Put on your Sunday clothes and polish up those silver trays, because IN THE SPOTLIGHT is diving into Hello, Dolly! Join Michael and Anika as they talk about the show's surprisingly ancient inspirations and complex road to Broadway - including which parts of the score might not actually be composed by the great Jerry Herman. Come for the insights into one of Broadway's greatest shows, stay for how often we confuse the names Ernestina and Ermengarde. Press play - it only takes a moment!
HELLO, DOLLY! Book by Michael Stewart | Music & Lyrics by Jerry Herman | Based on “The Matchmaker” by Thornton Wilder
Episode Segments:
- 2:03 - Speed Test
- 4:07 - Why God Why
- 7:37 - Back to Before
- 14:20 – Putting It Together
- 32:25 - What's Inside
- 50:28 - How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?
- 1:06:42 - Our Favorite Things
- 1:19:04 - Corner of the Sky
- 1:21:55 – What Comes Next?
Works Consulted & Reference :
- Hello, Dolly! (Original Libretto) by Michael Stewart
- The Matchmaker by Thorton Wilder
- Showtune by Jerry Herman
- Jerry Herman: Poet of the Showtune by Stephen Citron
- Gower Champion: Dance and Musical Theatre by David Payne-Carter
- The Great Parade: Broadway’s Astonishing Never-to-Be-Forgotten 1963-1964 Season by Peter Filichia
- “An Evening With Jerry Herman – Up Close & Personal” (The Kennedy Center)
- “Interview with Jerry Herman” (Theater Talk)
Music Credits:
- "Overture" from Dear World (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jerry Herman | Performed by Dear World Orchestra & Donald Pippin
- "The Speed Test" from Thoroughly Modern Millie (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Dick Scanlan | Performed by Marc Kudisch, Sutton Foster, Anne L. Nathan & Ensemble
- "Why God Why" from Miss Saigon: The Definitive Live Recording (Original Cast Recording / Deluxe) | Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, Lyrics by Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr. | Performed by Alistair Brammer
- "Back to Before" from Ragtime: The Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music by Stephen Flaherty, Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens | Performed by Marin Mazzie
- "Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together" from Sunday in the Park with George (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Performed by Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Judith Moore, Cris Groenendaal, Charles Kimbrough, William Parry, Nancy Opel, Robert Westenberg, Dana Ivey, Kurt Knudson, Barbara Bryne
- "What's Inside" from Waitress (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Sara Bareilles | Performed by Jessie Mueller & Ensemble
- "Elegance” from Hello, Dolly! (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Jerry Herman & Bob Merrill| Performed by Eileen Brennan, Jerry Dodge, Sondra Lee, & Charles Nelson Reilly
- "Maria" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Evadne Baker, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Marni Nixon
- "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording) | Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II | Performed by Julie Andrews
- "Corner of the Sky" from Pippin (New Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz | Performed by Matthew James Thomas
- “What Comes Next?” from Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Music & Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda | Performed by Jonathan Groff
