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Flash: Carol Channing Receives CA State Recognition
Broadway legend Carol Channing
was honored on September 6 at the State Capitol for her numerous
contributions in promoting arts education in California, and
received proclamations of excellence from the California
Legislature, one by California State Governor Schwarzenegger
personally. More...
Carol Channing Website--with Updated Info--Has Moved
Previously located at www.carolchanning.net, the website features a
biography, photos, booking info and information about the
Hello, Dolly! star's one-woman show "The First Eighty Years are
the Hardest," as well as on her new scholarship foundation. More...
The Julie Harris Award for Lifetime Achievement
will be presented to Miss Carol Channing
The sixth annual Tony Awards Party
will be hosted by JoAnne Worley as Carol Channing is presented with the
Julie Harris Lifetime Achievement Award by her friend Walter Cronkite on
behalf of Hollywood’s theatrical community. More...
DIVA
TALK: Chatting with Carol Channing, Divas "Unplugged" and News of the
Wicked Gals
By
Andrew Gans
The Café Carlyle may have Elaine Stritch, but Feinstein's at the Regency
will offer another Tony-winning actress in her eighties this month.
Carol Channing, who remains the quintessential Dolly Levi, will play the
posh Park Avenue nightclub Oct. 11-22. Channing, whose Broadway resume
also boasts Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Lend an Ear, Wonderful Town
and Lorelei!, has titled her new show The First Eighty Years
Are the Hardest. Cabaretgoers can expect to hear the veteran
performer dazzle with such signature tunes as "Diamonds Are a Girl's
Best Friend," "Little Girl From Little Rock" and "Hello, Dolly!" as well
as her reminiscences about working with such theatrical legends as Mary
Martin, Ethel Merman, Gower Champion, Neil Simon and Sophie Tucker.
Channing, who was recently awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts,
recently spoke with me about her upcoming New York engagement as well as
life with her new husband, Harry Kullijian. That brief interview
follows. More...
LAist Interview: Carol Channing
September 11, 2007
The Cocoanut Grove at the
Ambassador Hotel was the place to go for live entertainment in Los
Angeles. Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Judy Garland, Sammy Davis Jr.,
and Merv Griffin were among the many legends to perform there. This
weekend Pink Martini
will recreate the nightclub's magic at The Hollywood Bowl. Merv Griffin
was to have performed at these concerts. Now the evening will include a
tribute to him. The one and only Carol Channing will sing one of Merv's
favorite songs in memory of her good friend. More...
Proclamation for "Celebrate Carol
Channing Week"
City of Saratoga Springs, New York WHEREAS, Carol Channing, beloved actress and
internationally-acclaimed personality, has entertained many millions of
people with her joyous and energetic performances; and... More...
A chat
with Carol Channing by Jack
McClendon Carol Channing
will perform at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido at 2 p.m.
Nov. 12. Here are excerpts from my interview with her More...
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Nine Legendary Leading Ladies From Stage and
Screen Donate
Career Memorabilia to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American
History
At a special ceremony in the
historic El Portal Theater in North Hollywood today, nine legendary
leading ladies of American motion pictures, television and Broadway
productions donated objects from their award-winning careers to the
National Museum of American History. The objects will be preserved in
the museum’s permanent entertainment collections. Highlights include
Carol Channing’s diamond dress from the Broadway production "Lorelei";
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Diamonds
Are Forever By
Bill Corsello
At 84, actress/singer/raconteur/doctor (!) Carol Channing still
sparkles. Currently traveling the nation with her one-woman show, the
legend makes her first New York club appearance in over 25 years this
month More...
Well, hello Carol! By Andrew McGinn
Star of Broadway and the screen, Carol Channing is bringing her
one-woman act to Springfield on Nov. 18.
If 85-year-old Carol
Channing ever gets bored between now and 100, she could always try and
beat her own run as Dolly Gallagher Levi. But she's anything but bored
right now. Channing is a pop culture icon on the go, taking those googly
eyes and that nasally rasp on the road with a one-woman retrospective,
"The First 80 Years are the Hardest." She'll perform the show, packed
with stories and songs, on Nov. 18 in Kuss Auditorium More...
At 85, Carol Channing isn't slowing down
By Andrew McGinn This is the woman who toughed it out for
more than 5,000 performances as Dolly Gallagher Levi — and for more than
a few of those, she was fighting ovarian cancer.
Channing,
the goofy Tony-winner who came to fame clear back in 1949 in the
original stage production of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," was undeniably
funny as she reminisced about her life as part of a one-woman show she
calls "The First 80 Years are the Hardest." More...
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