Jerry Herman (born Gerald Herman on July 10, 1933 in New York City) is an American composer/lyricist of the Broadway musical theater. He composed the scores for the hit Broadway musicals Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage aux Folles. This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... New York, NY redirects here. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... 1994 Cast Recording Hello, Dolly! is one of the most popular Broadway musicals ever written. ... MAME is an emulator application designed to recreate the hardware of arcade game systems in software, with the intent of preserving gaming history and preventing vintage games from being lost or forgotten. ... La Cage aux Folles is a Tony Award-winning musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and lyrics and music by Jerry Herman. ...

Raised by musically-inclined parents, Herman learned to play piano at an early age, and the three frequently attended Broadway musicals. His summers were spent in the Berkshire Mountains at Stissing Lake Camp, which was run by his parents, both teachers. It was there that he first became involved in theatrical production, as director of Finian's Rainbow and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. The Berkshires are a branch of the Appalachian Mountains in Western Massachusetts. ... Finians Rainbow, with music by Burton Lane and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, was a musical that opened on Broadway in 1947, with Ella Logan and David Wayne in the lead roles. ... A Tree Grows In Brooklyn is an American novel by Betty Smith first published in 1943. ...

At the age of seventeen, Herman was introduced to Frank Loesser who, after hearing material he had written, urged him to continue composing. He left the Parsons School of Design to attend the University of Miami, which has one of the nation's most avant garde theater departments. (The university's theater, the Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, is named for him.) Image:FrankLoesser1. ... The Parsons School of Design, located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City, is a design school affiliated (since 1970) with the New School University. ... The University of Miami (also known as UM or just The U) is a private university founded in 1925 with its main campus in the city of Coral Gables in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States. ... The 2005-2006 season marks the 60th year that the Ring Theatre has been offering exciting theatre to the city of Coral Gables and the greater Miami area via the University of Miamis famous theatre company and the producing arm of the Department of Theatre Arts (itself a producer...

After graduation, Herman moved to New York City, where he produced the off-Broadway revue I Feel Wonderful, which was comprised of material he had written at the University of Miami. It opened at the Theatre de Lys in Greenwich Village on October 18, 1954 and ran for forty-eight performances. It was his only show his mother was able to see; shortly after it opened, she died of cancer at the age of forty-four, and Herman spent the next year in deep mourning, seriously depressed. New York, NY redirects here. ... Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... A revue is a type of theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance and sketches that satirize contemporary figures, news, or literature. ... The Washington Square Arch Greenwich Village (IPA pronunciation: ), also called simply the Village, is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City named after Greenwich, London. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Clinical depression (also called major depressive disorder, or sometimes unipolar when compared with bipolar disorder, which is sometimes called manic depression) is a state of intense sadness, melancholia or despair that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individuals social functioning and/or activities of daily...

In an attempt to break loose from his grief, Herman eventually collected enough original material to put together a revue called Nightcap in 1958. Choreographed by friend Phyllis Newman, and with a cast that included Charles Nelson Reilly (who later co-starred in Hello, Dolly!), it opened at a tiny New York City jazz club called the Showplace. Critical raves and glowing word-of-mouth kept the show running for two years. Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Phyllis Newman (born March 19, 1933 in Jersey City, New Jersey) is an actress and singer who was a frequent panelist on game shows such as Whats My Line? and Match Game. ... Charles Nelson Reilly (born January 13, 1931) is an American actor, director and drama teacher known for his comedic roles in movies, childrens television, animated cartoons, and as a panelist on the game show Match Game. ... 1994 Cast Recording Hello, Dolly! is one of the most popular Broadway musicals ever written. ...

In 1960, Herman made his Broadway debut with the revue From A to Z, which featured contributions from newcomers Woody Allen and Fred Ebb as well. That same year producer Gerard Oestreicher approached him after seeing a performance of Parade, and asked if he would be interested in composing the score for a show about the founding of the state of Israel. The result was his first full-fledged Broadway musical, Milk and Honey (starring Molly Picon), in 1961. It received respectable reviews and ran for 543 performances. Original program From A to Z is a musical revue with a book by Woody Allen, Herbert Farjeon, and Nina Warner Hook and songs by Jerry Herman, Fred Ebb, Mary Rodgers, Everett Sloane, Jay Thompson, Dickson Hughes, Jack Holmes, Paul Klein, Norman Martin, William Dyer, and Charles Zwar. ... Woody Allen (born Allen Stewart Konigsberg on December 1, 1935) is a three-time Academy Award-winning American film director, writer, actor, jazz musician, comedian, and playwright. ... Fred Ebb (April 8, 1933 - September 11, 2004) was a musical theatre lyricist. ... Milk and Honey is an original musical by Jerry Herman and Don Appell. ... Molly Picon Molly Picon was born Margaret Pyekoon in New York City on June 1, 1898. ...

