Writer of music and lyrics to shows such as La Cage aux Folles won two Tony awards for best musical The composer Jerry Herman, who wrote the cheerful, good-natured music and lyrics for such classic shows as Mame, Hello, Dolly! and La Cage aux Folles, has died aged 88. Herman had a direct and simple sense of melody, and his lyrics had a natural, unforced quality. He said in 1995 that over the years "critics have sort…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AM on December 27, 2019