4NT | Melbourne, FL | December 17, 1976 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Carol Channing (Dolly), Herman Petras (u/s Horace Vandergelder), Lee Roy Reams (Cornelius Hackl), Scott Bridges (Barnaby Tucker), Jeanne Lehman (Irene Molloy), Monica Lee Gradischek (Minnie Faye), James Darrah (Ambrose Kemper), Christine DeVito (Ermengarde), Monica M. Wemitt (Ernestina) Notes: Pro-Shot. Producer's Reference Tape. |
4NT | Milwaukee | July 1977 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Carol Channing (Dolly Gallagher Levi), Eddie Bracken (Horace Vandergelder), Lee Roy Reams (Cornelius Hackl), Florence Lacey (Irene Molloy), Robert Lydiard (Barnaby Tucker), Alix Korey (Minnie Fay), Michael C Booker (Ambrose Kemper), K T Baumann (Ermengarde), PJ Nelson (Ernestina), John Anania (Rudolph), Marilyn Hudgins (Mrs. Rose), Jack Starkey (Judge), Mark Hopkin (Court Clerk) Notes: Recorded through the house camera, with amazing sound. In black and white. This one is best enjoyed for the audio, but you can still make out what's happening on stage. |
4NT | 1983 | MP4
Cast: Carol Channing (Dolly Gallagher Levi), David Gaines (Horace Vandergelder) Notes: Highlights. I believe this one was cut out from a complete video. The very special performance when the ORIGINAL LONDON DOLLY - Ms. Mary Martin came and saw the show. The whole cast and audience gave her a huge applause at the curtain call. |
London | April 27, 1984 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Danny La Rue (Dolly Gallagher Levi), Lionel Jefferies (Horace Vandergelder), Lorna Dallas (Irene), Michael Sadler (Cornelius Hackl), Jeremy Hawk (Rudolph), Mark Haddigan (Barnaby), Pollyann Tanner (Minnie), Carol Kaye (Ernestina), David Ellen (Ambrose), Brendan Barry (Judge), Sue Latimer (Ermengarde) Notes: The famous production where La Rue plays Dolly. Gen loss. Often listed as from 1984, and has also been labeled as March 25, 1995 and March 25, 1997 (the latter being written in the DVD menu). The copyright line at the end of the video implies that it’s the closing night of the run. The show did not run in the West End in the 90s, so the date in the menu is not possible. Some jitter due to a badly blended NTSC transfer. Sound straight from the soundboard, video isn’t too bad post remastering. |
30th Anniversary Tour | December 17-19, 1996 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Carol Channing (Dolly Gallagher Levi), Herman Petras (Horace Vandergelder), Lee Roy Reams (Cornelius Hackl), Jeanne Lehman (Irene Molloy), Scott Bridges (Barnaby Tucker), Monica Lee Gradischek (Minnie Fay), James Darrah (Ambrose Kemper), Christine DeVito (Ermengarde), Monica M Wemitt (Ernestina), Roger Preston Smith (Rudolph), Judi Mann (Mrs. Rose), Michael Shames (Stanley), Roger Preston Smith (Judge), Ashley Stover, Christopher Regan, Clarence M Sheridan, Douglass Fraser, Eddie Buffum, George M Livengood, Julie L Harkness, Keith Wilson, Kevin P Hill, Kimberly Bellmann, Lindsay Dyett, Michael Quinn, Mindy Franzese Wild, Nikki Snelson, Randy Slovacek, Ron Gibbs, Russ Jones, Simone Gee, Stephanie Sheppard, Stephen Bourneuf, Steven Michael Daley Notes: Multi-camera pro-shot. This is a “Producer’s Reference Tape”, which was filmed so that future touring companies would have a reference, and ensure that choreography, blocking, direction, etc. would remain consistent in future productions. Filmed using two cameras with sound patched in from the soundboard. Often misidentified as being a video of the 1977 pre-Broadway tour that also starred Carol Channing and featured Lee Roy Reams as Cornelius. |