In 1964, producer David Merrick united Herman with Carol Channing for a project that was to become one of his most successful, Hello, Dolly!. The original production ran for 2,844 performances, the longest running musical for its time, and was later revived three times. Although facing stiff competition from Funny Girl, Hello, Dolly! swept the Tony Awards that season, winning 10, a record that remained unbroken for 37 years, until The Producers won 12 Tonys in 2001. David Merrick (November 27, 1911 - April 25, 2000) was an American theatrical producer and director, associated with both musicals and dramas, brilliant successes and embarrassing fl ops. ... Carol Channing, ca. ... 1994 Cast Recording Hello, Dolly! is one of the most popular Broadway musicals ever written. ... Original cast album Funny Girl is a semi-biographical musical based on the life and career of Broadway and film star and comedienne Fanny Brice and her stormy relationship with entrepreneur and gambler Nicky Arnstein. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award® but is formally the Antoinette Perry Award is an annual American award celebrating achievements in theater, including musical theater. ... The 1968 film The Producers was adapted as a critically acclaimed Broadway musical by Mel Brooks in 2001. ...

In 1966, Herman's next musical was the smash hit Mame starring Angela Lansbury, which introduced a string of Herman standards, most notably the ballad "If He Walked Into My Life", the holiday favorite "We Need a Little Christmas", and the title tune. MAME is an emulator application designed to recreate the hardware of arcade game systems in software, with the intent of preserving gaming history and preventing vintage games from being lost or forgotten. ... Angela Lansbury CBE (born 16 October 1925) is a Tony-winning, Golden Globe-winning, Oscar-nominated, and Emmy-nominated English actress, best-known for playing mystery writer Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote. ...

Although not commercial successes, Dear World (1969) starring Angela Lansbury, Mack & Mabel (1974) starring Robert Preston and Bernadette Peters, and The Grand Tour (1979) starring Joel Grey are noted for their interesting concepts and their melodic, memorable scores. Herman considers Mack & Mabel his personal favorite score. Both Dear World and Mack & Mabel have developed a cult following among Broadway aficionados. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Angela Lansbury CBE (born 16 October 1925) is a Tony-winning, Golden Globe-winning, Oscar-nominated, and Emmy-nominated English actress, best-known for playing mystery writer Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote. ... Mack & Mabel is a Broadway musical play. ... Robert Preston Meservey (June 8, 1918 - March 21, 1987), better known as Robert Preston, was an Oscar-nominated American actor. ... Bernadette Peters (born February 28, 1948) is an American Tony Award-winning actress and singer. ... The Grand Tour is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. ... Joel Grey (born 11 April 1932 as Joel Katz in Cleveland, Ohio, United States) is a Jewish-American stage and screen actor. ...

In 1983, Herman had his third mega-hit with La Cage aux Folles starring George Hearn and Gene Barry, which broke box-office records at the Palace Theatre and earned Herman yet another Tony Award for Best Musical. From its score came the gay anthem " I Am What I Am" and the rousing sing-a-long "The Best of Times." La Cage aux Folles is a Tony Award-winning musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and lyrics and music by Jerry Herman. ... With Angela Lansbury in Sweeney Todd George Hearn (born June 18, 1934, in St. ... Gene Barry (born June 14, 1919) is an American actor. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... I Am What I Am is a song originally featured on the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical La Cage aux Folles (1983-1987). ...

