Hello, Dolly! Opening Night Cast on Broadway - Information, Cast, Crew, Synopsis and Photos

Hello, Dolly!: Opening Night Cast

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Carol Channing

Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi

Bibi Osterwald

November 6, 1967 - November 11, 1967

Thelma Carpenter

Martha Raye

Arrived on February 27, 1967

Betty Grable

June 12, 1967 - November 5, 1967

Ethel Merman

March 28, 1970 - December 27, 1970

Ginger Rogers

Arrived on August 9, 1965

Pearl Bailey

Arrived on November 12, 1967

Phyllis Diller

Arrived on December 26, 1969

Replacements
David Burns

Horace Vandergelder

Cab Calloway

Arrived on November 12, 1967

Max Showalter

Arrived on March 13, 1967

Jack Goode

Richard Deacon

Replacements
Charles Nelson Reilly

Cornelius Hackl

Russell Nype

Arrived on March 28, 1970

Jack Crowder

Will Mackenzie

Bill Mullikin

Replacements
Eileen Brennan

Irene Molloy

Ernestine Jackson

Emily Yancy

Arrived on November 12, 1967

June Helmers

Arrived on December 26, 1969

Replacements
Sondra Lee

Minnie Fay

Leland Palmer

Arrived on June 30, 1967

Georgia Engel

Arrived on December 26, 1969

Chris Calloway

Arrived on November 12, 1967

Sherri Peaches Brewer

Replacements
Jerry Dodge

Barnaby Tucker

John Mineo

Harvey Evans

Arrived on June 30, 1967

Danny Lockin

Winston DeWitt Hemsley

Arrived on November 12, 1967

Replacements
Gordon Connell

Judge

Walter P. Brown

Thomas Anderson

George Blackwell

Replacements
Igors Gavon

Ambrose Kemper

David Evans

Ronald Young

Howard Porter

Roger Lawson

Arrived on November 12, 1967

Replacements
Alice Playten

Ermengarde

Marion Ramsey

Andrea Bell

Edloe

Sherri Peaches Brewer

Replacements
Ken Ayers

Court Clerk
Ensemble
Nicole Barth

Ensemble
Alvin Beam

Ensemble
Carvel Carter

Ensemble
Monica Carter

Ensemble
Mary Jo Catlett

Ernestina
Joel Craig

Ensemble
Dick Crowley

Ensemble
Gene GeBauer

Ensemble
Amelia Haas

Mrs. Rose
Ensemble
David Hartman

Rudolph
Richard Hermany

Ensemble
Neil Jones

Ensemble
Charles Karel

Ensemble
Paul Kastl

Ensemble
Jan LaPrade

Horse
Ensemble
Joan Buttons Leonard

Ensemble
James Maher

Ensemble
Marilyne Mason

Ensemble
Bonnie Mathis

Ensemble
Horse
Joe McWherter

Ensemble
John Mineo

Ensemble
Else Olufsen

Ensemble
Randy Phillips

Ensemble
Yolanda Poropat

Ensemble
Lowell Purvis

Ensemble
Michael Quinn

Ensemble
Will Roy

Ensemble
Bonnie Schon

Ensemble
Barbara Sharma

Ensemble
Mary Ann Snow

Ensemble
Paul Solen

Ensemble
Jamie Thomas

Ensemble
Pat Trott

Ensemble
Ronnie Young

Ensemble
Jo Anne Worley

Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
(Standby)
Gordon Connell

Horace Vandergelder
(Understudy)
Charles Karel

Ambrose Kemper
(Understudy)
Cornelius Hackl
(Understudy)
Mary Ann Snow

Irene Molloy
(Understudy)
Barbara Sharma

Minnie Fay
(Understudy)
John Mineo

Barnaby Tucker
(Understudy)
Michael Quinn

Judge
(Understudy)
Amelia Haas

Ernestina
(Understudy)
Jamie Thomas

Mrs. Rose
(Understudy)
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Keith Kaldenberg

Court Clerk

James Kennon-Wilson

Court Clerk

Dick Crowley

Court Clerk

Alyce Webb

Ernestina

Marcia Lewis

Ernestina

Mabel King

Arrived on November 12, 1967

Ernestina

Patricia Sauers

Ernestina

Yolanda Poropat

Mrs. Rose

Marki Bey

Mrs. Rose

Marie Bryant

Mrs. Rose

Joyce Dahl

Mrs. Rose

Nate Barnett

Rudolph

Dan Merriman

Rudolph

James Beard

Rudolph

Don Forrest

Rudolph

Morgan Freeman

Arrived on November 12, 1967

Rudolph

Ellen Elias

Horse

Barbara Harper

Horse

Candy Brown

Horse

Patti Pappathatos

Horse

Celestine Winters

Horse

Dianne Conway

Horse

Elisa De Marko

Horse

Leu Camacho

Horse

Bibi Osterwald

Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
(Standby)

