'Hello Dolly' Composer Jerry Herman Dead at 88
- 4 years ago
'Hello Dolly' Composer
Jerry Herman Dead at 88.
The award-winning
composer died in Miami
of pulmonary complications.
Herman won the 1964 and 1983
Tony Awards for best musical for
'Hello Dolly' and 'La Cage aux Folles,' respectively.
He was also a two-time Grammy
winner for song of the year and
cast album, for "Hello Dolly"
and 'Mame,' respectively.
Herman's work is known for its
popularity and optimism, in an era
when the Broadway musical had evolved
into an exploration of complex and darker themes.
... critics have sort of tossed me off as the popular and not the cerebral writer, and that was fine with me. That was exactly what I aimed at, Jerry Herman, 1995 Interview, via Fox News.
Accepting the Tony for
'La Cage Aux Folles,' commented
that "the simple, hummable show
tune" was "alive and well.".
At the 2009 Tony Awards,
Herman was bestowed the lifetime
achievement award. He is survived
by his partner and goddaughters
Jerry Herman Dead at 88.
The award-winning
composer died in Miami
of pulmonary complications.
Herman won the 1964 and 1983
Tony Awards for best musical for
'Hello Dolly' and 'La Cage aux Folles,' respectively.
He was also a two-time Grammy
winner for song of the year and
cast album, for "Hello Dolly"
and 'Mame,' respectively.
Herman's work is known for its
popularity and optimism, in an era
when the Broadway musical had evolved
into an exploration of complex and darker themes.
... critics have sort of tossed me off as the popular and not the cerebral writer, and that was fine with me. That was exactly what I aimed at, Jerry Herman, 1995 Interview, via Fox News.
Accepting the Tony for
'La Cage Aux Folles,' commented
that "the simple, hummable show
tune" was "alive and well.".
At the 2009 Tony Awards,
Herman was bestowed the lifetime
achievement award. He is survived
by his partner and goddaughters