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| Written by | Jerry Herman |
| Date | 1964 |
| Source | Hello, Dolly! (musical) |
| Publisher | Edwin H. Morris & Co. Inc. |
Sesame Street at SeaWorld poster.
Sesame Street: The Musical
"Hello, Dolly!" is the title song from a 1964 Broadway musical, originally starring Carol Channing in the title role. Channing appeared on Sesame Street in 1984 to sing a modified version, "Hello, Sammy!" to Sammy the Snake. (First: Episode 1951)
A 1967 revival of the stage musical featured an African-American cast, starring Pearl Bailey and Cab Calloway. Bailey sings the song with the Muppets as part of the closing number in The Muppet Show episode 305.
References[]
- Tim Conway sings the titular line in a quick tag featured in Episode 0195 of Sesame Street.
- A running gag in Episode 1571 of Sesame Street has Big Bird misnaming Holly Near; he starts it off by greeting her with, "Hello, Dolly!"
- A spoof poster for the musical "Hello, Telly!" can be seen at Sesame Street at Sea World.
- Another parody poster dubbed "Hello, Abby!" was created as promotion for Sesame Street: The Musical.
Connections[]
- Cab Calloway played Horace Vandergelder during the Pearl Bailey run (1967-1969)
- Mary Jo Catlett originated Ernestina on Broadway
- Phyllis Diller was a replacement Dolly Levi during the original Broadway run (1969-1970)
- Grenoldo Frazier played Barnaby Tucker during the second Pearl Bailey run (1975)
- Morgan Freeman was a replacement as Rudolph during the Pearl Bailey run (1967-1969)
- Victor Garber was a replacement as Horace Vandergelder in the 2017 revival
- David Hartman originated Rudolph on Broadway and was assistant stage manager
- Peter Howard arranged the dance and incidental music
- Jim Hutchison played a dancing waiter in the 1969 film
- Gene Kelly directed the 1969 film
- Will Mackenzie was a replacement as Cornelius Hackl during the original Broadway run (1965-1967)
- Ethel Merman was a replacement Dolly Levi during the original Broadway run (1970)
- Bette Midler played Dolly Levi in the 2017 revival
- Bernadette Peters was a replacement Dolly Levi in the 2017 revival
- David Hyde Pierce played Horace Vandergelder in the 2017 revival
- Rex Robbins was a replacement as Cornelius Hackl during the second national tour (ca. 1966)
- Ginger Rogers was a replacement Dolly Levi during the original Broadway run (1965-1967)
- Sally Struthers played Dolly Levi in a 2013 national tour