I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers (Apr 24, 2013 - Jun 30, 2013) Starring: Bette Midler [Sue Mengers] Play Solo Original. [35] The official songwriting credits as listed with ASCAP have Adams, Herman and Strouse as co-writers. *N.B. Minnie screams when she finds Cornelius hiding in the armoire. Just answer a few questions. Photo ID is required. New York: Kiss Me, Kate (Roundabout Theatre Company benefit). Since the release of her first album, The Divine Miss M in 1972, she has recorded 25 others, winning four Grammy Awards and selling more than 35 million copies worldwide. Broadway Direct ("Us", "We", "Our") knows that . Again, some doubling was employed. [49][50][51], In 1995 a new Australian tour was presented by Gordon Frost. Reprise: Waiters Gallop Orchestra15. grossed $27million. Her parents, originally from New Jersey . Jennifer Foote (Swing) - Broadway: She Loves Me, Follies, On the Twentieth Century, Rock of Ages, A Chorus Line, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. The cost and license availability quoted are estimates only and may differ when you apply for a license. / Dancing / It Only Takes a Moment / Put On Your Sunday Clothes / Hello, Dolly!" Will Burton (Ambrose Kemper) - Broadway: An American In Paris, Holiday Inn. Follow Adam Feldman on . He plans to travel with Dolly to New York City to march in the Fourteenth Street Association Parade and propose to the widow Irene Molloy, who owns a hat shop there. Her other Broadway credits include Finians Rainbow (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award nominations), Big Fish, The Full Monty, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Wonderful Town and Fiorello! From 'Hello, Dolly! Put On Your Sunday Clothes Cornelius, Barnaby, Dolly, Ermengarde, Ambrose & Chorus4a. New York: Stepping Out at Radio City. Holly's dad Phil Lambert . Huzzahs also for lighting designer Natasha Katz, sound designer . Kevin Ligon (Rudolph, u/s Horace Vandergelder) - Broadway: On the Twentieth Century; Bullets Over Broadway; The Phantom Of The Opera; Sister Act; Finian's Rainbow; Young Frankenstein; The . The young foursome runs off to watch a parade, and Dolly addressing her late husband, Ephraim reaffirms a desire to move on with her life (Before the Parade Passes By). swept the Tony Awards in 1964, winning awards in ten categories[39] (out of eleven nominations) that tied the musical with the previous record keeper South Pacific,[citation needed] record that remained unbroken for 37 years until The Producers won twelve Tonys in 2001. seems to me short on charm, warmth, and the intangible quality of distinction in no way alters my conviction that it will be an enormous popular success. Ms. Midler is a once-in-a-lifetime Dolly," says The New York Times. Most recent: War Paint (Goodman Theatre). Strouse and Adams suggested re-working the ending of Act I, wrote a new song "Before the Parade Passes By" and sent it to Champion. She tells Ermengarde and Ambrose that she'll enter them in the polka competition at the upscale Harmonia Gardens Restaurant in New York City so Ambrose can demonstrate his ability to be a breadwinner to Horace. at the State Theatre, Melbourne twice: first in 2002, starring Amanda Muggleton, then again in 2017, starring Marina Prior. Exit Music Orchestra, Reed 1: Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet & Alto SaxophoneReed 2: Clarinet & Alto SaxophoneReed 3: Clarinet & Tenor SaxophoneReed 4: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet & Baritone Saxophone, Trumpet 1 & 2Trumpet 3Trombone 1Trombone 2, Percussion 1 & 2:Timpani (2 Drums)Bass DrumSnare DrumCymbals, Suspended & HandVibraphoneXylophoneGlockenspielBell PlateWood BlockCow BellSlide WhistleRatchet, Violin 1 (optional)Violin 2 (optional)Viola (optional)Cello (optional)Bass & optional Tuba. "Wind Beneath My Wings" (sometimes titled "The Wind Beneath My Wings" and "Hero") is a song written in 1982 by Jeff Silbar and Larry Henley.. Television: PBS Stars on Stage,American Horror Stories,Eloise at the Plazaand Eloise at Christmastime. Back Where They Belong! Blocking belongs on the