HELLO, DOLLY!
Director Characterisations and Audition Pieces
Mrs. Dolly Levi
Has her hand in every business from marriages to corset repairs. Unofficially this feminine but shrewd lady is a natural “arranger”.
Great sense of comedy required – also needs to be a good mover.
Lib p7 (1-1-1) from “Dolly Levi, that’s right” until “Pierced ears replugged!” on p9 (1-1-3)
Lib p15 (1-2-9) from “Congratulations” to “two-thirty as usual” p18 (11-2-12)
VOCAL No 2. “I put my hand in” from start to bar102 and carry on from bar 136 to 160.
Horace Vandergelder
The scrooge of
Lib p15 (1-2-9) from “alright get out of here” to “like Miss Money neither” p18 (1-2-12)
Lib p74 (2-4-28) from “well don’t just stand there” to “wonderful woman” p76 (2-4-30)
VOCAL No 3. “ It takes a Woman” from start to bar 33.
Cornelius Hackl
33 years old who is promoted from Chief Slave to Chief Clerk. He falls in love with Mrs Molloy & becomes “a man”. Good mover required.
Lib p18 (1-2-12) from “Chief Clerk” to “What do you say Barnaby” p20 (1-2-14)
Lib p29 (1-3-23) from “we’ll get an adventure out of this yet” to “top to bottom” p31 (1-3-25)
VOCAL No 16 “It only takes a Moment” from start to bar 34.
Barnaby Tucker
17 years old & youngest of the Clerks. Young and innocent. The biggest delight is to see “the stuffed whale” (say no more) For Barnaby it’s love at first sight when he sees Minnie Fay.
Lib p19 (1-2-13) from “you can live on holidays” to “yes, Cornelius, yes” p20 (1-2-14)
Lib p29 (1-3-23) from “Vandergelder” to “it’s sitting right on that bench” p31
VOCAL No 4. “Put on your Sunday Clothes” from bar 21 to 53.
Mrs Molloy
Irene, who becomes engaged to Vandergelder, is a
Lib p25 (1-3-19) from “with what Minnie” to “provocative may be just what I want to be” p27 (1-3-21)
Lib p30 (1-3-24) from “Molloy” to “do you know him” p32
VOCAL No 5 “Ribbons down my back” from bar 11 to 60
Minnie Fay
Works in Irene Molloy’s hat shop. She is slightly “Kookie” and a chatterbox. Has much appeal for Barnaby & finally they “simply fall in love”. Definitely a good mover or dancer.
Lib p25 (1-3-19) from “Oh dear, oh my, will you look at that” to “Mrs Molloy” p26
Lib p28 (1-3-22) from “Mrs Molloy, wild horses” to “if you say vampire I’ll scream” p29
VOCAL “Motherhood March” from bar 62 to 84
Ernestina
Waist forty-seven ( with or without padding). A gaudy showgirl with manners to match. Her “hoochy koochy” WILL BE SEEN.
Lib p54 from “let’s order something” to “Whoopee” p55 which includes the odd lines in the middle of the “Waiter’s Gallop”
VOCAL No 11a “Sweet Rosie O’Grady”
Judge
Wears specs and is a total caricature of a dim old fellow. Cousin to Dolly. Can double as chorus
Lib p66 from “Quiet, quiet” cut to p 69 from “Dismissed, dismissed” to “Go, go” but the Director wants you to add on “Goodnight Cousin Dolly” (not in lib)
Mrs Rose
An elderly lady who remembers how Dolly started life. Does not enjoy good health but enjoys telling us of her burdons.
Lib p43. Can double as Chorus.
Ermengarde
Vandergelder’s niece who wails her way through life. Much in love with the young artist Ambrose Kemper and finally gets him but not without a struggle. A mover required.
Lib odd lines pp12 and 50 and be prepared to “weep and wail” upon request.
Ambrose Kemper
Poor artist, wretched with worry as he’s going to ask Vandergelder for the hand of his Niece Ermengarde. Dolly succeeds urging Ambrose to establish financial independence by winning the dance contest prize money. Must be a good mover.
Lib p8 All odd lines from”Mrs Levi, the train” to “Tell me Mrs Levi” p9
Lib p20 from “I’m an artist Mrs Levi” to “It’s all very well” p21.
Rudolph
Head waiter at the Harmonia Gardens Restaurant. A mock military man with accent, slightly Germanic. Brisk dialogue, fairly good mover. He adores Dolly.
Lib all odd lines on p51 -52 and p56 – 57. Can double chorus.
Chorus
VOCAL No 4 “Put on your Sunday Clothes” from bar 99 to 114
Clerk of the Court x 2 Names only to be submitted
Policeman x 2 Names only to be submitted.
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