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''Hello, Dolly!'' is a musical with lyrics and music by Jerry Herman and a book by Michael Stewart, based on Thornton Wilder's 1938 farce ''The Merchant of Yonkers'', which Wilder revised and retitled ''The Matchmaker'' in 1955. ''Hello, Dolly!'' was first produced on Broadway by David Merrick in 1964, winning a record 10 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, a record held for 35 years. The show album ''Hello, Dolly! An Original Cast Recording'' was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002.〔(Grammy Hall of Fame Award )〕 The album reached number one on the Billboard album chart on June 6, 1964 and was replaced the next week by Louis Armstrong's album ''Hello, Dolly!'' 〔Whitburn, Joel. ''Top Pop Albums'' (2010), Record Research, ISBN 0-89820-183-7, p.973〕 The show has become one of the most enduring musical theatre hits, enjoying three Broadway revivals and international success. It was also made into a 1969 film that was nominated for seven Academy Awards, and won three. ==History== The plot of ''Hello, Dolly!'' originated in an 1835 English play, ''A Day Well Spent'' by John Oxenford, which Johann Nestroy adapted into the farce ''Einen Jux will er sich machen'' (''He Will Go on a Spree'' or ''He'll Have Himself a Good Time''). Thornton Wilder adapted Nestroy's play into his 1938 farcical play, ''The Merchant of Yonkers'', a flop, which he revised and retitled ''The Matchmaker'' in 1955, expanding the role of Dolly, played by Ruth Gordon.〔("Hello Dolly! - New Wimbledon Theatre" ) IndieLondon, March 2008〕 ''The Matchmaker'' became a hit and was much revived and made into a 1958 film of the same name starring Shirley Booth. The story of a meddlesome widow who strives to bring romance to several couples and herself in a big city restaurant also features prominently in the 1891 hit musical ''A Trip to Chinatown''.〔("Article on the show and the ladies who played Dolly" ) Curtain Up〕 The role of Dolly Levi in the musical was originally written for Ethel Merman, but Merman turned it down, as did Mary Martin (although each eventually played it).〔 Merrick then auditioned Nancy Walker. Eventually, he hired Carol Channing, who then created in Dolly her signature role.〔Kenrick, John.(Musicals101 "Hello, Dolly! article" ) Musicals101.com〕 Director Gower Champion was not the producer's first choice, as Hal Prince and others (among them Jerome Robbins and Joe Layton) all turned down the job of directing the musical.〔Gilvey, John Anthony. ''Before the Parade Passes by: Gower Champion and the Glorious American Musical'' (2005), St. Martin's Press, ISBN 0-312-33776-0, p. 117〕 ''Hello, Dolly!'' had rocky out-of-town tryouts in Detroit and Washington, D.C.〔 After receiving the reviews, the creators made major changes to the script and score, including the addition of the song, "Before the Parade Passes By".〔Gilvey, p. 149〕 The show was originally entitled ''Dolly, A Damned Exasperating Woman'' 〔Bloom, p. 152.〕 and ''Call on Dolly'' but Merrick changed the title immediately upon hearing Louis Armstrong's version of "Hello, Dolly". The show became one of the most iconic Broadway shows of its era, the latter half of the 1960s, running for 2,844 performances, and was for a time the longest-running musical in Broadway history. During that decade, ten "blockbuster" musicals played over 1,000 performances and three played over 2,000, helping to redefine "success" for the Broadway musical genre.〔Kantor, p. 302〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hello, Dolly! (musical)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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