Gateway Playhouse | September 5, 1998 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Mimi Hines (Dolly Levi), Phil Ford (Horace Vandergelder), Kendra Kassebaum (Minnie Fay), Christopher Yates (Cornelius Hackl), Joe Upton (Barnaby Tucker), Michelle Dawson (Mrs. Irene Molloy), Meg Donaldson (Ernestina), Robert Armitage (Ambrose Kemper) Notes: A voice at the start of the recording says "Septemnber 5th, 1998...9pm." There's quite a lot of digital artifacts in addition to the regular generation loss from tape. There is a DVD menu at the start of the first VOB so it is very likely that this is a 2nd generation DVD as well. Still perfectly watchable though. |
Hungary | April 23, 1999 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Szulák Andrea m.v. (Mrs. Dolly Levi), Tóth Tahi Máté (Horace Vandergelder), Csonka András m.v. (Cornelius Hackl), Peller Károly (Barnaby Tucker), Tihanyi Tóth Kinga (Mrs. Irene Molloy), Csonka Tünde (Miss. Minnie Fay), Nagy Balázs (Ambrose Kemper), Borbás Erika (Ermengarde) Notes: Proshot video, great quality |
Trieste, Italy | August 1999 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Loretta Goggi (Dolly Levi), Paolo Ferrari (Orazio Vandergelder), (Rudolph Raisenweber), Renata Fusco (Irene Molloy), Pierluigi Gallo (Cornelius Hackl), Gianfranco Vergoni (Barnaby Tucker), Nino Amura, Gianni Bernardini, Mirko Battuello, Mirco Boscolo, Danilo Brunetti, Paola Ciccarelli, Massimiliano D'Assunta, Eugenio Dura, Giuseppe Galizia, Vasco Giovanelli, Gianluca Grasso, Alberta Izzo, Anne Lassoudry, Titta Graziano, Andrea Jacono, Marilena Manfredi, Silvano Marraffa, Michele Mesiti, Emilio Milani, Danilo Monardi, Floriana Monici, Luca Mori, Giorgio Napolitano, Federico Regazzo, Daniela Ricci, Altea Russo, Paolo Santilli Krisztina Sas, Simone Vallese, Marco Vesica, Claire Whitehead Notes: Housecam. DVD menu incorrectly reads "Milano 2000". This production initially played a limited run thru Aug 4-11, 1999 at Trieste's Sala Tripcovich (the proscenium of which can be seen in the video), before transferring to Milan the following year. |
Pittsburgh | April 21, 2002 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Lenora Nemetz (Dolly Gallagher Levi), Jeffrey Howell (Horace Vandergelder), Tom Rocco (Cornelius Hackl), Sharon Connelly-Schaller (Irene Molloy), Michael McGurk (Barnaby Tucker), Angela Bloomquist (Minnie Fay), Amy Orlandi (Ermengarde) Notes: A production of Pittsburgh Music Theatre at the Bhyam. Semipro shot using one camera on a tripod. Closing night. |
The Netherlands | April 11, 2005 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Willeke Alberti (Dolly Gallagher Levi), Jos Brink (Horace Vandergelder), Barend van Zon (Cornelius Hackl), Marleen van der Loo (Irene Molloy), Jamai Loman (Barnaby Tucker), Melise de Winter (Minnie Fay), Manon Novak (Ermengarde), Armand Pol (Rudolph) |
UK Tour | 2008 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Anita Dobson (Dolly Gallagher Levi), David McAlister (Horace Vandergelder), Darren Day (Cornelius Hackl), Louise English (Irene Molloy), Hamilton Sargent (Barnaby Tucker), Amanda Salmon (Minnie Fay), Samuel Board (Ambrose Kemper), Sophie Wilkins (Ermengarde) Notes: Pro-Shot |
