Jerry Herman was born (as Gerald Herman) on July 10, 1933 in New York City. His songs and lyrics are well known and have been presented on television, movies, and in theaters. He has had three musical plays presented on Broadway which ran for more than 1500 performances each.

A list of his works follow:

  • Parade (1960) - Off-Broadway
  • From A to Z (1960) - a musical revue
  • Milk and Honey (1961)
  • Hello, Dolly (featuring Carole Channing 1964)
  • Ben Franklin in Paris (1964) - additional music
  • Mame (1966)
  • Dear World (1969)
  • Mame (movie, 1974) starring Lucille Ball and lots of Vaseline on the lens
  • Mack & Mabel (1974)
  • Hello, Dolly (Broadway revival 1975)
  • Hello, Dolly (Broadway revival 1978)
  • The Grand Tour (1979)
  • A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine (1983)
  • Mame (revival, starring Angela Lansbury, 1983)
  • La Cage aux Folles (1983)
  • Jerry's Girls (1985) - revue
  • Hello, Dolly (revival 1995)
  • Barney's Great Adventure (1998) - movie
  • Mrs. Santa Claus (1996) - television movie
  • An Evening with Jerry Herman (1998) - revue
  • Mame (TV movie, in production 2002)
  • Miss Spectacular - unproduced but recorded Las Vegas revue (2002)