Call on Dolly! Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma takes a fresh look at the Broadway classic Hello, Dolly! BY JEREMY MARTIN
left to right Dee Hoty and George Dvorsky star in Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma’s production of Hello, Dolly!
Carol Channing and Dolly Levi made each other famous. Channing won a Tony for playing the original version of Levi, the titular vivacious widow in Hello, Dolly! on Broadway in 1964. Then for the next 30 years, according to Playbill, Channing played the role for more than 4,000 performances, never missing a single one. Read MORE
VIDEO: Bernadette Peters Chats Broadway Barks and Saying Goodbye to HELLO DOLLY On LIVE With Kelly and Ryan
Bernadette Peters
talks about enjoying her final performances of “Hello, Dolly” and hosting the dog adoption event, Broadway Barks on LIVE with Kelly and Ryan! Watch the clip HERE!
Theater review: Lyric pulls out all the stops with dazzling ‘Hello, Dolly!’
The classic musical is just packed with indelible moments: when the title character uproariously stuffs her face with dumplings while the entire ensemble looks on; when the nimble waiters frolic with their silver trays and ice buckets in the restaurant scene; and, of course, when Dolly makes her dramatic Act 2 entrance at the top of the staircase in her sparkling red gown. Read MORE
A Look at Five More ‘Dollys’ of Hello, Dolly! BY LOGAN CULWELL-BLOCK JUL 12, 2018 You asked, we answered: From Pearl Bailey to Ethel Merman, here are more of the many award-winning and crowd-stirring actors who have brought Dolly Gallagher Levi to life on stage and screen.
We received a lot of feedback that our recent “Which Dolly Are You?” quiz was missing some fantastic Dollys, particularly the erasure of
Tony Award winner Pearl Bailey—and that was correct! While we typically have to limit our personality quizzes to around five possible results, excluding Pearl Bailey as a possible result was wrong. We apologize, we are addressing it, and are committed to doing better. We appreciate you calling us out! (Source:Logan Culwell-Block is a musical theatre historian, Playbill’s manager of research, and curator of Playbill Vault. @loganculwell)