Carol Channing
Birth Place: Seattle, WA, USA
Latest News on Carol Channing:
Review: BROADWAY SHOWSTOPPERS WITH GLENN ROSENBLUM Part 1 at CVRep (Jul 22, 2024)
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld July 10, 2024 (Jul 10, 2024)
Review: Hello, Jodi! It's a Match Made in Heaven with Encore! Performing Arts in HELLO, DOLLY! (Jun 21, 2024)
Review: BROADWAY SHOWSTOPPERS WITH GLENN ROSENBLUM Part 1 at CVRep (Jul 22, 2024)
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld July 10, 2024 (Jul 10, 2024)
Review: Hello, Jodi! It's a Match Made in Heaven with Encore! Performing Arts in HELLO, DOLLY! (Jun 21, 2024)
Carol Channing BIO
Channing is the recipient of three Tony Awards (including one for lifetime achievement), a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination. Channing is best remembered for originating, on Broadway, the musical-comedy roles of bombshell Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, and matchmaking widow Dolly Gallagher Levi in Hello, Dolly! She also appeared in two New York revivals of Hello, Dolly!, and toured with it extensively throughout the United States.
Channing also appeared in a number of movies, The First Traveling Sales Lady (1956) with Ginger Rogers, the cult film Skidoo and Thoroughly Modern Millie, opposite Julie Andrews and Mary Tyler Moore.
Carol Channing Photos
Kate Linder (center) accepts posthumous Infinity Award for Carol Channing from Starletta DuPois and Kym Whitley at 26th Annual Los Angeles Women''s Theatre Festival. Photo credit: Martha Benedict.
Date:
04/07/2019
From: Photo Flash: Five Women Of Distinction Receive Awards From Los Angeles Women's Theatre Festival
Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Al Pacino, Jerry Herman, Burgess Meredith, Susan Strassberg, Angela lansbury, Lillian Gish, Carol Channing, Ethel Merman, Princess Grace Kelly and Ellen Burstyn attend the Theatre Hall Of Fame Awards held on March 28, 1982 at t
Date:
01/21/2019
From: Photo Flashback: Inside the 1982 Theatre Hall Of Fame Awards
Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Al Pacino, Jerry Herman, Burgess Meredith, Susan Strassberg, Angela lansbury, Lillian Gish, Carol Channing, Ethel Merman, Princess Grace Kelly and Ellen Burstyn at the Theatre Hall Of Fame Awards held on March 28, 1982 at the U
Date:
01/21/2019
From: Photo Flashback: Inside the 1982 Theatre Hall Of Fame Awards
Carol Channing STAGE CREDITS
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1961
The Palace Theatre
The Inside Story
The Foreign Star
Report from Las Vegas
"The Girl in the Show" Performer
Carol's Musical Theatre
"The Story of Marie" Performer
"My Kind of Love" Performer
"Calypso Pete" Performer
Performer
Naomi
Lynn
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1948
Henry Jones' Mother
Mrs. Playgoer
Wife
Girl
"Three Little Queens of the Silver Screen" Singer
Te Countess
Singer
Performer
Carol Channing Movies
The First Traveling Saleslady
[ 1956 ] Molly Wade
[ 1956 ] Molly Wade
Thoroughly Modern Millie
[ 1967 ] Muzzy Van Hossmere
[ 1967 ] Muzzy Van Hossmere
Skidoo
[ 1968 ] Flo
[ 1968 ] Flo
Shinbone Alley
[ 1970 ] Mehitabel
[ 1970 ] Mehitabel
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
[ 1978 ] Our Guests at Heartland
[ 1978 ] Our Guests at Heartland
Happily Ever After
[ 1989 ] Muddy
[ 1989 ] Muddy
Thumbelina
[ 1994 ] Ms. Fieldmouse
[ 1994 ] Ms. Fieldmouse
The Drawn Together Movie!
[ 2010 ] Singer
[ 2010 ] Singer
Carol Channing TV Shows
The Love Boat
Aunt Sylvia, Aunt Sylvia Duvall, Tante Sylvia
Aunt Sylvia, Aunt Sylvia Duvall, Tante Sylvia
Carol Channing Awards and Nominations
Helen Hayes Awards - 1996 - Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production
Carol ChanningHello, Dolly!
winner
Tony Awards - 1995 - Special Tony Award
Carol Channing
Olivier Awards - 1979 - Actress of the Year in a Musical
Carol Channing , Hello, Dolly!
