Carol Channing will celebrate 50th Anniversary of Hello Dolly

11/19/2013 11:42am


Producer Daniel Nardicio has announced that he will bring together two icons for one night only to celebrate the 50th anniversary of "Hello Dolly".  Carol Channing will join Justin Vivian Bond in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: An Intimate Evening with Carol Channing and Justin Vivian Bond on Mon Jan 20, 2014 at The Town Hall (123 W 43rd St). Ms Channing, who created the role of Dolly Gallagher Levi in "Hello Dolly" when it premiered at Broadway's St James on Jan 16, 1964, will regale audiences with stories of her 70-plus years in show business, her upbringing in San Francisco and her numerous costars.  Bond, recently hailed by New Yorker as "the greatest cabaret artist of her generation," will open the show with a set of "love songs for Carol" before sitting down with Ms. Channing for a multimedia event featuring footage from her career, filmed celebrity tributes and video questions which will be submitted in advance. Tickets are available at www.dworld.us. Press contact: O&M Co (695-7400)...