North Shore Music Theatre | Beverly, MA | June 2012 | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Jacquelyn Piro Donovan, Gary Beach, Annalisa Leaming, Matt Loehr, Eric Man, Mara Newbery, Sarah Peak Notes: Presented in-the-round by the North Shore Music Theatre. Filmed using once camera on a tripod with audio patched in from the soundboard. The disc also includes a three minute highlights montage used for promotional purposes. |
Fullerton, CA | July 30, 2016 | SJ Bernly's Master | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Valerie Perri (Dolly Gallagher Levi), Robert Yacko (Horace Vandergelder), Gary Patent (Cornelius Hackl), Afton Quast (Irene Molloy), Chris Villain (Barnaby Tucker), Grace Yoo (Minnie Fay), Tasha Tormey (Ermengarde), Bonnie Kovar (Ernestina), Bradley Cashman, Casey Garritano, Marc Cardiff, Sara Meals Notes: Great clear video overall with no washout and no blackouts; one head on the right side that very occasionally affects the action, but it's worked around as much as possible. There is also one head the can be seen at the bottom of the screen that occasionally blocks the actors' feet. Excellent clear sound. In the restaurant scene, Perri is wearing the red headdress designed for Carol Channing by Jonathan Bixby for the 1995 Broadway revival. |
Broadway | 2017 | ThemeparkMagic's Master | MP4
Cast: Donna Murphy (alt Dolly Gallagher Levi), David Hyde Pierce (Horace Vandergelder), Kate Baldwin (Irene Molloy), Gavin Creel (Cornelius Hackl), Taylor Trensch (Barnaby Tucker), Beanie Feldstein (Minnie Faye), Will Burton (Ambrose Kemper), Melanie Moore (Ermengarde) |
Broadway | March 30, 2017 | SunsetBlvd79's Master | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Bette Midler (Dolly Gallagher Levi), David Hyde Pierce (Horace Vandergelder), Christian Dante White (u/s Cornelius Hackl), Kate Baldwin (Irene Molloy), Taylor Trensch (Barnaby Tucker), Beanie Feldstein (Minnie Fay), Will Burton (Ambrose Kemper), Melanie Moore (Ermengarde), Jennifer Simard (Ernestina) Notes: Filmed from the back of the orchestra. There are times that a cloth that the master is using covers their lens to conceal them. Bette gets a standing ovation after "Hello Dolly" and at Curtain Call. |
Broadway | June 28, 2017 | NYCG8R's Master | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Donna Murphy (alt Dolly Gallagher Levi), David Hyde Pierce (Horace Vandergelder), Gavin Creel (Cornelius Hackl), Kate Baldwin (Irene Molloy), Taylor Trensch (Barnaby Tucker), Beanie Feldstein (Minnie Fay), Will Burton (Ambrose Kemper), Melanie Moore (Ermengarde), Jennifer Simard (Ernestina) Notes: Excellent quality, however a vertical post on the left gets in the way occasionally, but is well filmed-around. A great capture of Donna in the role. |
Broadway | July 2017 | SunsetBlvd79's Master | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Donna Murphy (alt Dolly Gallagher Levi), David Hyde Pierce (Horace Vandergelder), Gavin Creel (Cornelius Hackl), Kate Baldwin (Irene Molloy), Taylor Trensch (Barnaby Tucker), Beanie Feldstein (Minnie Fay), Will Burton (Ambrose Kemper), Melanie Moore (Ermengarde), Jennifer Simard (Ernestina), Kevin Ligon (Rudolph) Notes: Wonderful HD capture in semi-proshot style. Whole show is done in stable set position, medium stage shot with no movement or zooms. |
Broadway | December 1, 2017 | RunnyBabbit's Master | MP4
