Amazing news! The 87-year-old Carol Channing will appear in concert again this September. The event in San Francisco - with special guests Carole Cook and Rita Moreno - is being held to celebrate the opening of a new exhibition about Miss Channing's life and long career in showbiz.
The exhibition will include original costumes ranging from her original 1964 Hello Dolly! dress to one-of-a-kind outfits created by Bob Mackie, rare photographs, video and audio clips, original drawings by Al Hirschfeld, her Tony and Golden Globe Awards, and other items. How camp... I'd love to go, but I think it might be a bit far.
A true showbiz legend and all-round eccentric, Carol's biggest theatrical break was as the original "Lorelei Lee" in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (later played by Marilyn Monroe in the film), and she progressed from Broadway to the big screen (despite losing the title role in the film of Hello Dolly! to MegaBabs) via numerous classic television appearances with stars such as George Burns, Dean Martin, Red Skelton, Spike Jones, Dinah Shore, Andy Williams and Carol Burnett, and on her own shows.
It was as "Muzzy" in Thoroughly Modern Mille that many film-goers best remember her - and she hammed the part up beautifully, stealing every scene, even from Julie Andrews! But always the theatrical legend, Carol also appeared in some milestone stage performances - notably with Pearl Bailey, and at various Tony and Oscar award ceremonies and Royal Variety performances over the years.
We love Carol Channing!!
Carol Channing on IMDB
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