", telling him he'd gotten the part. 4 0 obj Dolly Levi : No man does, Horace, no man does. "WALL-E was so eclectic in what he was interested in because he's just searching through the detritus of humanity, it could be whatever I wanted," he says. Dolly is a strong, high-spirited character who loves life and has a great deal of charm. AUDITION MATERIALS: SIDES DOLLY: But we will, Mr. Kemper! Stanton went to see the revival and ended up backstage, where he was blown away by the Broadway community's love of his film. In New York, she fixes Vandergelder's clerks up with the woman Vandergelder had been courting, and her shop assistant. This score redefined the American musical theatre art form. Easily moved to tears by romance. The "Ms. Jackson" in the OutKast song is Erykah Badu's mother. stream Graham Nash wrote the domestic tranquility classic "Our House" about the house he shared with Joni Mitchell. (1969)? "Out there! Vocal range: tenor. Cornelius Hackl:Head clerk at the Feed Store, energetic, enthusiastic, and adventurous. Personality charming, funny, and full of life. See production, box office & company info. Ernest Lehman's Production of Hello, Dolly! The 62-year-old Armstrong became the oldest act to top the US charts when this reached #1. Powered by - Designed with theHueman theme. k@H/TCebr"SXccE9d7|nE-l{4/wGF$[j:db. Stage age: 19-23. The play first opens in 1890's New York City with Dolly Gallagher Levi, a well-known widowed matchmaker, who is making her way through town to catch a train to Yonkers (Call On Dolly) to attend to one of her clients, Mr. Horace Vandergelder, a successful miser in the hay and feed business. %PDF-1.3 It felt fresh in a weird way, recycling all this stuff in a different combination.". Stage age: 35-50. This is bigger than the universe, just think of the stars.' With Barbra Streisand, Walter Matthau, Michael Crawford, Marianne McAndrew. By May, the record had incredibly pushed The Beatles out of the number-one spot on the Billboard top 40. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Vocal range: mezzo-soprano. She is a matchmaker, meddler, opportunist and a. This song was also a #18 hit for English singer Frankie Vaughan in the UK in 1964. She is a matchmaker, meddler, opportunist, and a life-loving woman. Hello, Dolly! Herman (1931-2019) was a songwriter who worked primarily on Broadway. The one where EW follows up with the cast. "I Won't Back Down" is a very personal song for Tom Petty. "My story required him to be taught how to hold hands, and they never really do [in Hello, Dolly]. Speaking to EW for the 10th anniversary of WALL-E, director Andrew Stanton calls the pairing "the craziest idea I have ever had." I@ADXFTiC.4_@N*.5y~%[H|Q/k"I[P! Hello Dolly Character Breakdown Dolly Levi: Matchmaker, widow, meddler, opportunist, life-loving, commanding, strong stage presence. The most significant change was the expansion of a previously minor character named Dolly Gallagher Levi, who became the play's centerpiece. Ermengarde Vandergelder : But if I can't marry . Eventually, of course, all is sorted out, and everyone ends up with the right person. Copyright 2023 Meredith Corporation. Shes also involved in any number of sidelines, including mandolin and dance lessons. Stanton jokes. Hello, Dolly! He hired her to find another woman, but Dollys smart enough to ensure that the only woman Horace ends up with is her. Character Descriptions for Hello, Dolly! Minnie Fay: A young girl who works in Irenes hat shop. To me, that was exciting. Five years later, Satchmo appeared in the film version where he dueted with Streisand. Dance ability: some. Stage age: 40-60. While there, she convinces him, his two stock clerks and his niece and her beau to go to New York City. While there, she convinces him, his two stock clerks and his niece and her beau to go to New York City. "It's the same ethos as hip-hop," he says. And on March 22nd, 1964 it reached #1 (for 9 weeks) on Billboard's Adult . After WALL-Edebuted, Michael Crawford, the original Cornelius from the 1969 film (who can be seen in the footage inWALL-E), called up Stanton to ask him out to dinner. Published January 5, 2022. Energetic, enthusiastic, and adventurous young man who has a sweet innocence about him. But Dolly embraces life with energy and determination, meddling in everyones lives mostly to their benefit. Hello, Dolly! "He basically said, 'We have nothing but good intentions. While Stanton says he's met many actors who've played Barnaby and Cornelius over the years, it was one in particular who convinced him the mash-up waskismet. Some Dance ability plus, Horse:Looking for athletic dancers that are strong dancers with some tumbling ability, 7-11 Male Chorus:Vocal range: even split of tenors/basses. Yorba Linda, CA, In the Heights Hello, Dolly! Hello, Dolly! %PDF-1.4 Hello, Dolly! Making a splash: A deep dive into the live-action. There are two alternate takes during the number Before The Parade Passes By. We