DOLLY! '83 #3

[@cliff9685]

The greatest American musical. Pure magic, but it's all about Carol. She shines bright and this is such a treat seeing her full throttle and doing HER role. There is no other Dolly

[@robertarthur3889]

The show was written for Ethel Merman....but Carol took on the task fantastically.

[@bigred8432]

@@robertarthur3889 Well...the original show Dolly! A Damned Exasperating Woman was written for Merman but by the time it reached Broadway 50% or more had been retooled and retooled around Channing.

[@josephcutaia]

How very exciting!!! I am in that production on stage with Carol Channing. What a great opportunity it was to find this after 34 years! Thank you!

[@auroraspiderwoman5886]

Hi Joe. Great to hear from a member of this company. Sorry it's not the whole show.

[@dbrel]

Joe Cutaia You were??? I know Gary Wright. I was his accompanist in college.

[@dbrel]

And... there he is on stage! I saw the show in ATL and saw him after..

[@MarkellosVicente]

...wowwwwwwwwww, dear friend, marvelous video... ...thanks a lot for it!!! ... I've always wanted to watch Carol Channing in Hello Dolly!!! 👏👏👏💕💕🌹🎤🌹💕💕👏👏👏

[@1868foxpoint]

Wow--what an handsome group of chorus boys! Sensational production 👍🏻☺️

[@SweetJackknife]

One of the things I find most incredible is the back-phrasing she does. So many times it's almost like she's going to get off with the music but she's always right on it and never misses a beat. I just love her so much

[@SamTuckerSmith]

She said in interviews that she did it to keep the audience on their toes.

[@Ronizetti]

I literally have tears in my eyes ... Bless you

[@chocolatesouljah]

Same here!

[@meplayin]

Had the pleasure of seeing Ms Channing on Broadway in Hello Dolly in 1976. Was a great show.

[@johnflynn9619]

Carol was a Very Talented Stage Performer. Excellent Stage Presence.

[@sgtdroxie]

I love this Dolly dress 👗 so much more than the recent revival with Bette Midler. This one is so iconic...the revival should have kept it closer to the original.

[@estudiorobertoayala]

I saw That in San Francisco..Also the 1964 in New York as a small kid..thanks

[@cyber25573]

I was also in that show with Joe. Great times dancing all over the country. Dave Kistner.

[@dbrel]

cyber dude I’m friends with Gary Wright, who played Barnaby. I saw the show in ATL!

[@cyber25573]

d brel That’s great you were able to see the show. A real piece of theater history.

[@scottrossmeisl1002]

First Carol second Donna the best ever

[@Ronizetti]

You are so right, #1 and 2!!

[@johnflynn9619]

Carol was a PRO. She had it all - on stage.

[@auroraspiderwoman5886]

"Pro" is indeed the word, and we are not likely to see many more to equal her in that department.

[@johnflynn9619]

@@auroraspiderwoman5886 Excellent Stage Presence.

[@sgtdroxie]

Shame they didn't have her recreate this performance in the movie...yes, Babs is a great singer but she really wasn't right for the role. Carol and Walter Matthau would have been a hoot!

[@wengfong6742]

Carol was never considered by the studio to be in the movie. After thoroughly modern Millie, even though she was Oscar nominated, she was considered not to be suitable for the movie. Other stars like Liz Taylor and Shirley MacLaine were considered. Barbra was brilliant as Dolly! She is the best Dolly in my opinion and critics much preferred her performance to the movie as a whole.

[@dbrel]

I saw this production!!! A friend from college was in the show as Barnaby..He said Carol was a huge diva, in the worst possible way...

[@fergusmurray1828]

She was like that? Surprised. Then again, people have said Merman was just the same.

[@cyber25573]

Fergus Murray I remember Gary saying at the time that he and Carol were not getting along very well. I never did find out why. I thought Gary was a nice guy. We talked a few times.

[@summermen]

It looks like her nose is red...any reason?

[@cyber25573]

That is the way she always did her make up. I danced next to her every night and it was always the same.