Jerry Herman, an incomparable gay Broadway composer-lyricist who wrote three of the greatest American musicals, died of pulmonary complications on Dec. 26 at the age of 88. Many critics saw Herman as ...
Everyone described Jerry Herman as an optimist. And certainly the Broadway songwriter, who died Thursday at 88, had reason to look on the bright side: “Hello, Dolly!,” “Mame” and “La Cage aux Folles,” ...