Channing, who has died aged 97, starred in Hello Dolly! and Thoroughly Modern Millie, and had a genius for characterThornton Wilder, having seen Carol Channing in Hello Dolly!, the 1964 Broadway musical adapted from his play The Matchmaker, proposed rewriting his peculiar 1942 success The Skin of Our Teeth. His idea was that Channing could play the maid, Sabina (who is also a vamp), while doubling as the everywoman h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AM on January 15, 2019