HELLO, DOLLY's 40th Anniversary

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/15/04 at 7:00pm

As you all know, tomorrow is the 40th anniversay of TWHM. To celebrate, you are all asked to wear red (the official color of the Harmonia Gardens). You don't have to be a great fan of the show, but you ARE a great fan of musical comedy...therefore no one is exempt from participating!!!!

HAPPY DOLLY DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ChrisLovesShows]

Posted: 1/15/04 at 7:07pm

Dollypop, I'm very sorry I won't be there. I will wear red here in Austin.
Here's to TWHM!
Here's to TGC!

[BrdwyThtr]

Posted: 1/15/04 at 7:08pm

I'll dig out my red!

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/15/04 at 8:41pm

Hmmm...maybe this'll turn out to be "Red Across America".

(Does that sound unpatriotic?)

[alterego]

Posted: 1/15/04 at 8:43pm

It's already Dolly's birthday here in the Southern Hemisphere...Happy 40th Dolly!

Dolly'll never go away,
Dolly'll never go away...again!

[Bret]

Posted: 1/15/04 at 9:51pm

Ill be wearing my red here in Dallas!!

[tkts]

Posted: 1/15/04 at 10:02pm

I'll have a red Polo shirt on. Congrats, Dollypop!

[etoile]

Posted: 1/16/04 at 12:57am

Enjoy your special day.


XOXOXO

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 1/16/04 at 1:17am

I will wear my red underwear.

[lassy]

Posted: 1/16/04 at 7:22am

I'm wearing my read IU sweatshirt and pants.

Here's to TWHM!

Posted: 1/16/04 at 7:29am

Congrats to Dolly!

I won't be there but I'll have a drink a toast to all the Dolly's.

Bulldog

[ghostlight]

Posted: 1/16/04 at 7:39am

Happy 40th Dolly! (and Pop too!)

[onceadancer2]

Posted: 1/16/04 at 9:01am

I will wear my red blouse and put on the Dolly recoring in Hebrew!

Miriam

[Phantom2]

Posted: 1/16/04 at 10:36am

I'm wearing red underwear and a diamond studded collar.

Updated On: 1/16/04 at 10:36 AM

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/17/04 at 8:18pm

Miriam, I have the Hebrew recording and really enjoy it!

Mazel Tov, Dolly!

[BroadwayBaby3]

Posted: 1/17/04 at 8:23pm

i'll wear my red "hello dolly" cast shirt! :o) 1 month till it opens!! dolly is my favorite role i've played so far. great show

Updated On: 1/17/04 at 08:23 PM

[RagtimeRay]

Posted: 1/18/04 at 7:16am

Dollypop,

I'm curious about the significance of your Bibi Osterwald tagline. I know she understudied the role of Dolly (perhaps Standby is the correct term). Did you get to see her do the role? I wish I would have, I bet she was great.

Another fan of Dolly, here. It was the first B'way musical I saw. And by the time the train was heading back to NYC from Yonkers, I was hooked.

Thanks, too, for the great article about Carol Channing and Dolly. I loved the story about the Kennedy's visiting the St. James theatre. I got a chance to go backstage at the St. James before Dolly closed, and when Carol talked about them taking down the train from 3 stories up... I could just picture it, since I, too, looked around the stage to see where they stored the train.

[MasterLcZ]

Posted: 1/18/04 at 8:00am

What's the scoop on a revival of DOLLY?
Or is this a project for the next generation?

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/18/04 at 12:34pm

Here's the rumor that's floating around, and originates from Craig Zadan's office:

There are negotiations underway for Bette Midler to do a limited run in TWHM on Broadway in 2006. Bette will then do the show as a TV movie.

[MasterLcZ]

Posted: 1/18/04 at 12:49pm

Dolly, what does TGCC think of that bit of casting?

I think it could be pretty fab, myself. She has the humour and the warmth to pull it off.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/18/04 at 12:54pm

I'm less concerned with who is playing Dolly than I am with who's directing it. I've seen many productions of the show that have fallen flat because of poor direction and bizarre concepts (like the "Sunday Clothes" number being done all in white!)

Gower Champion's concept was so letter-perfect that I question what do to the show.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 1/18/04 at 1:41pm

To Ragtime Ray:

Yes, I did see Bibi go on on TWHM. Oddly enough it was vary early in the Pearl Bailey company. Bibi was the only white performer on the stage. She was marvelous, but she left the company shortly afterwards (Thelma Carpenter became the standby and played the matinees). Bibi re-joined the show when Phyllis Diller took over, and she stayed throughout the Merman run.

I had the food fortunes to meet Bibi about 20 years ago at Ma Bell's restaruant. She and Estelle Parsons were having after-show cocktails. Both ladies were delightful.