stage, not on websites. Off-Broadway: SILENCE! Linda Mugleston (Mrs. Rose, Ensemble, u/s Dolly Gallagher Levi) - Broadway: Beautiful; On the Twentieth Century; Cinderella; Anything Goes; Young Frankenstein; Wonderful Town; Nine; Into the Woods; Kiss Me, Kate; On the Town. David Hyde Pierce played Horace Vandergelder. [53], Hello, Dolly! BFA: Carnegie Mellon University. Equity/professional customers should contact the Licensing department directly at [emailprotected] to inquire about a title's availability. As a live performer, she caused a sensation at the Continental Baths in 1970, and twice broke house records on Broadway: once with her Palace Theatre debut show Bette Midler, and again with Bette Midler's Clams on the Half Shell Revue, at the Minskoff. Hello, Dolly! Starring Bette Midler in her long-awaited return to the musical theatre stage. Kevin Ligon (Rudolph, u/s Horace Vandergelder) - Broadway: On the Twentieth Century; Bullets Over Broadway; The Phantom Of The Opera; Sister Act; Finian's Rainbow; Young Frankenstein; The Producers; Kiss Me, Kate; 1776; The Secret Garden. March 14, 2017, 6:17 PM . 65 Music CDs 3 each Pick up Nedlands 1 Andrew Lloyd Webber An Evening With 2 Bette Midler Beached 3 Bette Midler Some Peoples Lives 4 Boz Scaggs 5 ., 1307975988 . New York: Guys and Dolls (Carnegie Hall). Irene Molloy a millineress with a hat shop near 14th Street in New York CityMinnie Fay a young girl who works in Irenes ShopErnestina a single woman in need of Mrs. Levis servicesErmengarde the 17-year-old niece of Horace Vandergelder, Horace Vandergelder proprietor of a hay and feed store in Yonkers, NY and a client of Mrs. LevisCornelius Hackl Vandergelders chief clerk, 33 years oldBarnaby Tucker an assistant to Cornelius, 17 years oldAmbrose Kemper a young artist seeking to marry Ermengarde, Mrs. Rose sells vegetables from a street cart, a friend of Mrs. Levis from years beforeCoachman non-speakingHorse two chorus/dancersRudolph Reisenweber the Prussian major-domo of the Harmonia Gardens RestaurantStanley a young waiterFritz, Harry, Louie, Danny, Manny and Hank Harmonia Gardens waiters; non-speaking chorus/dancersFirst Cook Harmonia Gardens employee with a German accentSecond Cook Harmonia Gardens employeeJudge white-whiskered, red-nosed, New York night courtPolicemen several New York City officers; only one speakingCourt Clerk (Recorder) male chorus memberPaperhanger non-speaking, Townspeople of New YorkYonkers BandLodge MembersFeed Store CustomersHarmonia Gardens CustomersPolka Contest Contestants14th Street Parade Ensemble. Qualifying purchases could enjoy No Interest if paid in full in 6 months on purchases of $99 or more. is a 1964 musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, based on Thornton Wilder's 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers, which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1955. More . New York: The Wiz. Among many hats, she curates the daily "Wake Up With BWW" briefing, (read more about this author), VIDEO: FUNNY GIRL Announces Broadway Closing; New Performance Montage, McClure, Kritzer, Brightman, & Iglehart to Lead SPAMALOT. with the Medium-Voice Transpositions requires both a complete set of the original performance materials and the transposition materials. by Thornton Wilder. Giuseppe Bausilio (Ensemble) - Broadway: Cats, Aladdin, Newsies, Billy Elliot. Price: 199.99. The divine Bette Midler returns in "Hello, Dolly!" May 21, 2017 / 10:17 AM / CBS News On the Great White Way, Broadway producers are constantly designing new shows, and re-designing old ones. Asked to name some of her favorite costumes of her storied career . Off-Broadway: Spring Awakening. Directed by four-time Tony winner Jerry Zaks, this impeccable blend of spectacle and star power (Entertainment Weekly) smashed house records numerous times, and achieved the highest weekly gross in the history of the entire Shubert Organization. She's been seen on television in Law and Order: SVU,Passionand First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb. Recordings: Lets See What Happens, She Loves Him. The judge, moved by Corneliuss