Broadway Scenes Remembered: Carol Channing is Dolly in Hello, Dolly!
…with the role. It is her signature character. Masterful Performance http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOQwxup-jv4 Before originating the role of Dolly Levi, Channing was known for creating the character of bombshell Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949) on Broadway. (Marilyn Monroe would play in the part in the movie.) Still, there was something about Dolly Levi that was special and went well beyond anything else Channing had done. It was, w…