DER US-AMERIKANISCHE MUSICAL-KOMPONIST JERRY HERMAN IST GESTORBEN

Der am 10. Juli 1931 in New York City geborene US-amerikanische Komponist und Autor Jerry Herman (Bild) ist am 26. Dezember 2019 in Miami gestorben. Zu seinen grössten Erfolgen zählten die Musicals «Hello, Dolly!», «Mame» und «La Cage aux Folles». Der Grammy-Gewinner Herman erhielt 2009 den Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.

Foto: U.S. federal government, 2009 – Public domain – Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jerry_Herman_2010.jpg

Jerry Herman, Composer of ‚Hello, Dolly!‘ and Other Broadway Hits, Dies at 88

His rich melodies and powerful lyrics, also heard in «Mame» and «La Cage aux Folles,» dazzled critics and kept audiences returning for more.

Robert D. McFadden

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/27/theater/jerry-herman-dead.html

Broadway Stars Pay Tribute to ‚Hello Dolly!‘ Composer Jerry Herman

Herman’s career spanned decades, and his shows have enjoyed numerous Broadway revivals.

Mackenzie Nichols

https://variety.com/2019/legit/news/jerry-herman-dead-broadway-celebrities-react-1203452380/

Jerry Herman, Revered Broadway Composer and Lyricist, Dies at 88

The four-time Tony Award recipient wrote what he called «simple, hummable tunes» for ‚Hello, Dolly!,‘ ‚Mame‘ and ‚La Cage Aux Folles.‘

Suzy Evans

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jerry-herman-dead-broadway-composer-lyricist-hello-dolly-was-88-1141052

Herman had a direct and simple sense of melody, and his lyrics had a natural, unforced quality. He said in 1995 that over the years «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.»

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2019/dec/27/jerry-herman-broadway-composer-of-hello-dolly-la-cage-aux-folles-dies-aged-88

«Hello, Dolly!» erhielt zehn Tonys, die wichtigste Auszeichnung der Branche in den USA

Der in Manhattan geborene Herman schrieb im Laufe seiner Karriere rund ein Dutzend Broadway-Musicals. Seine grössten Erfolge feierte der Grammy- und Tony-Award-Gewinner zwischen den 1960er und 80er-Jahren mit Shows wie «Hello, Dolly!», «Mame» und «La Cage aux Folles».

ptz/dpa/afp

https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/jerry-herman-ist-tot-der-musical-komponist-der-ein-kaefig-voller-narren-schuf-a-1302963.html

Video:

-> Jerry Herman, part 1

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https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jerry-herman-6278

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Herman

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