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Feb 9, 2021 · While the original Broadway production of Hello, Dolly! opened in 1964, the musical made history again when Pearl Bailey took over the title role November 12, 1967. With Bailey’s...
Mar 29, 2019 · Bailey is the only actor—other than Carol Channing—to take on the title role in multiple Broadway productions of Hello, Dolly!, assuming the role in November 1967, almost four years after the...
Nov 20, 2009 · 33K views 13 years ago. Hi people, this time i would like to show you this wonderful performance from The Muppet Show... heres the great Pearl Bailey singing the classic Hello Dolly...
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Pearl Bailey (left) and Cab Calloway (right) with President Lyndon Johnson and wife Lady Bird at a production of Hello, Dolly! that featured an all-Black cast, 1967. John Dominis/Life Picture Collection/Shuttertstock. The musical Hello, Dolly! made its Broadway debut in 1964 and was an instant smash with Carol Channing in the title role.
Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress, singer and author. After appearing in vaudeville , she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. [2] She received a Special Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968.
After Channing left the show, Merrick employed prominent actresses to play Dolly, including Ginger Rogers, who started on August 9, 1965; Martha Raye, starting on February 27, 1967; Betty Grable, from June 12, 1967, to November 5, 1967; Pearl Bailey (in an all-black version with Cab Calloway as Horace) starting on November 12, 1967 (with Thelma ...
Mar 9, 2024 · In 1967, Pearl Bailey appeared in an all-Black Hello, Dolly! It was a sensation, smashing preconceptions, showcasing civil rights, and announcing a new era on Broadway. By John Mauceri. March 9, 2024. Reading Time: 8 minutes.