Thelma Carpenter

Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
(Standby)

Marie Bryant

Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi
(Standby)

Walter P. Brown

Horace Vandergelder
(Understudy)

Thomas Anderson

Horace Vandergelder
(Understudy)

George Blackwell

Horace Vandergelder
(Understudy)

David Evans

Ambrose Kemper
(Understudy)

Gene GeBauer

Ambrose Kemper
Cornelius Hackl
(Understudy)

Don Coleman

Ambrose Kemper
(Understudy)

Nate Barnett

Cornelius Hackl
(Understudy)

Eugene Edwards

Cornelius Hackl
(Understudy)

Clifton Davis

Cornelius Hackl
(Understudy)

Richard Hermany

Cornelius Hackl
(Understudy)

Ernestine Jackson

Irene Molloy
(Understudy)

Saundra Sharp

Irene Molloy
(Understudy)

Joyce Dahl

Irene Molloy
(Understudy)

Marki Bey

Minnie Fay
(Understudy)

Leu Camacho

Minnie Fay
(Understudy)

Bonnie Schon

Minnie Fay
(Understudy)

Olon Godare

Barnaby Tucker
(Understudy)

Larry Ferrell

Barnaby Tucker
(Understudy)

Ronald Dennis

Barnaby Tucker
(Understudy)

Joe Helms

Barnaby Tucker
(Understudy)

J. David Kirby

Barnaby Tucker
(Understudy)

E. B. Smith

Judge
(Understudy)

Don Jay

Judge
(Understudy)

Keith Kaldenberg

Judge
(Understudy)

Ed Mastin

Judge
(Understudy)

Yolanda Poropat

Ernestina
(Understudy)

Laverne Ligon

Ernestina
(Understudy)

Ellie Rogers

Mrs. Rose
(Understudy)

Replacements

Hello, Dolly!: Opening Night Music Credits

Shepard Coleman

Musical Director
Morris Stonzek

Music Contractor
Thomas Brown

Music Copyist
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Saul Schechtman

Musical Director

Peter Howard

Musical Director

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Hello, Dolly!: Opening Night Production Credits

Michael Stewart

Book
Jerry Herman

Music
Lyrics
Thornton Wilder

Suggested by The Matchmaker
Gower Champion

Director
Choreographer
Oliver Smith

Scenic Design
Freddy Wittop

Costume Design
Jean Rosenthal

Lighting Design
Robert Maybaum

Sound Design
Lucia Victor

Assistant to the Director
Robin Wagner

Assistant to Mr. Smith
David Guthrie

Assistant to Mr. Smith
Mary McKinley

Assistant to Mr. Wittop
Marian Kinsella

Production Assistant to Miss Rosenthal
Philip J. Lang

Orchestrations
Peter Howard

Dance and Incidental Music Arrangements
Shepard Coleman

Vocal Arrangements
Neil C. Hartley

Production Supervisor
Frank Dudley

General Stage Manager
Pat Tolson

Stage Manager
David Hartman

Assistant Stage Manager
Warren Lyons

Assistant to Mr. Hartley
Marge Champion

Special Assistant
Ed Kresley

Dance Assistant to Mr. Champion
Lowell Purvis

Dance Captain
Jack Schlissel

General Manager
Richard Highley

Company Manager
David Payne

Assistant to Mr. Schlissel
Lee Solters

General Press Representative
Harvey B. Sabinson

General Press Representative
Lila Glaser King

Press Representative
Fred Golden

Advertising Representative
David Merrick

Producer
Champion-Five Inc.

Producer
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Joe Helms

Dance Captain

Bob D. Bernard

Stage Manager

E. B. Smith

Assistant Stage Manager

Walter P. Brown

Assistant Stage Manager

Jack Craig

Dance Captain
Dance Assistant

Lucia Victor

Re-Staged

Joel Thurm

Casting

Mitchell Erickson

Casting

Samuel Liff

Production Supervisor

Charles Bellin

Sound Design

Tony Manzi

Stage Manager

Jack Timmers

Production Stage Manager

Hector Garcia

Coiffures

Robert Lattin

Coiffures

Jay Kingwill

Assistant to Mr. Schlissel

Robert Greenwald

Assistant to Mr. Schlissel

David Powers

Press Representative

Leo Stern

Press Representative

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