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| Carol Channing with Justin Vivian Bond All photos: David Gordon |
Carol Channing, Tony Award-winner and Broadway legend, returned to the New York stage on January 20th to celebrate her 93rd birthday and the 50th anniversary of the hit musical "Hello, Dolly!" at an appearance at The Town Hall.
Carol - yes, we are on a first name basis as I was fortunate to work with Carol for over two years in the last Broadway revival of "Hello, Dolly!" - displayed her famous wit and humor in an hour long discussion with performance artist Justin Vivian Bond.
At one point, when asked why Carol and Mary Martin never brought the play "Legends" in to Broadway, Carol dryly answered "It was a terrible show." After a pause, she added "That was a bitch remark."
Theatermania reports:
The evening's biggest thrill came toward the very end, when Channing, with the gravitas of an actor still in her prime, delivered the big "Ephraim, let me go" monologue from Hello, Dolly! and launched into the chorus of the Jerry Herman musical's title song. It was a fitting finish from a legend who still knows how to please her audience.Head over to TheaterMania for more photos.
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| Carol Channing bows to the audience as they sing "Happy Birthday" to her |
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