Tony Awards - 1974 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Carol Channing, Lorelei
winner
Tony Awards - 1968 - Special Tony Award
Carol Channing
winner
Tony Awards - 1964 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Carol Channing, Hello, Dolly!
Tony Awards - 1961 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Carol Channing, Show Girl
Tony Awards - 1956 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
Carol Channing, The Vamp
winner
Theatre World Awards - 1949 - Performance
Carol Channing, Lend an Ear
Carol Channing Videos
Photos/Video: First Look at Jennifer Simard, Jeff Richmond, and More in HELLO, DOLLY! at the Renaissance Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Nov 9, 2023
VIDEO: Adam Rothenberg Takes Part in Richard Skipper's #StayHome Campaign
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 2, 2020
Broadway Rewind: IN MY LIFE Rehearses for Its Short-Lived Broadway Run in 2005
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 27, 2020
VIDEO: On This Day, January 16- Carol Channing Opens On Broadway in HELLO, DOLLY!
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 16, 2019
Video Flashback: Carol Channing Performs on Broadway For the Final Time in The 2010 Gypsy of the Year Opening
by Stephi Wild - Jan 15, 2019
TV: Carol Channing Gets a Thumbs Up! Sneak Peek of New Art Installation
by Nicole Rosky - May 11, 2018
TV Exclusive: Watch Harvey Schmidt & Tom Jones on Stage Together One Last Time
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 1, 2018
BWW Flashback: HELLO, DOLLY! Comes to Broadway (for the First Time) with Carol Channing!
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 16, 2018
Stop the Parade, They Want to Get On! Broadway's Best Tackle Dolly's Signature Song
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 8, 2017
TV: Professional Dancers Society Honors Carol Channing Mandy Moore & More!
by Michael Sterling - May 2, 2017
SHOWTUNE SHUFFLE: The Rest and Best of Them Take a Crack at a HELLO, DOLLY! Classic
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 21, 2017
STAGE TUBE: Andrea McArdle Sings 'Maybe' with ANNIE Successor, Shelley Bruce
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 30, 2016
Carol Channing News
Review: BROADWAY SHOWSTOPPERS WITH GLENN ROSENBLUM Part 1 at CVRep
When you can hear a room audibly smile, then you know you are in the presence of Glenn Rosenblum. He’s charming, clever, witty, playfully spills the Tea, shows off his encyclopedic knowledge regarding all things Broadway, and displays his utmost respect for this genre of entertainment.
When you can hear a room audibly smile, then you know you are in the presence of Glenn Rosenblum. He’s charming, clever, witty, playfully spills the Tea, shows off his encyclopedic knowledge regarding all things Broadway, and displays his utmost respect for this genre of entertainment.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld July 10, 2024
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 10, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 10, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Review: Hello, Jodi! It's a Match Made in Heaven with Encore! Performing Arts in HELLO, DOLLY!
Encore! Performing Arts’ production of HELLO, DOLLY! leans heavily into the relentless optimism and good time that’s made the musical a classic. They’ve crafted together a show which takes advantage of every aspect of its production, from the costumes to the orchestrations to the simple power of a Look from the lead.
Encore! Performing Arts’ production of HELLO, DOLLY! leans heavily into the relentless optimism and good time that’s made the musical a classic. They’ve crafted together a show which takes advantage of every aspect of its production, from the costumes to the orchestrations to the simple power of a Look from the lead.
Interview: 'It's Wonderful To Do Every Night': Actor Cassidy Janson on JERRY'S GIRLS
Recently, we had the chance to speak with Cassidy Janson about taking on the three-hander show. We discussed how she first got into the world of theatre, what made her want to be a part of this production and her love for the Menier Chocolate Factory!
Recently, we had the chance to speak with Cassidy Janson about taking on the three-hander show. We discussed how she first got into the world of theatre, what made her want to be a part of this production and her love for the Menier Chocolate Factory!
Review: HELLO, DOLLY! YOU'RE LOOKING SWELL! at Omaha Community Theatre
What did our critic think of HELLO, DOLLY! YOU'RE LOOKING SWELL! at Omaha Community Theatre?
