WATCH: Bette Midler taking the stage on opening night for the return of "Hello, Dolly!" On Broadway! | Good Morning America

💅🏼Barbra Streisand in “Hello, Dolly”, 1969 ——————————————————————————————— Elizabeth Taylor was considered for the role of Dolly, but she couldn't sing. Doris Day, Debbie Reynolds, Carol Burnett, and Shirley MacLaine (who played Irene Molloy in the The Matchmaker (1958)) were all briefly considered. Despite her Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), Carol Channing was never considered for the role because it was felt that she could not carry a film of