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  • Category: Live theatre
  • Unveiled: 01 Feb 1994
  • Star rank: 1771
  • Address:
    7093 Hollywood Blvd
  • Position: 3 tiles from the curb, facing east
  • GPS location:
    34.101675, -118.344925

Jerry Herman

Next star: Mako
Previous star: Irving Berlin

Biography

Jerry Herman

Source: Freebase

Jerry Herman (born July 10, 1931) is an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway musical theater. He composed the scores for the hit Broadway musicals Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage aux Folles. He has been nominated for the Tony Award five times, and won twice, for Hello, Dolly! and La Cage aux Folles. In 2009, Herman received the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre. He is a recipient of the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors.

Fact file

  • Birth name: Gerald Herman
  • Born: July 10, 1931 (age 80) New York City, NY, U.S.
  • Genres: Musical theatre
  • Occupations: Composer, Lyricist
  • Instruments: piano
  • Years active: 1954–present
  • Website: Official website

Read more about Jerry Herman at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

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Jacquelyn Piro Donovan Will Step in for Injured Lorna Luft in North Shore Dolly!; Complete Cast Announced
Playbill Combined , 2012-05-11 13:37:00
Due to a severe back injury, Lorna Luft will be unable to play the role of Dolly Levi in the North Shore Music Theatre's upcoming production of Jerry Herman's Hello, Dolly!, which is scheduled to begin previews June 12 at the Massachusetts venue with an official opening the following evening.

Jacqueline Piro Donovan Will Step in for Injured Lorna Luft in North Shore Dolly!; Complete Cast Announced
Playbill Combined , 2012-05-11 13:36:00
Due to a severe back injury, Lorna Luft will be unable to play the role of Dolly Levi in the North Shore Music Theatre's upcoming production of Jerry Herman's Hello, Dolly!, which is scheduled to begin previews June 12 at the Massachusetts venue with an official opening the following evening.

Jerry Herman's Mack and Mabel to Receive London Fringe Revival in July
Playbill Combined , 2012-05-03 14:33:00
West End actors Norman Bowman and Laura Pitt-Pulford will star in the title roles of a new London fringe production of Jerry Herman and Michael Stewart's 1974 Broadway musical Mack and Mabel, beginning performances July 5 at Southwark Playhouse's The Vault, prior to an official opening July 11, for a ...

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