Cabaret & Concert NewsForbidden Broadway Salutes Carol Channing to Play Feinstein鈥檚/54 BelowThe celebration of the late Broadway legend will take place March 23.
By
Adam Hetrick
February 27, 2019
Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly!Martha Swope / The New York Public Library
Forbidden Broadway creator Gerard Alessandrini will celebrate the life of late Tony Award-winning legend Carol Channing March 23 at 7 PM.
Alessandrini will be joined by Christine Pedi and Michael West for the concert that will include Forbidden Broadway鈥檚 newest Carol Channing number, 鈥淭he Spirit of Channing,鈥� described as a 鈥渉ysterically bizarre and surrealistic number where Carol Channing鈥檚 Ghost roams around Broadway today dropping in and joining in on current shows like Hamilton, Anastasia, and Dear Evan Hansen.鈥�
Fans can also expect classic Forbidden Broadway diva numbers celebrating Ethel Merman, Mary Martin, Chita Rivera, and Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well as a re-creation of Channing鈥檚 takeoff on Marlene Dietrich, which prompted Dietrich to storm out of the theatre when Channing first performed it.
The concert is produced by Alessandrini and Robert W. Schneider.
鈥淚t鈥檚 divinely fitting that Forbidden Broadway, the show that ran over 30 years Off-Broadway presenting over 25 editions, should salute the magical Lady who performed Hello, Dolly! around the world for over 35 years,鈥� Alessandrini said in a statement.
Tickets, beginning at $30, are available at .
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Celebrating the Life of the Great Carol Channing
Celebrating the Life of the Great Carol Channing
Look back at the career of the iconic musical theatre legend, who died January 15, 2019, at 97.
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Carol Channing in Show Girl
Carol Channing and cast in Wonderful Town
David Burns and Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly! on Broadway
Carol Channing, Robert Fitch, and John Mineo in Lorelei
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Dody Goodman, Brandon Maggart, Carol Channing, and Peter Palmer in Lorelei
Tamara Long, Robert Fitch, John Mineo, and Carol Channing in Lorelei
Elliott Reid and Carol Channing in The Bed Before Yesterday
Carol Channing in The Bed Before Yesterday
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Elliott Reid and Carol Channing in The Bed Before Yesterday
Eddie Bracken and Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly! on Broadway
Eddie Bracken and Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly! on Broadway
Jay Garner and Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly!
Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly!
Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly!
Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly!
Carol Channing in performance with Hello, Dolly! in 1995
Carol Channing, 1965
Carol Channing, 1978
Carol Channing, 1995
Carol Channing and Robert Morse in Sugar Babies
Carol Channing and cast in Sugar Babies
Robert Morse and Carol Channing in Sugar Babies
1995: Isabelle Stevenson, longtime chairman of the American Theatre Wing (center), with Carol Burnett (right) and Lifetime Achievement Tony Award recipient Carol Channing
Carol Channing in the Opening Number at Gypsy of the Year in 2010
The work follows a first-generation child of Mexican immigrants torn between joining the family business or embarking on her own dream of attending college.
