Editing Jerry Herman (section)

=== ''Hello, Dolly!'' ===
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In 1964, producer [[David Merrick]] united Herman with musical actress [[Carol Channing]] and [[librettist]] [[Michael Stewart (playwright)|Michael Stewart]] for a project that was to become one of his more successful, ''[[Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]''.<ref name=":2" /> The original production ran for 2,844 performances, the longest running musical for its time, and was later revived three times.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BREAKING-Legendary-Composer-and-Lyricist-Jerry-Herman-Has-Passed-Away-at-88-20191227|title=BREAKING: Legendary Composer and Lyricist Jerry Herman Has Passed Away at 88|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en|access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref> Although facing stiff competition from ''[[Funny Girl (musical)|Funny Girl]]'', ''Hello, Dolly!'' swept the [[Tony Awards]] that season, winning 10, a record that remained unbroken for 37 years, until ''[[The Producers (musical)|The Producers]]'' won 12 Tonys in 2001.<ref name=":4" />