The Matchmaker Broadway Original Cast
Horace Vandergelder, a wealthy merchant in 19th-century Yonkers, NY, decides to take a wife and employs a matchmaker, Mrs. Dolly Levi. Dolly subsequently becomes involved with two of Vandergelder's clerks, several lovely ladies, and the headwaiter at an expensive restaurant, where this swift farce runs headlong into hilarious complications. After more...
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Original Cast
Horace Vandergelder (u/s)
A Cabman
A Musician
Joe Scanlon
Malachi Stack
Barnaby Tucker
(Apprentice in Vandergelder's Store)
Robert Morse, who played in The Matchmaker, is renowned for his Tony Award-winning role as J. Pierrepont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and for his memorable portrayal of Truman Capote in the one-man play Tru. more...
Miss Van Huysen's Cook
Awards and Nominations
Note: Award winners are highlighted with a background.
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play | Ruth Gordon |
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