Both “Dolly” and “Mame” are classics. But I think the show Herman loved most was the one that brought him back: “La Cage aux Folles,” which in 1984 won the Tony for Best Musical.

Jerry Herman, who wrote the scores for “Hello, Dolly!” and “Mame,” was considered a throwback to an earlier era of Broadway even in his mid-1960s heyday. He described himself as “Mr ...

Pasadena Playhouse streams “You I Like: A Musical Celebration of Jerry Herman," in which paying tribute to the Broadway composer proves harder than it might seem.

(CNN) --Jerry Herman, the beloved Broadway composer and lyricist whose joyful wit made classics out of musicals like "Hello, Dolly!" "Mame" and "La Cage aux Folles," has died. He was 88. "Jerry ...

Tony Award-winning composer Jerry Herman, who wrote the music and lyrics for "Mame," "Hello, Dolly!" and "La Cage aux Folles," died Thursday.

Jerry Herman, the Broadway composer who wrote the music and lyrics for such classic shows as “Hello, Dolly!” “Mame” and “La Cage aux Folles,” died Thursday in Miami of pulmonary ...

Tony Award-winning composer Jerry Herman, who wrote the music and lyrics for "Mame," "Hello, Dolly!" and "La Cage aux Folles," died Thursday.

Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Jerry Herman, whose indelible Broadway hits included “Hello, Dolly!,” “Mame” and “La Cage aux Folles,” died Thursday in Miami. He was 88 ...

Tony Award-winning composer Jerry Herman, who wrote the music and lyrics for "Mame," "Hello, Dolly!" and "La Cage aux Folles," died Thursday.