sentiment and persuaded by Dolly Levi, Counselor-At-Law, dismisses everyone except Horace Vandergelder. Pierce is perhaps best known for playing the psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on NBCs Frasier, for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Co-Founder: Broadway Impact. starring the legendary Bette Midler. Cornelius and Barnaby arrive at the shop and pretend to be rich. Cornelius, who clearly could never afford such an extravagance, claims he cant dance, but the versatile Mrs. Levi teaches him on the spot, and soon the two couples are waltzing romantically (Dancing). Hello, Dolly! [4] Merrick then auditioned Nancy Walker, but he hired Carol Channing who originated the role of Dolly. UFO is a show I've seen precious little of, though it always seems to be something I might like. Bette Midler His lyrics could be called serviceable.[90]. Hello, Dolly! 2017 Broadway Production (Julieta Cervantes), Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella (Broadway Version), Winner! Bette Midler, aka The Queen of Broadway, has vacated her throne, having concluded her run in the smash Hello, Dolly!. Julieta Cervantes. Wheelchair seating is available. Hello, Dolly! TV host and interior designer of BroadwayWorld's "Broadway Quick Change." Please consider supporting us by Bette Midler and David Hyde Pierce in "Hello Dolly!" Julieta Cervantes. Hello, Dolly! The towns miserly half-a-millionaire Horace Vandergelder, a widowed hay & feed dealer, seeks a second wife (It Takes A Woman) and hires Dolly to find him a suitable match. Regional: Bounce (Goodman Theatre/Kennedy Center), Prometheus Bound (American Repertory Theater), The Mystery Plays (Yale Repertory Theatre). The hottest show on Broadway is sold out every single night. Concert dance: River North Dance Chicago, Ailey II, Metropolitan Opera. As sung on the original cast album by Carol Channing, the keys for Dolly Levis nine numbers are too low for many singers. Gavin Creel (Cornelius Hackl) - Broadway: Hair (Tony Award nomination), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony nomination), She Loves Me, The Book of Mormon, La Cage aux Folles. Performing HELLO, DOLLY! Regional: Curtains (Center Theatre Group); Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (Geffen Playhouse); Vanya and Sonia (McCarter Theatre Center); Candida, Elliot Loves (Goodman Theatre); Holiday, Camille (Long Wharf Theatre); The Seagull, Cyrano, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Execution of Justice (Guthrie Theater). The best play nominees are Sweat, Oslo, Indecent and A Doll's House, Part 2.The Midler-led revival of Hello, Dolly!was the second-most nominated show this season with 10 nods. [46] Hello, Dolly! Back on Broadway where she belongs, Bette Midler stars in this 2017 revival of Jerry Herman's Hello, Dolly!, and joins the impressive line of performers who have made the part their own. Bibi Osterwald was the standby for Dolly following Worley's and Channings' departures, subbing for all the stars, including Bailey, despite the fact that Osterwald was white. Hayley Podschun (Ensemble, u/s Minnie Fay, Ermengarde) - Eighth Broadway show. Bette Midler, a true Broadway legend, took home the best actress in a musical prize at the Tony Awards Sunday night. Duran Duran frontman Simon Le Bon said the band members putting their egos in "second place" to their success has been key to the band's longevity. Cameron Adams (Ensemble) - Broadway: The Music Man; Oklahoma! Dolly arranges for Cornelius and Barnaby, who are still pretending to be rich, to take the ladies out to dinner to the Harmonia Gardens restaurant to make up for their humiliation. Everything Bette Midler does stops the show, says The New York Times, let's just hope this show's producers have earthquake insurance. "The orchestra section behaved all night like the Shuberts had pulled out the seats and installed spring-loaded standing mechanisms.". Musical Original. is a 1964 musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, based on Thornton Wilder's 1938 farce The Merchant of Yonkers, which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1955. . *Song