“Before the Parade Passes By” from Hello, Dolly! (1978 Broadway Revival)
music/lyric Jerry Herman
performance Carol Channing and Company
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The sound quality on this bootleg is astounding (though it does cut out for a bit in hte middle) and Carol in this role is truly an event the likes of which we may never see again. Posting mainly because it includes the beautiful “oak leaf” monologue (good job, Michael Stewart/Thorton Wilder) at the top.
| — | Vincent Canby on Carol Channing in the 1995 revival of HELLO, DOLLY! |
“Skidoo” sung by Carol Channing- written by Harry Nilsson. Theme song to the 1968 Otto Preminger film. Poster art by Saul Bass
An oddity, but beware…once this song gets stuck in your head, it’s extremely difficult to dislodge.
doesn’t everyone wake up at 6:30 on a Saturday with this in their head?
In honor of national tap day, here is Carol Channing and the Company of Jerry’s Girls singing “Tap your Troubles Away”
As I prepare to see Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, I can’t help but obsess over Lorelei, the 1974 revisal of the show crafted by Jule Styne, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green to allow a too-old-for-the-part Carol Channing to continue playing her second-most-famous part. (The urgency? A young Bernadette Peters was exploring the possibility of starring in a revival of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and Channing just couldn’t allow that!)
While there aren’t many reasons to argue for Lorelei over Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, the new first act closer, “Men,” was a show stopper. Here’s Carol Channing performing it on the Tony Awards broadcast.
^^^He knows so many things!^^^
This video never ceases to amaze me. Three of my favorite actresses sitting together..just singing. KILL ME.
amazing amazing amazing. Also, amazing. And Chita is On. Top. Of. Her. Shit.
I do love Charles Nelson Reilly on this recording. And there’s something so wonderfully raucous about the ensemble.
“Put on Your Sunday Clothes” from HELLO, DOLLY! (30th Anniversary Cast Recording)
words and music by Jerry Herman
Performed by Michael DeVries, Carol Channing and Company.
The last minute of this is so exciting I could just about die!
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I had never listened to this recording until today. I’m a huge fan of the OBCR, and familiar, fond of Bailey’s and Martin’s respective recordings, and just didn’t see the necessity of a recording with a 197 year old Channing.
Color me stupid. Whatever demerits Channing’s AARP status may bring (which are few) are outweighed by how GLORIOUS and CLEAR this recording is! Listen to that orchestra! And it sounds like a cast of thousands! And hellooooooo Michael DeVries.