Many of Jerry Herman's showtunes have become pop standards. His most famous composition, "Hello, Dolly!", is one of the most popular tunes ever to have originated in a Broadway musical, and was a #1 hit in the United States for Louis Armstrong, knocking The Beatles from #1 in 1964. A French recording by Petula Clark charted in the Top Ten in both Canada and France. "If He Walked into My Life" from Mame was recorded by Eydie Gormé, winning her a Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Female in 1967. "I Am What I Am" was recorded by Gloria Gaynor and became a disco favorite. Other well known Herman showtunes include "Shalom" from Milk and Honey; "Before the Parade Passes By", "Put On Your Sunday Clothes", and "It Only Takes a Moment" from Hello, Dolly!; "It's Today!", "Open a New Window", and "Bosom Buddies" from Mame; and "I Won't Send Roses" and "Time Heals Everything" from Mack & Mabel. Showtunes are songs written for musical theater productions, such as: The Phantom of the Opera Jesus Christ Superstar Oklahoma! Guys and Dolls Cabaret See also Musical theater Categories: Stub ... The term pop standards refers to an American songwriting, arranging, and singing style that is widely considered as the high point of Western vocal popular music. ... One of the most famous Broadway showtunes ever written, Hello, Dolly! is the title song of the popular 1964 musical Hello, Dolly!. The music and lyrics were written by Jerry Herman who also wrote the scores for many other popular musicals including Mame and La Cage aux Folles. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. ... Petula Clark, CBE (born November 15, 1932), is a British singer, actress and composer of Welsh and English parentage, best known for her upbeat popular international hits of the 1960s. ... MAME is an emulator application designed to recreate the hardware of arcade game systems in software, with the intent of preserving gaming history and preventing vintage games from being lost or forgotten. ... Eydie Gormé (b. ... The Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Female was awarded from 1959 to 1968. ... Gloria Gaynor (born Gloria Fowles September 7, 1949) is an American singer, best-known for the disco era hits I Will Survive (Hot 100 #1, 1979), Never Can Say Goodbye (Hot 100 #9, 1974), and I Am What I Am (Hot 100 #82, 1983). ... Disco is a genre of dance-oriented pop music that blends elements of funk and soul music that was first popularized in dance clubs (discothèques) in the mid-1970s. ...

Herman's work has been the subject of two popular musical revues, Jerry's Girls (Broadway, 1985), and Showtune (Off-Broadway, 2003). Jerrys Girls is a Broadway musical revue based on the songs of composer Jerry Herman. ... Showtune logo, 2003 New York production Showtune is a popular musical revue celebrating the words and music of Broadway composer Jerry Herman. ...

Herman is the only composer/lyricist in history to have three musicals run more than 1500 performances on Broadway: Hello, Dolly! (2,844), Mame (1,508), and La Cage aux Folles (1,761). (Correction from a reader: Andrew Lloyd Webber also has three musicals which have run for more than 1500 performances; "Evita", "Cats" and "The Phantom of the Opera".) His work is honored by a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 7090 Hollywood Boulevard. 1994 Cast Recording Hello, Dolly! is one of the most popular Broadway musicals ever written. ... MAME is an emulator application designed to recreate the hardware of arcade game systems in software, with the intent of preserving gaming history and preventing vintage games from being lost or forgotten. ... La Cage aux Folles is a Tony Award-winning musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and lyrics and music by Jerry Herman. ... A band plays on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. ... Hollywood Boulevard as taken from the Kodak Theatre Hollywood Boulevard is an avenue in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, beginning at Sunset Boulevard in the east and running northwest to Vermont Avenue, where it straightens out and runs due west to Laurel Canyon Boulevard. ...

Off-Broadway revues

• I Feel Wonderful (1954)
• Nightcap (1958)
• Parade (1960)
• Madame Aphrodite (1961)
• Showtune (2003)

Broadway musicals

• From A to Z (1960)
• Milk and Honey (1961)
• Hello, Dolly! (1964)
• Ben Franklin in Paris (additional music) (1964)
• Mame (1966)
• Dear World (1969)
• Mack & Mabel (1974)
• The Grand Tour (1979)
• A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine (additional songs) (1980)
• La Cage aux Folles (1983)
• Jerry's Girls (1985)
• An Evening with Jerry Herman (1998)

Films

• Hello, Dolly! (1969)
• Mame (1974)
• Barney's Great Adventure (title song) (1998)

Television

• Mrs. Santa Claus (1996)

1996 TV Movie starring Angela Lansbury. ...

Other shows

• Miss Spectacular (2003) recorded but unproduced

Miss Spectacular is an unproduced musical with words and music by Jerry Herman and additional lyrics by Steve Lawrence and Michael Feinstein. ...

Awards and nominations

• 1999 Theatre World Special Award (An Evening with Jerry Herman) (winner)
• 1984 Tony Award for Best Original Score (La Cage aux Folles) (winner)
• 1979 Tony Award for Best Original Score (The Grand Tour) (nominee)
• 1966 Tony Award for Best Composer and Lyricist (Mame) (nominee)
• 1964 Tony Award for Best Composer and Lyricist (Hello, Dolly!) (winner)
• 1962 Tony Award for Best Composer (Milk and Honey) (nominee)

Reference

Showtune: A Memoir by Jerry Herman (with Marilyn Stasio), published by Donald I. Fine Books, an imprint of Penguin Books, 1996.

External links

• Jerry Herman Official Web Site.
• University of Miami's Jerry Herman Ring Theatre Official Web Site.
• Jerry Herman at the Internet Broadway Database
• Jerry Herman - Downstage Center audio interview at American Theatre Wing.
• TonyAwards.com Interview with Jerry Herman