Jerry Herman
George Hamilton in spotlight, looking for a tan
Feb 15, 2012 17:43 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George Hamilton moves from story to story, one more outrageous than the next.
Obama hosts Kennedy Center honorees
Dec 06, 2010 07:44 EST
US President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, late Sunday hosted Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney and other Kennedy Center honorees in a star-studded White House reception.
Winfrey, McCartney join top Kennedy Center artists
Dec 06, 2010 03:59 EST
Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney top list of Kennedy Center Honors; stars come out to honor them. Oprah Winfrey has come a long way since her childhood years in a Mississippi shack and in public housing with a poster of The Beatles on her bedroom wall. Sunday, she was honored with Paul McCartney, one of the Beatles she so loved.
Oprah, Paul McCartney honored at Kennedy Center gala
Dec 06, 2010 00:00 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and stars from the stage and screen honored talk show host Oprah Winfrey, singer Paul McCartney and other artists on Sunday for lifetimes of work in music, theater and television.
Obama hosts Kennedy Center honorees
Dec 05, 2010 21:55 EST
President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, have hosted Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney and other Kennedy Center honorees in a star-studded White House reception.
Winfrey, McCartney in DC for Kennedy Center Honors
Dec 05, 2010 18:27 EST
Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney among 5 receiving Kennedy Center Honors in DC. When The Beatles were storming America, Oprah Winfrey had the band's poster on her bedroom wall, Merle Haggard was free from prison, Jerry Herman was making Broadway sing and Bill T. Jones was not yet a dancer but growing up in a migrant labor camp.
Obama: Kennedy Center honorees gave gift of arts
Dec 05, 2010 18:00 EST
Obama says Kennedy Center honorees gave the nation the 'extraordinary gift of the arts'. President Barack Obama says the five men and women who were chosen to receive this year's Kennedy Center Honors have "given the nation the extraordinary gift of the arts."
AP National News Calendar
Nov 26, 2010 18:27 EST
Associated Press National News Calendar. Eds: Major scheduled events for the month of December. Note that many events, especially court appearances, are subject to change at the last minute.
Oprah Winfrey and McCartney top new Kennedy Center Honors
Sep 07, 2010 16:51 EDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey and former Beatle Paul McCartney top the list of show business luminaries to be saluted for their contributions to U.S. arts and culture at this year's Kennedy Center Honors.
Winfrey, McCartney among Kennedy Center honorees
Sep 07, 2010 12:29 EDT
Oprah Winfrey, Paul McCartney among 5 of 2010's Kennedy Center honorees. Oprah Winfrey is giving up control over one show she'll be in this fall: the Kennedy Center Honors.
Film stars captivate and capture Tonys
Jun 14, 2010 14:08 EDT
Film stars captivate and capture Tonys, with 3 winning their first Tonys. If you weren't watching the Tonys too carefully, you would have thought they had turned into the Oscars.
"Red" and "Memphis" each win 3 early Tonys
Jun 13, 2010 19:56 EDT
The drama "Red" and musical "Memphis" each win 3 early Tonys. "Memphis" and "Red" each picked up three early victories Sunday at the 2010 Tony Awards, while "American Idiot" and "Fela!" won two apiece.
'Fela!' and 'La Cage' dominate Tony nods
May 04, 2010 13:46 EDT
2 strikingly different musicals dominate star-laden Tony nominations. Two strikingly different musicals, "Fela!" and "La Cage aux Folles," dominated the star-laden 2010 Tony Awards nominations.
Kelsey Grammer shines in "La Cage Aux Folles"
Apr 19, 2010 21:27 EDT
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - One notices the differences from the opening minutes of the new Broadway revival of "La Cage Aux Folles" at the Longacre Theater.
A riotous 'La Cage aux Folles' returns to B'way
Apr 18, 2010 18:31 EDT
The best of times is now: 'La Cage aux Folles' returns to Broadway after only a 5-year hiatus. Is there a more appealing, entertaining argument for motherhood than "La Cage aux Folles"? Especially when mother is a quixotic, neurotic but undeniably goodhearted drag queen played by Douglas Hodge, who, by the way, is giving the most exuberant musical-comedy performance of the season.
Brooks recalls Anne Bancroft as wife, collaborator
Feb 03, 2010 14:37 EST
Mel Brooks reminisces of wife Anne Bancroft as anniversary of their first meeting draws near. Mel Brooks has made audiences laugh for more than a half century, but it was his wife, the late Anne Bancroft, who made him smile.
Sector Snap: Proprietary Schools up on GAO report
Sep 21, 2009 15:39 EDT
Sector Snap: Proprietary Schools up on GAO report. Shares of companies that run for-profit college-level schools soared Monday after a much-anticipated Government Accountability Office report offered only a relatively mild criticism of the sector.
Break out the boas! 'La Cage' returns to Broadway
Aug 06, 2009 19:51 EDT
Break out the boas! 'La Cage aux Folles' returns to Broadway next April. Break out the boas, spangles and feathers ? "La Cage aux Folles" (lah-KAJ'-oh-fahl) is returning to Broadway.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 5-11
Jul 02, 2009 00:01 EDT
Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 5-11. Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 5-11:
Today in History
Jun 29, 2009 13:02 EDT
Today in History. Today is Friday, July 10, the 191st day of 2009. There are 174 days left in the year.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Jerry Herman | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Gerald Herman |
| Born | July 10, 1931 New York City, NY, U.S. |
| Genres | Musical theatre |
| Occupations | Composer, Lyricist |
| Years active | 1954 – Present |
| Website | www.jerryherman.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| piano | |
