Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age

Broadway: The Next Generation

Carol Channing: Larger Than Life

Words and Music by Jerry Herman

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

Great Performances

Tony Awards

Kings of Broadway 2020: A Celebration of the Music of Jule Styne, Jerry Herman, and Stephen Sondheim

Mrs. Santa Claus

Mame

Hello, Dolly!

Gerald Sheldon Herman (July 10, 1931 – December 26, 2019) was an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway theatre.
One of the most commercially successful Broadway songwriters of his time, Herman was the composer and lyricist for a number of hit musicals, starting in the 1960s, that were characterized by an upbeat and optimistic outlook and what Herman called "the simple, hummable showtune". His shows include Hello, Dolly! (1964), at one time the longest-running musical in Broadway history, which also produced the hit title song for Louis Armstrong; Mame (1966), a vehicle for Angela Lansbury; and La Cage aux Folles (1984), the first hit Broadway musical about a gay couple.
In 2009, Herman received the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.  He was a recipient of the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors.



Jerry Herman