A true GENIUS and clearly a REFINED LOVELY GENTLEMAN. His works have given us all so much .. I am so grateful for Mr.Hermans’s gifts to the American theater.
I was a Sondheim snob. As an aspiring musical theater compoer/lyricist I considered JH passe. I was wrong. After I got off my high horse, I learned to respect, admire and appreciate his work. There should be no contest to decide who's the best. Let each one shine on their own There have been so many greats: Berlin, Loesser, Wilson, R & H, L & L, etc. There's an equeal space for all of them. RIP Jerry and thanks for making millions happy
This man has given us a huge songbook of unforgetable hits. He has made us laugh and cry and given us so many unforgettable moments. For 27 years Jerry H has had HIV but miraculously made it through those horrible years when so many died of the disease. A nicer man is hard to find. Mr Herman, you are one of my personal heroes.
I have not a single musical bone in my body, but I certainly respect the amazing talent of this gentleman. Maybe it's like a non-scientist looking at Einstein or Hawking, and thinking: Wow. This is a talent I simply do not have. But certainly, it's a talent above what we see every day. From Texas, I tip my hat to you, sir.
I think Jerry was afraid he would never have another gargantuan hit like *Dolly, Mame,* and *La Cage,* but when he did permit himself to work on new material, even long after *La Cage,* as with the 1996 television musical *Mrs. Santa Claus* that he wrote for Angela Lansbury, all the old magic was still there, and the result was wonderful. Someone should have reminded Jerry that critics called Irving Berlin's *Annie Get Your Gun* old-fashioned, too, and he responded, "Yes -- it's a good old-fashioned smash!" Then, as if to rub their faces in it, when the show was revived 20 years later with its original star (the great Ethel Merman), he added a number called, "An Old-Fashioned Wedding."
A true GENIUS and clearly a REFINED LOVELY GENTLEMAN. His works have given us all so much .. I am so grateful for Mr.Hermans’s gifts to the American theater.
I was a Sondheim snob. As an aspiring musical theater compoer/lyricist I considered JH passe. I was wrong. After I got off my high horse, I learned to respect, admire and appreciate his work. There should be no contest to decide who's the best. Let each one shine on their own There have been so many greats: Berlin, Loesser, Wilson, R & H, L & L, etc. There's an equeal space for all of them. RIP Jerry and thanks for making millions happy
"Time Heals Everything"
only one word can describe this man.. GENIUS! it's incredible to watch him talk about himself and his life, just fascinating
This man has given us a huge songbook of unforgetable hits. He has made us laugh and cry and given us so many unforgettable moments. For 27 years Jerry H has had HIV but miraculously made it through those horrible years when so many died of the disease. A nicer man is hard to find. Mr Herman, you are one of my personal heroes.
God bless this musical genius. He single handedly inspired me to major in music and become a composer. May God bless this man!
Great interview. Great questions. Great answers.
I have not a single musical bone in my body, but I certainly respect the amazing talent of this gentleman. Maybe it's like a non-scientist looking at Einstein or Hawking, and thinking: Wow. This is a talent I simply do not have. But certainly, it's a talent above what we see every day. From Texas, I tip my hat to you, sir.
BIG FAN OF JERRY HERMAN, SUCH A GENIUS. HOPE HE NEVER STOPS WRITING
Jerry Herman is the musical version of Mr. Rogers. In fact, that should be his next musical. He;d be good at writing a Broadway show for children.
Thank You, Jerry!
I thought the interviewer was excellent. Very good questions.
"I know, but I'm not gonna buy it!"
I think it's a shame he stopped writing new shows.
I think Jerry was afraid he would never have another gargantuan hit like *Dolly, Mame,* and *La Cage,* but when he did permit himself to work on new material, even long after *La Cage,* as with the 1996 television musical *Mrs. Santa Claus* that he wrote for Angela Lansbury, all the old magic was still there, and the result was wonderful. Someone should have reminded Jerry that critics called Irving Berlin's *Annie Get Your Gun* old-fashioned, too, and he responded, "Yes -- it's a good old-fashioned smash!" Then, as if to rub their faces in it, when the show was revived 20 years later with its original star (the great Ethel Merman), he added a number called, "An Old-Fashioned Wedding."