Editing Jerry Herman (section)

==Impact and recognition==
According to ''[[The Washington Post]]'', Herman's 1983 ''La Cage aux Folles'', which centered on a gay couple whose son is about to marry the daughter of a conservative family, "arrived during the height of the AIDS epidemic and helped put gay life into the cultural mainstream at a time when many gay men were being stigmatized."<ref name=":2" />

Herman is the only composer/lyricist to have had three original productions open on Broadway at the same time, from February to May 1969: ''[[Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]'', ''[[Mame (musical)|Mame]]'' , and ''[[Dear World]]''.<ref name=":4" /> He was the first (of two) composers/lyricists to have three musicals run more than 1500 consecutive performances on Broadway (the other being [[Stephen Schwartz]]): ''[[Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]'' (2,844 performances), ''[[Mame (musical)|Mame]]'' (1,508), and ''[[La Cage aux Folles (musical)|La Cage aux Folles]]'' (1,761).<ref name=":4" /> Herman is honored by a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], at the 7000 block of [[Hollywood Boulevard]].<ref>Scott, Kelly. [http://projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/jerry-herman/ "Jerry Herman"] ''Los Angeles Times'', July 6, 2010</ref>

The [[Jerry Herman Ring Theatre]], the campus theater at the [[University of Miami]], his alma mater, is named in his honor.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://ring-theatre.as.miami.edu/history/index.html|title = History of the Ring|publisher = miami.edu}}</ref> He was inducted into the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/C162 |title=Songwriters Hall of Fame, 1982 |access-date=November 5, 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110629120651/http://songwritershalloffame.org/exhibits/C162 |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Herman's work has been the subject of two popular musical revues, ''[[Jerry's Girls]]'' conceived by Larry Alford,<ref>[http://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_j/jerrys_girls.htm "'Jerry's Girls' listing] guidetomusicaltheatre.com. Retrieved June 26, 2018</ref> and ''[[Showtune (musical)|Showtune]]'' (2003) conceived by [[Paul Gilger]].<ref>[http://www.mtishows.com/show-history/1621 " 'Showtune' History"], mtishows.com. Retrieved June 26, 2018</ref>

A 90-minute documentary about his life and career, ''Words and Music by Jerry Herman'', by filmmaker Amber Edwards, was screened in 2007 and then broadcast on [[PBS]].<ref>Harvey, Dennis. [https://variety.com/2007/film/markets-festivals/words-and-music-by-jerry-herman-1200555108/ "Review. ''Words and Music by Jerry Herman'' "] ''Variety'', October 23, 2007</ref>
<ref>Simon, John. [https://www.broadway.com/buzz/5928/words-and-music-by-jerry-herman/ ''Words and Music by Jerry Herman''] broadway.com, January 9, 2008</ref> In the 2008 [[animated film]] ''[[WALL-E]]'', Herman's music from ''Hello, Dolly!'' is a theme for the character WALL-E.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2008/07/14/wall-e-how-he-found-hello-dolly/|title=WALL-E Meets Dolly!|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|author=Chriss Willman|date=July 10, 2008|access-date=July 10, 2019}}</ref>

In 1989, American-playwright [[Natalie Gaupp]] wrote a short play titled ''The Jerry Herman Center''.<ref name=":4" /> The play is a comedy which portrays the lives of several patients in "The Jerry Herman Center for Musical Theatre Addiction."<ref name=":4" />  In 2012, [[Jason Graae]] and [[Faith Prince]] collaborated on ''[[The Prince and the Showboy]]'', a show which pays tribute to Herman; Graae worked extensively with Herman and described him as "a survivor of the highest degree [who] lives his life as an eternal optimist."<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/faith-prince-jason-graae-54-below-new-york-cabaret_n_1812468|title = Faith Prince, Jason Graae Dish On Their 54 Below Cabaret Gig, Broadway And Jerry Herman|date = August 21, 2012|access-date = September 30, 2016|first = Curtis M.|last = Wong|newspaper = [[HuffPost]]}}</ref>

In 2010, he received a [[Kennedy Center Honor]]. Introduced by [[Angela Lansbury]], there were performances by [[Carol Channing]], [[Matthew Morrison]], [[Christine Baranski]] and [[Christine Ebersole]], [[Laura Benanti]], [[Sutton Foster]], [[Matthew Bomer]] and [[Kelli O'Hara|Kelli O' Hara]], 2002 Kennedy Center Honoree [[Chita Rivera]], an unknown choir that included the Gay Mens Chorus of Washington, and Lansbury. Also honored were talk show host/actress [[Oprah Winfrey]], dancer/choreographer [[Bill T. Jones]], country singer-songwriter [[Merle Haggard]], and singer-songwriter/musician [[Paul McCartney]].