What did our critic think of HELLO, DOLLY! YOU'RE LOOKING SWELL! at Omaha Community Theatre?
Interview: Greg Kalafatas of HAIRSPRAY at BROADWAY AT THE HOBBY CENTER
There's this obvious fantasy of the character in that we're in mid-century pinks and blues and teals and aquamarines and this whole color palette and it's a musical, and it's songs, and it's a man dressed up as a woman. But the thing the reality is that Edna turns out as a woman, and you're playing a mom, and she's and that's what she is.
There's this obvious fantasy of the character in that we're in mid-century pinks and blues and teals and aquamarines and this whole color palette and it's a musical, and it's songs, and it's a man dressed up as a woman. But the thing the reality is that Edna turns out as a woman, and you're playing a mom, and she's and that's what she is.
Review: JERRY'S GIRLS, Menier Chocolate Factory
Deeply mining the scores of four musicals Jerry Herman is best known for (Hello, Dolly, Mame, Mack & Mabel, La Cage Aux Folles), with a handful from others like Dear World and Parade, this will appeal to Herman devotees and musical generalists alike.
Deeply mining the scores of four musicals Jerry Herman is best known for (Hello, Dolly, Mame, Mack & Mabel, La Cage Aux Folles), with a handful from others like Dear World and Parade, this will appeal to Herman devotees and musical generalists alike.
How Often Do Shows Tour Before Coming to Broadway?
This time, the reader question was: How often do shows like The Wiz start on tour before coming to Broadway?
This time, the reader question was: How often do shows like The Wiz start on tour before coming to Broadway?
Pink Martini Vocalist China Forbes Shares First Solo LP in 15 Years, 'The Road'
China Forbes – the glamorous voice of Portland, Oregon’s very own, world-famous “little orchestra,” Pink Martini – has released her long-journeyed album, The Road, via Heinz Records. The LP marks the first solo album for Forbes in fifteen years, and features eleven original, auto-biographical songs. The album was produced by Forbes herself, and engineered by Gregg Williams, in Portland, Oregon, with additional engineering by Steve Sundholm. Listen to the album now!
China Forbes – the glamorous voice of Portland, Oregon’s very own, world-famous “little orchestra,” Pink Martini – has released her long-journeyed album, The Road, via Heinz Records. The LP marks the first solo album for Forbes in fifteen years, and features eleven original, auto-biographical songs. The album was produced by Forbes herself, and engineered by Gregg Williams, in Portland, Oregon, with additional engineering by Steve Sundholm. Listen to the album now!
Photos: Kathy Griffin, Pamela Adlon, and More in CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY at the Groundlings Theatre
Back by popular demand, Broadway sensation and international smash-hit comedy “Celebrity Autobiography” returned on Monday, April 29 to The Groundlings Theatre. Chcck out photos here!
Back by popular demand, Broadway sensation and international smash-hit comedy “Celebrity Autobiography” returned on Monday, April 29 to The Groundlings Theatre. Chcck out photos here!
Mile Square Theatre Reveals Lineup Of Shows For All Ages This May
Comedian John Franklin, Paper Bag Players, Between Broadway Variety Hour, and more will grace the Hoboken stage at Mile Square Theatre.
Comedian John Franklin, Paper Bag Players, Between Broadway Variety Hour, and more will grace the Hoboken stage at Mile Square Theatre.
Margaret Curry to Present Encore Performance of THE SPACE IN-BETWEEN at Laurie Beechman Theatre
Join Bistro Award-winning vocalist Margaret Curry as she returns for an encore performance of THE SPACE IN-BETWEEN at Laurie Beechman Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets!
Join Bistro Award-winning vocalist Margaret Curry as she returns for an encore performance of THE SPACE IN-BETWEEN at Laurie Beechman Theatre. Learn how to purchase tickets!
Pink Martini Vocalist China Forbes Shares 'Bring on the Rain' from First Solo LP in 15 Years
China Forbes – the glamorous voice of Portland, Oregon’s very own, world-famous “little orchestra,” Pink Martini – will be releasing her forthcoming album, The Road, on May 17, 2024 via Heinz Records. The Road displays a return to the singer-songwriter’s roots, sharing a journey of personal songs that tell the story of her life so far, highlighting themes of emotional depth and self-discovery. Listen to a single here!
