Hello Dolly
musical
Hello, Dolly! 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 Yonkers, which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker.
Characters and casts
change- Carol Channing - Dolly Levi
- David Burns - Horace Vandergelder
- Charles Nelson Riley - Cornelius Hackl
- Eileen Brennan - Irene Molloy
- Jerry Dodge - Barnaby Tucker
- Sondra Lee - Minnie Fay
- Alice Playten - Ermengarde
- Igors Gavon - Ambrose Kemper
- Mary Jo Catlett - Ernestina
- David Hartman - Rudolph
- Gordon Connel - Judge
- Ken Ayers - Court Clerk
- Amelia Haas - Mrs. Rose
- Jan LaPrade and Barbara Mathis - Horse
Musical numbers
change- Overture - Orchestra
- Call on Dolly - Ensemble
- I Put My Hand In - Dolly
- It Takes a Woman - Horace, Men
- It Takes a Woman (reprise) - Dolly
- World, Take Me Back - Dolly
- Put On Your Sunday Clothes - Cornelius, Barnaby, Dolly, Ambrose, Ermengarde, and Ensemble
- Ribbons Down My Back - Irene
- Ribbons Down My Back (reprise) - Irene
- Dancing - Dolly, Cornelius, Barnaby, Irene, Minnie Fay, and Ensemble
- Look, Look in My Window - Dolly
- Before the Parade Passes By - Dolly and the Company
- Finale Act I: Before the Parade Passes By - Dolly
- Entr'acte - Orchestra
- Penny in My Pocket - Vandergelder
- Elegance - Cornelius, Barnaby, Irene, and Minnie Fay
- The Waiters' Gallop - Rudolph and the Waiters
- Hello, Dolly - Dolly, Rudolph, Waiters, Cooks
- The Waiters' Gallop (reprise) - Rudolph and the Waiters
- It Only Takes a Moment - Cornelius, Irene, Ensemble
- So Long Dearly - Dolly
- Hello, Dolly (reprise) - Dolly and Vandergelder
- Finale Act II: Hello, Dolly! / Dancing / It Only Takes a Moment / Put On Your Sunday Clothes / Hello Dolly! - The Company