Carol Channing "HELLO DOLLY" Jerry Herman Eileen Brennan 1963 Tryout Playbill

Description: This Playbill includes song titles that were cut before opening in New York. This is a rare November 18th, 1963 "Stage" playbill from the Pre-Broadway engagement of the JERRY HERMAN and MICHAEL STEWART musical comedy hit "HELLO, DOLLY!" at the Fisher Theatre in Detroit, Michigan. The production would open January 16th, 1964 at the St. James Theatre in New York City and run for 2844 performances.During the exceptionally long Broadway run, nine different actresses played the role of "Mrs. Dolly Levi Gallagher", created by the legendary CAROL CHANNING. Her first replacement was GINGER ROGERS (1965) followed by MARTHA RAYE (1967), BETTY GRABLE (1967), BIBI OSTERWALD (1967), PEARL BAILEY (1967), THELMA CARPENTER (1969), PHYLLIS DILLER (1969) and finally ETHEL MERMAN (1970). In addition to CAROL CHANNING, several other prominent actresses took the show on the road including MARY MARTIN, DOROTHY LAMOUR, EVE ARDEN and YVONNE DE CARLO The musical, which would be awarded 10 Tony Awards including "Best Musical" starred the legendary CAROL CHANNING as "Mrs. Dolly Levi Gallagher" and featured EILEEN BRENNAN, DAVID BURNS, CHARLES NELSON REILLY, GLENN WALKEN replaced out-of-town by JERRY DODGE), IGORS GAVON, ALICE PLAYTEN, SONDRA LEE and GORDON CONNELL CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by JERRY HERMAN ("Milk and Honey", "Mame", "Mack and Mabel", "La Cage Aux Folles" and "Dear World"); Book by MICHAEL STEWART based on the "Matchmaker" by THORNTON WILDER; Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by FREDDY WITTOP; Directed and Choreographed by GOWER CHAMPION; Produced by DAVID MERRICK ..... CREDITS: Music and Lyrics by JERRY HERMAN ("Milk and Honey", "Mame", "Mack and Mabel", "La Cage Aux Folles" and "Dear World")Book by MICHAEL STEWART based on the "Matchmaker" by THORNTON WILDER; Sets designed by OLIVER SMITH; Costumes designed by FREDDY WITTOP; Directed and Choreographed by GOWER CHAMPION; Produced by DAVID MERRICK ..... DETAILS: The 32 page playbill measures appox. 8" X 8" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and individual photos and bios of each of the leading actors. Also includes a full page ad for the Original Cast recording of "HELLO, DOLLY!" on RCA Victor Records CUT SONGS: The list of musical numbers includes "Penny in My Pocket", "The Goodbye Song" and "You're a Damned Exasperating Woman" which were cut out-of-town and "Come and Be My Butterfly" which was cut in New York

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Location: Mount Clemens, Michigan

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