornelius Hackl
Eileen Casey
Ensemble
Joetta Cherry
Ensemble
Donald Coleman
Ensemble
Peter Colly
Ensemble
Dianne Conway
Horse
Ensemble
Gene Cooper
Ensemble
Patricia Cope
Ermengarde
Jack Craig
Ensemble
Ron Crofoot
Ensemble
Jack Crowder
Cornelius Hackl
Dick Crowley
Court Clerk
Joyce Dahl
Mrs. Rose
Ensemble
Bowlin Davis
Ensemble
Clifton Davis
Ensemble
Wilbert Davis
Ensemble
Stephan de Ghelder
Ensemble
Norman DeJoie
Ensemble
Elisa De Marko
Horse
Ensemble
Richard Deacon
Horace Vandergelder
Ronald Dennis
Ensemble
Merle Derby
Ensemble
Hamp Dickens
Ensemble
Richard Dodd
Ensemble
Pi Douglass
Ensemble
Catherine Eason
Ensemble
Mark East
Ensemble
Dolores Easty
Ensemble
Edloe
Broadway debut
Ermengarde
Eugene Edwards
Ensemble
Alix Elias
Minnie Fay
Ellen Elias
Horse
Ensemble
Georgia Engel
Minnie Fay
Dec 26, 1969 - ?
David Evans
Ambrose Kemper
Ensemble
Harvey Evans
Barnaby Tucker
Jul 1967 - ?
Anthony Falco
Ensemble
Sergeant Faulkner
Ensemble
Larry Ferrell
Ensemble
Julius Fields
Ensemble
Patte Finley
Irene Molloy
Quitman Fludd III
Ensemble
Don Fontaine
Ensemble
Don Forrest
Broadway debut
Rudolph
Morgan Freeman
Rudolph
Nov 12, 1967 - ?
David Gary
Ambrose Kemper
Ray Gilbert
Ensemble
Ben Gillespie
Ensemble
Olon Godare
Ensemble
Ed Goldsmid
Ensemble
Jack Goode
Horace Vandergelder
Jerry Gotham
Ensemble
DeMarest Grey
Ensemble
Lavinia Hamilton
Ensemble
Barbara Harper
Horse
Ensemble
Patti Harris
Ensemble
June Helmers
Irene Molloy
Apr 1967 - ?
Irene Molloy
Dec 26, 1969 - ?
Winston DeWitt Hemsley
Barnaby Tucker
Nov 12, 1967 - ?
Richard Hermany
Ambrose Kemper
Cornelius Hackl
Gwen Hillier
Ensemble
Caryl Hinchee
Ensemble
Lolli Hinton
Ensemble
Lawrence Holofcener
Cornelius Hackl
Lee Hooper
Ensemble
Jim Hovis
Ensemble
Katherine Hull
Ensemble
Robert L. Hultman
Ensemble
Scott Hunter
Ensemble
Ernestine Jackson
Irene Molloy
Dec 06, 1969 - ?
Ensemble
Nov 12, 1967 - ?
Reginald Jackson
Ensemble
Sylvia James
Ensemble
Don Jay
Ensemble
Pat Jemmott
Ensemble
Bob Johnson
Ensemble
Waltye Johnson
Ensemble
Jimmy Justice
Rudolph
Keith Kaldenberg
Court Clerk
Ensemble
Charles Karel
Ambrose Kemper
Voigt Kempson
Ensemble
James Kennon-Wilson
Court Clerk
Ensemble
Erica Lynne Kerry
Ensemble
Mabel King
Ernestina
Nov 12, 1967 - ?
Irma Kingsley
Ensemble
David Kirby
Ensemble
Davis Kirby
Ensemble
Gerry Kirby
Ensemble
J. David Kirby
Ensemble
Roger Lawson
Ambrose Kemper
Nov 12, 1967 - ?
Ambrose Kemper
Marcia Lewis
Broadway debut
Ernestina
Laverne Ligon
Ensemble
Danny Lockin
Barnaby Tucker
Lee Lund
Ensemble
Debra Lyman
Horse
Will Mackenzie
Cornelius Hackl
Ed Mastin
Ensemble
Joe McGrath
Ensemble
Dan Merriman
Rudolph
John Mineo
Barnaby Tucker
Aug 1966 - ?
Bill Mullikin
Cornelius Hackl
Anne Nathan
Ensemble
Charles Neal
Ensemble
Gail Nelson
Ensemble
Sean Nolan
Ensemble
Peter Oliver Norman
Ensemble
Russell Nype
Cornelius Hackl
Mar 28, 1970 - ?
Alexander Orfaly
Ensemble
Kay Oslin
Ensemble
Janice Painchaud
Ensemble
Joni Palmer
Ensemble
Leland Palmer
Minnie Fay
Jul 1967 - ?
Patti Pappathatos
Horse
Ensemble
Jacqueline Payne
Ensemble
Michael Podwal
Ensemble
Yolanda Poropat
Mrs. Rose
Howard Porter
Ambrose Kemper
Zelda Pulliam
Ensemble
Jane Quinn
Ensemble
Marion Ramsey
Ermengarde
Jozella Reed
Ensemble
Bob Remick
Ensemble
Ellie Rogers
Ensemble
Patricia Sauers
Ernestina
Kenneth Scott
Ensemble
Saundra Sharp
Ensemble
Vanessa Shaw
Ensemble
Max Showalter
Horace Vandergelder
Mar 13, 1967 - ?
Bettiane Shumska
Ensemble
E. B. Smith
Ensemble
Pat Stevens
Ensemble
Luke Stover
Ensemble
Melvin Taylor
Ensemble
Freda Turner
Ensemble
Wyetta Turner
Ensemble
Dolores Vanison
Ensemble
Freda Vanterpool
Ensemble
Elise Warner
Ensemble
Alyce Webb
Ernestina
Sarah White
Ensemble
Joe Williams
Ensemble
Lee Wilson
Ensemble
Aug 21, 1967 - ?
Celestine Winters
Horse
Emily Yancy
Irene Molloy
Nov 12, 1967 - ?
John Young
Ensemble
Ronald Young
Ambrose Kemper
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
Best Composer and Lyricist
1964 Winner
Music by
Jerry Herman
Lyrics by
Jerry Herman
Best Actress in a Musical
1964 Winner
Carol Channing
Best 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
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Performance
1970 Winner
Ethel Merman
Theatre World
Award
1968 Recipient
Jack Crowder
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