An Evening with Jerry Herman

An Evening with Jerry Herman is a musical revue of Jerry Herman's work and consists of songs written by him for several of his musicals and anecdotes about Herman's career.

An Evening with Jerry Herman
Playbill from the Broadway production
MusicJerry Herman
LyricsJerry Herman
Productions1998 Broadway

Productions

The revue ran on Broadway at the Booth Theatre from July 28, 1998, until August 23, 1998, after 13 previews. Directed and choreographed by Lee Roy Reams, it starred Reams, Florence Lacey, and Herman, with Herman also providing piano accompaniment, along with Jered Egan on bass.[1][2][3] Herman received a Theatre World Award Special Award.

The show premiered at the Westport Country Playhouse (Connecticut) in July 1997.[4][5]

The revue is similar to two 1970s recordings of Herman songs recorded live in concert, one titled Rainbow & Stars: An Evening With Jerry Herman, featuring Karen Morrow, Reams and Herman;[3][6] and the other titled An Evening With Jerry Herman (1974) featuring Lisa Kirk, Joe Masiell, Carol Dorian and Herman, both available on CD.[7][8][9]

The revue followed a 1985 Broadway revue of Herman's work, titled Jerry's Girls.[3]

Songs

References
  1. Marks, Peter. "Theater Review. Of Song and Dance, Of Life at the Piano" The New York Times, July 29, 1998
  2. Kenrick, John. Review" musicals101.com, accessed December 22, 2016
  3. Lefkowitz, David; Viagas, Robert. " 'An Evening With Jerry Herman 'Opens July 28 on B'way" PlaYBILL, JULY 28, 1998
  4. Lefkowitz, Davis. "Westport's Hummin' With (Jerry) Herman Through Aug. 2" Playbill, August 1, 1997, accessed December 22, 2016
  5. Klein, Alvin. "Splashy Numbers, Melodies Galore" The New York Times, July 20, 1997
  6. Rainbow & Stars castalbums.org, accessed December 22, 2016
  7. "Jerry Herman recordings" Archived 2008-02-08 at the Wayback Machine jorgeplace.com, accessed December 22, 2016
  8. Mandelbaum, Ken. "Ken Mandelbaum's MUSICALS ON DISC: Jerry Herman on Disc, Part 2" Playbill, July 19, 1998
  9. Ruhlmann, William. An Evening with Jerry Herman (1974) allmusic.com, accessed December 22, 2016
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