Cast: Bette Midler (Dolly Gallagher Levi), David Hyde Pierce (Horace Vandergelder), Gavin Creel (Cornelius Hackl), Kate Baldwin (Irene Molloy), Taylor Trensch (Barnaby Tucker), Beanie Feldstein (Minnie Fay), Will Burton (Ambrose Kemper), Melanie Moore (Ermengarde), Jennifer Simard (Ernestina) Notes: Filmed from the back of the balcony. A lot of heads in the way and a lot of spotlight washout. First 10 minutes of Act 2 is audio only copied from the 6/14/17 performance. Includes David Hyde Pierce's BC/EFA speech and the cast & audience singing Happy Birthday to Bette |
Broadway | March 4, 2018 | Matinee | NYCG8R's Master | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Bernadette Peters (Dolly Gallagher Levi), Victor Garber (Horace Vandergelder), Christian Dante White (u/s Cornelius Hackl), Kate Baldwin (Irene Molloy), Charlie Stemp (Barnaby Tucker), Molly Griggs (Minnie Fay), Will Burton (Ambrose Kemper), Melanie Moore (Ermengarde), Jennifer Simard (Ernestina) Notes: Great clear HD video with excellent picture and sound throughout; very nice video with closeups. |
Broadway | August 20, 2018 | NYCG8R's Master | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Donna Murphy (alt Dolly Gallagher Levi), David Hyde Pierce (Horace Vandergelder), Christian Dante White (u/s Cornelius Hackl), Kate Baldwin (Irene Molloy), Charlie Stemp (Barnaby Tucker), Molly Griggs (Minnie Fay), Will Burton (Ambrose Kemper), Melanie Moore (Ermengarde), Alli Mauzey (Ernestina) Notes: Filmed at Donna Murphy’s final performance, before a very enthusiastic audience. Well filmed from the balcony, a little off-center. Some heads appear in the bottom of the frame to begin with, but never really get in the way. |
5NT | Chicago | October 23, 2018 | SunsetBlvd79's Master | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Betty Buckley (Dolly Gallagher Levi), Lewis J Stadlen (Horace Vandergelder), Nic Rouleau (Cornelius Hackl), Analisa Leaming (Irene Molloy), Jess LeProtto (Barnaby Tucker), Kristen Hahn (Minnie Fay), Garrett Hawe (Ambrose Kemper), Morgan Kirner (Ermengarde), Jennifer Sheridan (Ernestina), Wally Dunn (Rudolph) Notes: Beautiful HD capture of the Touring Cast with no obstructions |
5NT | February 10, 2019 | thehouseonsunset's Master | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Jessica Sheridan (u/s Dolly Gallagher Levi), Garrett Hawe (Ambrose Kemper), Lewis J. Stadlen (Horace Vandergelder), Morgan Kirner (Ermengarde), Nic Rouleau (Cornelius Hackl), Jess LeProtto (Barnaby Tucker), Kristen Hahn (Minnie Fay), Analisa Leaming (Irene Molloy), Beth Kirkpatrick (u/s Ernestina/Mrs. Rose), Wally Dunn (Rudolph), Scott Shedenhelm (Stanley), Timothy Shew (Judge), Daniel Beeman (Court Clerk) Notes: A lot of wasshout. Great video of the understudy Dolly. The sound needs some improvement. |
5NT | Dallas, TX | July 19, 2019 | mynewfavoriteday's Master | VOBs + smalls
Cast: Betty Buckley (Dolly Gallagher Levi), Lewis J Stadlen (Horace Vandergelder), Nic Rouleau (Cornelius Hackl), Analisa Leaming (Irene Molloy), Sean Burns (Barnaby Tucker), Kristen Hahn (Minnie Fay), Colin LeMoine (Ambrose Kemper), Morgan Kirner (Ermengarde), Jessica Sheridan (Ernestina) Notes: This was filmed with an older camera so the master couldn't get a whole Act—much less the whole show—since the battery died after Hello, Dolly! in Act Two. It's still in full HD though, and the shakiness calms down after the first few clips. |