Jerry Herman

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Jerry Herman was born (as Gerald Herman) on July 10, 1933 in New York City. He studied drama at Miami University and became a television scriptwriter. Herman moved into musical theatre when he wrote both lyrics and music for the off-Broadway revue I Feel Wonderful which opened at the Theatre de Lys on October 18, 1954 and ran for 48 performances.

His songs and lyrics are well known and have been presented on television, film, and on the stage. Three of Herman's musical plays ran on Broadway for more than 1500 performances each.

Table of contents

1 Broadway musicals
2 Film
3 Television
4 Other shows
5 Tony awards

Broadway musicals

Parade (1960) - Off-Broadway
From A to Z (1960) - a musical revue
Milk and Honey (1961)
Hello, Dolly (featuring Carole Channing 1964)
Ben Franklin in Paris (1964) - additional music
Mame (1966)
Dear World (1969)
Mack & Mabel (1974)
Hello, Dolly (Broadway revival 1975)
Hello, Dolly (Broadway revival 1978)
The Grand Tour (1979)
A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine (1983)
Mame (revival, starring Angela Lansbury, 1983)
La Cage aux Folles (1983)
Jerry's Girls (1985) - revue
Hello, Dolly (revival 1995)
An Evening with Jerry Herman (1998) - revue

Film

Hello, Dolly (1969) starring Barbra Streisand
Mame (1974) starring Lucille Ball
Barney's Great Adventure (1998)

Television

Mrs. Santa Claus (1996)

Mame (in production 2002)

Other shows

Miss Spectacular - unproduced but recorded Las Vegas revue (2002)

Barbara Cook's Broadway - 2004 concert included songs by Herman

Tony awards

1964 - Best Composer and Lyricist for Hello, Dolly
1964 - Best Musical for ''Hello, Dolly
1984 - Best Original Score for La Cage aux Folles