China Forbes – the glamorous voice of Portland, Oregon’s very own, world-famous “little orchestra,” Pink Martini – will be releasing her forthcoming album, The Road, on May 17, 2024 via Heinz Records. The Road displays a return to the singer-songwriter’s roots, sharing a journey of personal songs that tell the story of her life so far, highlighting themes of emotional depth and self-discovery. Listen to a single here!
HADESTOWN, DEAR EVAN HANSEN & More Set for 2024/25 Broadway in Wilmington Season
The Playhouse on Rodney Square has revealed its 2024/25 Broadway in Wilmington season. See the lineup of shows and learn how to purchase tickets.
The Playhouse on Rodney Square has revealed its 2024/25 Broadway in Wilmington season. See the lineup of shows and learn how to purchase tickets.
Vanguard University's Department Of Theatre Arts Presents Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Experience the magic of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST presented by Vanguard University's award-winning theatre arts department.
Experience the magic of Disney's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST presented by Vanguard University's award-winning theatre arts department.
Review: Andrea McArdle Tells the Tale of a Broadway Baby at 54 Below
Shining like a beacon, Andrea McArdle wowed the crowd at CONFESSIONS OF A BROADWAY BABY on March 29, 2024 at 54 Below. This reviewer, along with the rest of those in the audience, was completely overwhelmed at the performance. There is one more performance tonight at 7 pm - get your tickets now!
Shining like a beacon, Andrea McArdle wowed the crowd at CONFESSIONS OF A BROADWAY BABY on March 29, 2024 at 54 Below. This reviewer, along with the rest of those in the audience, was completely overwhelmed at the performance. There is one more performance tonight at 7 pm - get your tickets now!
Marilyn Maye, Abby Mueller And More Take the Stage Next Month At 54 Below
Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.
Next month, 54 BELOW will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond.
Review: ALAN CUMMING IS NOT ACTING HIS AGE delights Sanders Theatre audience
What did our critic think of ALAN CUMMING IS NOT ACTING HIS AGE at Sanders Theatre? In his eponymous show Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age, the performer definitely lives up to the title.
What did our critic think of ALAN CUMMING IS NOT ACTING HIS AGE at Sanders Theatre? In his eponymous show Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age, the performer definitely lives up to the title.
Angie Radosh Will Lead HELLO DOLLY! at LPAC
Hello Dolly! will close out the 2024 Broadway at LPAC season. The production, which will star three-time Carbonell Award-winning actress Angie Radosh as the irrepressible Dolly Gallagher Levi, will run from April 4th through April 21st at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center.
Hello Dolly! will close out the 2024 Broadway at LPAC season. The production, which will star three-time Carbonell Award-winning actress Angie Radosh as the irrepressible Dolly Gallagher Levi, will run from April 4th through April 21st at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center.
Margaret Curry Brings An Encore of THE SPACE IN-BETWEEN At Laurie Beechman Theatre!
Catch Margaret Curry's encore performances of THE SPACE IN-BETWEEN at Laurie Beechman Theatre on April 6 and May 4. Don't miss the 2024 Bistro Award-winning show.
Catch Margaret Curry's encore performances of THE SPACE IN-BETWEEN at Laurie Beechman Theatre on April 6 and May 4. Don't miss the 2024 Bistro Award-winning show.
Carol Channing FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How many Broadway shows has Carol Channing been in?
Carol Channing has appeared on Broadway in 12 shows.
How many West End shows has Carol Channing been in?
Carol Channing has not appeared in the West End.
What awards has Carol Channing been nominated for?
Carol Channing has been nominated for several awards throughout her career, including Outstanding Lead Actress, Non-Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for Hello, Dolly!, Actress of the Year in a Musical at the Olivier Awards for Hello, Dolly!, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Lorelei, Hello, Dolly!, Show Girl, and The Vamp, a Special Tony Award, and a Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for Lend an Ear.
What awards has Carol Channing won?
Carol Channing has won several awards throughout her career, including a Special Tony Award, a Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Tony Award for "Hello, Dolly!", and a Performance Theatre World Award for "Lend an Ear."
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