Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler Praise Their ‘Dolly’: Carol Channing Remembered – Update
Refresh for updates Barbra Streisand and Bette Midler, two of the most celebrated successors to Carol Channing’s most indelible role – and indeed her legacy – have added their names to the stars praising the late, great Broadway actress.
“Carol was a true life-force…a kind and effervescent woman who never allowed the parade to pass her by!,” tweeted Streisand this afternoon, signing her message, “xo B”. Streisand played the role of matchmaker Dolly Levi in the 1969 film version of Hello, Dolly!
Midler, who won a Tony Award for her performance in the 2017 Hello, Dolly! revival, tweeted, “The great, the legendary #CarolChanning has died at age 97. She was a complete original, and there will never be another. Blonde, 6 ft tall and utterly hilarious, she was a legend. My condolences to the world; to those who knew her or saw her and those who never got the chance.”
See all tweets below.
The one-of-a-kind Channing is being remembered today by friends, colleagues and the Broadway community. “She was show business and love personified,” tweeted Bernadette Peters, who replaced Midler in the recent Dolly production.
Hamilton‘s Lin-Manuel Miranda tweeted the lyrics to Dolly‘s “Before The Parade Passes By”, before adding a simple “Goodbye, Carol.”
Channing, who starred in Broadway’s Hello, Dolly! and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, among many other productions, and became one of the stage’s most familiar faces and voices to generations of TV watchers, died Tuesday at the age of 97.
Here’s a sampling of tributes from Broadway stars and others. Deadline will update this post as additional tributes arrive…
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posted by Isla Santiago @ January 15, 2019
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