just kept going back to it to mine stuff from it. produced for the Broadway stage by David Merrick and Champion-Five, Inc Dolly takes responsibility for the happiness of the people she meddles with, so shes got to make sure she doesnt trip over all the strings shes pulling. The film opens with "Put on Your Sunday Clothes," beginning in the vastness of space and then zooming in to WALL-E sorting through trash on a discarded Earth, while he listens to and hums the song. Cornelius Hackl: Vandergelders chief clerk who yearns for one exciting day in NYC. After all, what man doesnt need a woman: It takes a woman to quietly plan and to gently lead him where fortune can find him, and not let him know that the power behind him was that dainty woman, that fragile woman, that sweetheart, that mistress, that wife!. (0Bcl4 7C*i 9X |%nh)"ZJ8+kqoo0t IB *aj+/;$%RuFdn^s;ik \b[@&z;2D@^""j# So it was easy to reverse-engineer, and tipping your hat is something that's really clear. Take this quiz to find out. She is a widow in her middle years, an opportunist and a meddling matchmaker. While there, she convinces him, his two stock clerks and his niece and her beau to go to New York City. American Masters: Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, USA. According to Michael Crawford, he auditioned for Gene Kelly in his hotel room. Tenor. "Suddenly that song just came on and it struck me; it came on late at night while I was reading a book," he remembers. Dolly Levi: Money, pardon the expression, is like manure. It's based on truth, and when you base things on truth, it gives you a lot more confidence to do something like that. The only song that is my least favorite is the "Finale". q=yg1KH7;k`Ua3?KXTIVUA_;]zUNuPM>}"&"`4RguNF0cD rBf}R]MQ?kb:K5~C_[l,%E{%iqUi~{4TGx.kZY!zJop*`]UT#8&T6w2A89 !9wZ1E!|L_7k$_1JN]}5rE>tK D)/gaziFJQ/2!?R ^Z@fa-Iq=arEP@l`*2C t*4k)"kMbm3b1AZW-oW6`{wCL(St@*iT 2wZ;n0r|9' n|mgN_{=b Ftrz007N0+xbTB[z|^?E\tyr7P7<6AR2]GMo_lQ!`!fUF'xh$\BA`EQ0/! ", With that in mind, Stanton turned toHello, Dollyto craft a moment. He explains, "I had always wanted to open with something old-fashioned compared to this apocalyptic, futuristic setting. To take advantage of all of CharacTours features, you need your own personal Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more. Dolly has a witty response to everything, and excels at conversation. Long Beach, CA, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. Laura Nyro talks about her complex, emotionally rich songwriting and how she supports women's culture through her art. Avenue Q Dance ability: some, 7-11 Female Chorus Members:Vocal range: even split of sopranos and altos. There's a world outside of Yonkers". Horace : Any man who goes to a big city deserves what happens to him. This was used for the home video version. The song won a Grammy for best vocal performance. Song Meanings and Facts 2023. It was so incongruous that it was attractive, and so we worked it into the story. Gender Female Age Range Adult, Mature Adult Role Size Lead Dancing Mover Voice Mezzo-Soprano High Note G5 Low Note G3 Vocal Technique Belting Time & Place yonkers and new york city, the end of the 19th century Tags "He was able to cut through all the red tape and talk straight," Stanton says. |"@0N\c6FD%KL;v. Hello Dolly's style of music is very of its time. However, we have dozens of other scenes that you can read. Her specialty is romance why, right now, shes working on setting up at least five people, not including herself! All Rights Reserved. :,NV 8D|, y`V8F;]!A&/dC(F}q,w X] stream Stanton reveals that for a time they also considered "Dancing," a number where Barnaby and Cornelius learn to dance. Hello, Dolly! Gender Female. Horace : I don't want my wings cut! (see breakdown). Horace Vandergelder: Well-known half-a-millionaire, widower, owns the Feed Store, gruff, set in his ways, authoritative. Interests almost anything. Low 39F. "It was really mining the song and watching the movie for anything that looked memorable and definable. Chance of rain 60%.. Cloudy with occasional rain showers. is a musical filled with charisma and with heart. There he discovered that Tony winner Gavin Creel, who portrays Cornelius, has a dog named WALL-E, and one of the dressers working backstage even named her daughter Eve after the female robot in the film. Minnie Fay:Irenes assistant, nave, straight-laced, fresh, follower. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. Think you know your Bob Dylan lyrics? Guide to the main characters of 'Hello, Dolly', Lewisburg students stage 'Hello, Dolly' this weekend in new auditorium. The rousing first notes ofHello, Dolly's "Put On Your Sunday Clothes" burst back onto the big screen juxtaposed against starry animations of our galaxy, creating an unforgettable cinema moment. It was recorded on Kapp by Armstrong and his "All Stars"; the B Side was "A Lot Of Lovin' To Do." Dance ability: strong. Kemper, everything concerns Dolly Levi!, Relationship Status widowed, but is now pursuing Horace. All. "[Kelly] said, 'Kid, you gotta sing this like it means more than the world. Rudolf Reisenweber: Matre d of the Harmonia Gardens restaurant. That night Louis Armstrong and the Allstars played "Hello, Dolly!" and the crowd went wild. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. It was a very very very fine house. Dance ability: some, 3-5 Children:MUST READ WELL AND BE ABLE TO FOLLOW DIRECTIONSStage age: 7-12 (real minimum age: 9). Please enable Javascript and hit the button below! <> The CFO of Pixar at the time had formerly worked at Fox and maintained a friendly personal relationship with the top brass there. is big and bright and brassy with Barbra Streisand taking center stage as Dolly Levi, the matchmaker with a mind to marry a crusty "half-a-millionaire" from Yonkers. Vocal range: any. There were so many reasons why it wouldn't hold. If you would like to give a public performance of . A widow who brokers marriages and other transactions in Yonkers, New York at the turn of the 20th century, she sets her sights on local merchant Horace Vandergelder, who has hired her to find him a wife. Ermengarde:Horaces niece, whining, high-strung, wants to marry Ambrose. Meanwhile, in Yonkers, we meet Horace Vandergelder, his long-suffering clerks, Cornelius Hackl and Barnaby Tucker, and his weeping niece Ermengarde. Take a look at our library of free scenes . Barry from Sauquoit, Ny On February 9th 1964, "Hello, Dolly!" by Louis Armstrong entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #76; and on May 3rd it peaked at #1 (for 1 week) and spent 22 weeks on the Top 100 (and for 13 of those 22 weeks it was on the Top 10). And not only will Horace Vandergelder give you permission to . The team that created the Kat also did a-ha's "Take On Me" video. Recorded by Louis Armstrong on London Records which retailed for 2s6d, and a full arrangement for orchestra by Jimmy Lally at 4s6d. Theatre Programme from the Premiere Toronto Production of the Michael Stewart / Jerry Herman musical "Hello Dolly," which performed from June 29 thru July 17, 1965 at the O'Keefe Centre for the Performing Arts (today called the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts). Dance ability: some. However, Stanton ditched that idea after the 2003 release of The Triplets of Belleville, an animated film that prominently featured French swing music. While trying to decide what to use instead, fate intervened. Horace Vandergelder: The proprietor of a Hay & Feed store and a client of Dolly Levi. Stage age: 17-20. Dance ability: some. Overcast with rain showers at times. All scenes are property and copyright of their owners. Santa Ana, CA, Something Rotten A matchmaker named Dolly Levi takes a trip to Yonkers, New York to see the "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire," Horace Vandergelder. They do in one brief moment in a wide shot in the film, and so we actually lied and created a close-up.". Since the film's release, the ties between WALL-E and Dolly have only grown stronger. So when he saw the opening of WALL-E and it was just this field of stars, it just blew his mind.". Stage age: 40-60. Guide to the main characters of 'Hello, Dolly' Mar 2, 2017 Dolly Levi: A widow in her middle years who has decided to begin her life again. Crawford tried to imitate him, but was so nervous at the idea of dancing with the famous dancer and choreographer that he kept messing up. is based on Thornton Wilder's farce, The Merchant of Yonkers.The play premiered in 1938, and itself was based on an earlier English play, called A Day Well Spent, written by John Oxenford.Wilder later revised and retitled his play in 1955, calling it The Matchmaker.In doing so, he shifted the emphasis from the character of the merchant (Horace Vandergelder in the musical) to . Dance ability: some. Vocal range: alto-soprano. Dance ability: some. Horace Vandergelder:Well-known half-a-millionaire, widower, owns the Feed Store, gruff, set in his ways, authoritative. Vocal range: baritone. When he was asked to write a song for the Singles soundtrack, Mark thought the Seattle grunge scene was already overblown, so that's what he wrote about. 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 of Yonkers, which Wilder revised and retitled The Matchmaker in 1955. - EQUITY VIDEO SUBMISSIONS (CHORUS) Marriott Theatre CONTRACT Dinner Theatre $862 weekly minimum SEEKING Equity actors for chorus parts in HELLO DOLLY! Evey evening, for all these years, I've put out the cat, I've locked the door, I've made myself a little rum toddy, and before I went to bed I'd say a little prayer thanking God that I was independent, that no other life was mixed up with mine. Musical Writers: Michael Stewart Jerry Herman Songs Act I Prologue ("Hello, Dolly!") - Orchestra *Call On Dolly - Ensemble I Put My Hand In Dolly *It Takes A Woman Horace and the Men It Takes A Woman (Reprise) - Horace World, Take Me Back - Dolly (was later replaced with "Come and Be My Butterfly") Breakdown Key Information Character Dolly Gallagher Levi Show Hello, Dolly! Dolly Levi : Here, let me cut your wings! Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. Ernestina:Accommodating, good-time girl. She is a matchmaker, meddler, opportunist and a life-loving woman. All of New York City is glad to see her, it seems. Dolly's scheming soon involves Horace's employees as well as a New York hatmaker, as she tries to cover up her own secret romantic designs. We don't currently have any scenes from Hello, Dolly! And that's what happened.". Stanton had already hit on the idea that holding hands would be WALL-E's understanding of a pure expression of love and something he longed for. Stage age: 30-35. Style . Dolly Levi, the jack-of-all-trades widow of Ephraim Levi, a dry-goods merchant, is on her way to Yonkers, New York, to arrange the second marriage of Mr. Horace Vandergelder, the well-known half-a-millionaire - Just Leave Everything To Me. << /Length 5 0 R /Filter /FlateDecode >> Chance of rain 50%. Your email address will not be published. Dolly's big proclamation at the end of Act 1. In 1890s New York City, the bold and enchanting widow Dolly Levi is a socialite-turned-matchmaker. Dolly: Ephram, let me go, it's been long enough Ephram. Baritone. Hello, Dollyhas recently risen to prominence again in the theatrical world, with the 2017 Broadway revival starring Bette Midler winning four Tony Awards. Hello, #ValleyMusicals its so nice to have you back where you belong! These things are just sitting in the vault, why not give it some exposure? . I felt like we're kind of doing that with this Hello, Dolly clip mashed up with this 2001 Kubrickian feel, plus our own [thing]. Age Range Adult Vocal Part(s) Soprano . In spite of the immediate success of the stage production, the song was released as a single only reluctantly. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. The sheet music for "Hello, Dolly!" was published by Edwin H. Morris & Co of New York, Copyright 1963 at 75c. "I was like, 'Why I couldn't have been inspired by Mary Poppins or something in the Disney canon?'" presence. ", For Stanton and the team at Pixar, justifying the choice was easy. Stage age: 30-35. "I had read a book in the mid-'90s called Manwatchingit was by this guy that was a major observer of human poses and gestures. A professional cupid, she is employed by the successful half-a-millionaire and even more notorious grouch, Horace Vandergelder. The film begins early one summer morning in New York City during the 1890s with everyone welcoming the arrival of a matchmaker named Dolly Levi - Call On Dolly. The musical follows the story of Dolly Gallagher Levi, a strong-willed matchmaker, as she travels to Yonkers, New York, to find a match for the miserly "well-known unmarried . Hello, Dolly! 5 0 obj I had always defaulted to thinking it would be something like old swing music, and I had French swing music in my head." Dance ability: some, Barnaby Tucker:Assistant to Cornelius at the Feed Store, nave, energized, follower. Matchmaker Dolly Levi travels to Yonkers to find a partner for "half-a-millionaire" Horace Vandergelder, convincing his niece, his niece's intended, and his two clerks to travel to New York City along the way. Into the vaults for Bruce Pollock's 1984 conversation with the esteemed bluesman. Research Playwrights, Librettists, Composers and Lyricists. Hello, Dolly! "Pink Cadillac" was a B-side for Bruce Springsteen in 1984, but after Aretha Franklin sang about pink Cadillacs on "Freeway Of Love" the following year, Natalie Cole covered the song and had a hit with it in 1988. WALL-E,the Pixar film about a trash-compacting robot left behind on a post-apocalyptic Earth, introduced one of the more unlikely pairings in film history by making the lovable title character a fan of the golden-age musical (specifically, the 1969 film adaptation). Vocal range: any. AUDITION MATERIALS: CHARACTER BREAKDOWN DOLLY LEVI: A widow in her middle years who has decided to begin her life again. Next we have the cast of characters that are the objects of Dolly's matchmaking: Cornelius Hackl, Barnaby Tucker, Irene Molloy, Minnie Fay, Ambrose Kemper, Ermengarde, and Ernestina Money.. Film adaptation of the beloved Broadway musical. Kelly asked him if he knew any tap steps, and tried to coach him on some on top of the coffee table. Matchmaker Dolly Levi is a widow, a matchmaker, and also a professional meddler --but everything changes when she decides that the next match she needs to make is to find someone for herself. Gender Male Age Range Young Adult, Adult Role Size Ensemble Dancing Dancer Time & Place yonkers and new york city, the end of the 19th century Tags waiters wait staff restaurant catering service Analysis The fabulous wait staffof the Harmonia Gardens restaurant -- they are READ MORE - PRO MEMBERS ONLY
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