Jerry Herman, Show Tune Ace

Airing nationwide Jan. 1 on public TV (check local listings), Amber Edwards's affectionate film biography certainly makes a strong case that composer/lyricist Jerry Herman might have been the Irving Berlin or Andrew Lloyd Webber of his time-and if you're still not convinced by the pro-Herm...

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Published in:	American Theatre 2008, Vol.25 (1), p.11
Format:	Magazinearticle
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Appreciation Composers Herman, Jerry Historical text analysis Motion pictures Musical recordings Theater Works
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Summary:	Airing nationwide Jan. 1 on public TV (check local listings), Amber Edwards's affectionate film biography certainly makes a strong case that composer/lyricist Jerry Herman might have been the Irving Berlin or Andrew Lloyd Webber of his time-and if you're still not convinced by the pro-Herman advocacies of musical director Donald Pippin, historians Miles Kreuger and Ken Bloom, and librettist/playwright Arthur Laurents, then the soul-stirring lyrics, brassy melodies and never-before-seen archival footage from Hello, Dolly!, Mame or La Cage aux Folks are bound to win you over.
ISSN:	8750-3255 2169-1142