Jerry Herman, the Tony Award-winning composer for Broadway hits like Hello, Dolly!, La Cage aux Folles and Mame, has died at the age of 88
Herman’s goddaughter, Jane Dorian, confirmed his death and said the cause was pulmonary complication. Herman had been living with his partner, Terry Marler, in Miami.
Herman’s oeuvre included 10 Broadway musicals that debuted between 1960 and 1998, while he also contributed music to several more shows. He won four Tonys, including Best Composer and Lyricist for, a special Lifetime Achievement in Theatre prize in 2009, and Best Revival of a Musical forin 2017.
While Herman didn’t necessarily position himself as an opponent of musical theater’s evolution and change, he was devoted to the core tenets of its golden age.
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