Give Carol Channing a 2013 Kennedy Center Honor

The Issue

Carol Channing has been entertaining audiences since the 1940s. She had and still has a work ethic of never letting an audience down. She created two of the most iconic roles in the history of show business: Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly! She toured extensively around the world making audiences happy wherever she appeared. For eight years, she and her late husband, Harry Kullijian campaigned tirelessly on behalf of Arts in Education. She is truly the last superstar of a bygone era in show business and deserves to be recognized.

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Richard SkipperPetition StarterRICHARD SKIPPER is a Storyteller! He is also a popular entertainer, theater historian and pop culture blogger. He has conducted over 500 interviews for his daily blog celebrating people in the arts and is currently writing a book to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of Hello, Dolly!, based also in part on his award-winning callondolly.com website chronicling the Broadway classic. He has covered several opening nights as the voice of Feinstein’s at Loews Regency and has conducted on-stage interviews for Carol Channing, Jackie Joseph, Tommy Tune, Ron Young and Peggy Pope at Barnes & Noble and Queensboro Community College.
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The Issue

Carol Channing has been entertaining audiences since the 1940s. She had and still has a work ethic of never letting an audience down. She created two of the most iconic roles in the history of show business: Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly! She toured extensively around the world making audiences happy wherever she appeared. For eight years, she and her late husband, Harry Kullijian campaigned tirelessly on behalf of Arts in Education. She is truly the last superstar of a bygone era in show business and deserves to be recognized.

http://patriciagay.wordpress.com/2013/06/13/carol-channing-deserves-a-kennedy-center-honor/

avatar of the starter
Richard SkipperPetition StarterRICHARD SKIPPER is a Storyteller! He is also a popular entertainer, theater historian and pop culture blogger. He has conducted over 500 interviews for his daily blog celebrating people in the arts and is currently writing a book to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of Hello, Dolly!, based also in part on his award-winning callondolly.com website chronicling the Broadway classic. He has covered several opening nights as the voice of Feinstein’s at Loews Regency and has conducted on-stage interviews for Carol Channing, Jackie Joseph, Tommy Tune, Ron Young and Peggy Pope at Barnes & Noble and Queensboro Community College.

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Petition created on May 17, 2013