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Hello Dolly! becomes Broadway's longest running musical
The musical Hello Dolly! opened January 16 1964 on Broadway. Seven actresses have played Dolly Gallagher Levi including Carol Channing Ginger Rogers Martha Raye Betty Grable Pearl Bailey Phyllis Diller and Ethel Merman. It now surpassed My Fair Lady for longest Broadway run with 2717 performances.
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