cut before Broadway Opening, reinstated when Ethel Merman joined to play Dolly. He won the Tony for Curtains and was nominated for his work in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike; his additional Broadway credits as a performer include La Bte, Accent on Youth, Spamalot and The Heidi Chronicles. Midler's run-up to playing Dolly was a 2013 Broadway engagement as talent agent Sue Mengers in the John Logan solo show "I'll Eat You Last: A Chat With Sue Mengers." Bette Midler's . Cornelius and Barnaby grow increasingly anxious as they discover they have little more than a dollar left. The Medium-Voice Transpositions are specially made to accommodate Dollys role; all the other musical numbers remain in their original keys. Don't miss "the best show of the year" (NPR) Hello, Dolly!, at the Shubert Theatre (225 W. 44th St.). Donna Murphy will perform as Dolly on July 22, July 29, Sunday, August 5, August 12, August 19 and August 20. But her successor Bernadette Peters isn't having the . [113], The movie soundtrack was released in 1969. Cornelius is determined to get a kiss before the night is over, but Barnaby isn't so sure. The show has been revived four times on Broadway: In the West End the show has been revived three times (to date, November 2019): In 1989, there was a UK tour of the show directed and choreographed by Paul Kerryson, starring Dora Bryan. Farce, Adaptations (Literature), Period, Romantic Comedy. The box office at the Shubert Theatre has been printing $100 . In his review of the opening night performance, The New York Times theatre critic Howard Taubman wrote, Hello, Dolly! So Long, Dearie Dolly17a. Her vocal rendition of Dolly is coarse and harsh, and her range is insanely low, giving her a very unattractive, masculine sound. Ambrose Kemper, a young artist, wants to marry Horace's weepy niece Ermengarde, but Horace opposes this because Ambrose's vocation does not guarantee a steady living. Concord offers a full suite of resources to help you put on the show of a lifetime! Australian choreographer Betty Pounder was employed to stage the musical numbers. Opening: Apr 20, 2017 Elegance Mrs. Molloy, Minnie, Cornelius & Barnaby11a. [67] Before Fontana's temporary engagement, understudy Christian Dante White played the role of Cornelius. Horace expects Dolly to help him, but instead she chooses to walk away (So Long, Dearie). (Tony Award);Hair(Tony nomination);Thoroughly Modern Millie(Tony nomination);Waitress;The Book of Mormon;She Loves Me;La Cage aux Folles. Regional: Arena Stage, Goodspeed Opera House, Paper Mill Playhouse, The Muny. By Peter Travers. Concert engagements: Boston Pops, New York Pops, and the major orchestras of Washington, Detroit, Portland, and Phoenix. Seldom has a corps of dancers brought so much style and excitement to a production which could easily have been pedestrian. August 25, 2018, at the Shubert Theatre in NYC. Bette Midler and David Hyde Pierce returned to the production for the final six weeks of its run, starting July 17, with Donna Murphy playing Dolly on Sunday matinees. Horace leaves for New York and leaves Cornelius and Barnaby to run the store. Hello, Dolly Dolly & Male Chorus13a. Tour: Cats. The Broadway production of Hello Dolly! Cornelius and Irene are immediately smitten, but Vandergelder appears at the shop door, and the young men scramble to hide. Carole Cook was imported to star, making her the second woman to play the role of Dolly Levi. Jill Perryman, who starred as Irene Molloy in the 1965 production, starred as Dolly Levi. (Reprise) Dolly and Vandergelder, "Finale Act II: Hello, Dolly! Regional: Singin' in the Rain, 42nd Street. This Broadway revival of Michael Stewart (book) and Jerry Herman's . Ovation and L.A. Weekly Award nominee. Hello, Dolly! Please try again later. Learn more at Subplot Studio. National tour: Fosse. Crowin! [69], Betty Buckley played the title role in the first national tour of the 2017 Broadway revival, which began performances in Cleveland, Ohio in October 2018 in the Connor Palace at Playhouse Square, after a tryout in Utica, New York in September 2018.