Hello Dolly

[PuppyforChrist]

I just found out that my High School for it's spring musical will be putting this on.

They've done this one before, but I wasn't at the high school yet when it was performed.

Does anyone know of any background information or plot to this musical? I'm just curious because I don't know much about this one.

 

[Kilted Stranger]

now this i do know about!

its all about Mrs Dolly Levi, a widow who arranges things for people, such as marrages or detal appointments etc. one of her clients is the well known quarter of a millionaire (forgotten his name ) who she falls in love with. He owns a store in which he employs two men. He also lives in this store with his Neice who is in love with an Artist, however he will not consent to the marraige. Dolly arranges for the quarter of a millionaire (this will teach me for forgetting his name) to go and meet a lady (he is also a widower). Since Dolly loves this guy she doesnt really want the quarter of a millionaire to meet this woman and so sends both the clerks of the store to meet the two ladies who run this hat shop (one of them being the woman that she has sent the quarter of a millionaire to see). she also sends the quarter of a millionaires daughter and the Artist to New York to the Harmonia Gardens (a place that Dolly used to go with her husband). Once everyone is in New York not much happens the quarter of a milionaire sees that the hat shop owner has met another man (one of the clerks from the shop), and so walks away, Dolly then sets up a meeting between him and one of her actress friends who she tells to be as annoying as she can be. The two clerks take the two hat shop owners to the Harmonica Gardens, the quarter of a millionaire takes Dollys friend to the Harmonica Gardens, and the quarter of a millionaires neice and artist lover are there to enter a dancing competition. Dollys friend leaves after showing the quarter of a millionaire what women are like, and then Dolly enters. (this is where the main show song Hello Dolly comes into place) Dolly then sits down with the quarter of a millionaire and they have a meal. I cant remember what happens next, but everyone ends up being arrested, and Dollys silver tounge lays the blame at the quarter of a millionaires feet. The two clerks - having enough of the quarter of a millionaires treatment - decide to start business up across the street in Direct competition with the quarter of a millionaire. Dolly persuades him to take them back as partners, which he does and then confesses that he loves Dolly. Dolly and him get married, and i think he gives his blessing on his neice and her lover.

whew..... i hope you could follow that... there is alot that happens in Hello Dolly... cant really give a decent blurb... i tried tho!!

 

[braodwaybaby]

wow...that was quite the synopsis......yeah this show is really good, ive seen it like five times, and its really really fun to put on


your lucky you know what your musical is, we dont find out til later, and we just found out what the play was a few days ago, when we had auditions.

 

[Kilted Stranger]

lol that must have been fun!

Puppy if u want one of us could post the running order of the show.

 

[PuppyforChrist]

Sure! Be my guest.

I'm most likely going to chicken out of trying out. I'm not really a musical person since I can't sing or dance too well. However some of my friends want to try out though, and I'll be there supporting them.

 

[Kilted Stranger]

sounds cool!

i can find my programme for it right now.. will post it later or Braodway will...

 

[braodwaybaby]

i have no idea what you mean by running order, so until i know i cant do anything.

but you really should try out, even if your not very musical, you still could get chorus, which is really fun, cos you get the whole show-experience without all the pressure of being a lead

 

[Kilted Stranger]

running order is the songs that are sung, you know the thing in the programme that gives a slight clue as to how far u are away from the INterval or Finale??

 

[braodwaybaby]

o ok. i figured it was something like that. yeah i have a program and the cd somewhere around here, ill look for it.

you call it interval? thats cool.

 

[Kilted Stranger]

what do you call it???

 

[braodwaybaby]

intermission

 

[Kilted Stranger]

lol! wat a peculiar word!

 

[braodwaybaby]

lol its better then interval.....isnt that like a math term?

 

[Kilted Stranger]

is it??? maybe thats another stupid american word..

 

[braodwaybaby]

i beg your pardon?? are you implying that americans are stupid?? i would like to remind you that you, being scottish, are a monority country-wise, so we americans can beat you up.





just kidding....wouldnt do that.......




but intermission is better. lol

 

[Kilted Stranger]

lol! yea but were all huge muscly guys lol

intermission pshaw!!!

 

[braodwaybaby]

you may be huge and muscley, but its kinda hard to beat someone up wearing a kilt.





but, seeing as it says that its your birthday, (even though its actually not til tomorrow and its just my time on cf thats messed up, making it seem like today is tomorrow), ill be nice and say that interval is the greatest word ever, and that scottish people are all big and muscley and whatnot.

but as soon as my time on cf says september 16....youre goin down.....


HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

 

[Kilted Stranger]

thank you!

and the 16th is now almost over, and im still on my high perch!

Interval INterval INterval!!

 

[braodwaybaby]

ah...but not for long....


intermission!!!

 

[Kilted Stranger]

:topic: lol

we have quite a knack.

has anyone seen the film "Hello Dolly"?