"Hello, Dolly" wins 10 Tony Awards 1964

Hello, Dolly, which debuted at the Fisher Theater in Detroit in November 1963 and moved to Broadway in 1964, won ten Tony Awards at the 18th annual ceremony May 24, 1964.

Hello, Dolly won:

Best Musical

Best Producer (Musical) for David Merrick

Best Book (Musical) for Michael Stewart

Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theater for Jerry Herman

Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical for Carol Channing

Best Direction of a Musical for Gower Champion

Best Choreography for Gower Champion

Best Conductor and Musical Director for Shepard Coleman

Best Scenic Design for Oliver Smith

Best Costume Design for Freddy Wittop

The only category for which Hello, Dolly was nominated but lost was Best Performance by a Supporting or Featured Actor in a Musical for Charles Nelson Reilly.  (I demand a recount!)

"Hello, Dolly!" opens on Broadway 1964

The original Broadway production of Hello, Dolly! opened on January 16, 1964, starring Carol Channing as Dolly Levi.  It also starred Charles Nelson Reilly and Eileen Brennan.  It won ten Tony Awards that year, winning in ten categories.

It debuted in Detroit in November 1963 before moving to Broadway the following January.

When Channing left the show, Ginger Rogers, Martha Raye, Betty Grable, Pearl Bailey and Ethel Merman all appeared in the title role.

My favorite movies: 1968-1973

My favorite moview from 1968-1973.  I got to 1974 and it's going to be another year where there are so many movies it is going to be hard to choose.

1968: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang starring Dick Van Dyke and Sally Ann Howes





1969: Hello, Dolly! starring Barbara Streisand and Walter Matthau



1970: Airport starring Dean Martin, Helen Hayes, George Kennedy and everybody else.




1971: Bedknobs and Broomsticks starring Angela Lansbury and David Tomlinson



1972: The Poseidon Adventure starring Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Red Buttons and everybody else.



1972 (runner-up): What's Up, Doc? starring Barbara Streisand and Ryan O'Neal.



1973: The Three Musketeers starring Michael York, Faye Dunaway, Charlton Heston and everybody else.



1973 (runner-up): Enter the Dragon starring Bruce Lee and John Saxon.