"Jerry Herman was an artist," musical director Andy Einhorn says of the late composer behind Hello, Dolly! and many more Broadway musicals. "He was full of life; he was full of optimism; he was full of hope and joy and all of those things that made people go see his shows and feel so much better about living because he projected that through his music and his words." On Jan.
10, the first theatrical tribute to Herman since his death on Dec. 26, 2019, directed by Einhorn, will premiere virtually with a streaming recording from the Pasadena Playhouse.
Born in 1931, Herman burst onto the musical scene in 1961 with Milk and Honey, followed by 1964's Hello, Dolly!, which swept the Tony Awards that year, winning 10 of its 11 nominations.
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