Tag: Dolly!
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Bernadette Peters: ‘Sondheim’s music is about the big, important things’
The American film and stage actor, renowned for her roles in the composer’s musicals, on making her West End debut in a celebration of his musicBernadette Peters is an American singer and actor. Born in 1948 in Queens, New York, where her father worked as a delivery driver, she has appeared in numerous TV shows…
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Jerry Herman Dies: ‘Hello, Dolly!’ & ‘La Cage aux Folles’ Composer Was 88
Jerry Herman, the Tony Award-winning composer behind Broadway shows including Hello, Dolly! and La Cage aux Folles, has died in Miami at the age of 88.Herman’s goddaughter Jane Dorian confirmed his death to Associated Press on Friday, following pulmonary complications. He is survived by his partner Terry Marler.Born in New York in 1931, Herman wrote…