Herman, Jerry Filmography

• Carol Channing: Larger Than Life (2012)
• The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2010)
• The 63rd Annual Tony Awards (2009)
• Words and Music by Jerry Herman (2007)
• Words and Music by Jerry Herman (2007)
• Heart & Soul: The Life and Music of Frank Loesser (2006)
• When Ocean Meets Sky (2003)
• Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)
• West End Story (2002)
• Mrs. Santa Claus (1996)
• Mrs. Santa Claus (1996)
• Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl (1994)
• Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl (1994)
• The 43rd Annual Tony Awards (1989)
• In Performance at the White House: A Salute to Broadway - The Shows (1988)
• A Show of Concern: The Heart of America Responds (1987)
• Mame (1974)
• The 22nd Annual Tony Awards (1968)
• Mary Martin: Hello, Dolly! Round the World (1966)
• The Dean Martin Show (1965)

Herman, Jerry Filmography

• King in Chicago (2008)

• So Long Dearie - Jerry Herman
• LA CAGE AUX FOLLES - Jerry Herman
• I Am What I Am - Jerry Herman
• Hello, Dolly - Jerry Herman

[Dolly:]
Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye.
Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye.
Don't try to stop me Horace, please...
Wave your little hand and whisper
So long dearie
You ain't gonna see me anymore
And when you discover that your life is dreary
Don't you come a knockin' at my door
'Cause I'll be all dolled up
And singin' that song
That says you dog, I told you so
So wave your little hand and whisper
So long dearie
Dearie, should have said so long
So long ago
Because you've treated me so rotten and rough
I've had enough of feelin' low
So wave your little hand and whisper
So long dearie
Dearie would have said so long
So long ago
For I can hear that choo choo callin' me on
To a fancy new address
Yes, I can hear that choo choo callin' me on
On board that happiness express
I'm gonna learn to dance and drink and smoke a
cigarette
I'm go'n as far away from Yonkers as a girl can get
So...on those cold winter nights, Horace...
You can snuggle up to your cash register.
It's a bit lumpy but it rings!
Don't come a knockin'
I'll be all dolled up
And singin' that song
That says you dog, I told you so
So Horace, you will find your life a sad old story
You'll be livin' in that lonesome territory
When you see your Dolly shuffle off to glory
Oh I should have said so long...
How could I have been wrong?
Oh, I should have said so long...

Albin:
Here at "LA CAGE" we live life - how should I put it?
On angle!
Not to worry. You'll soon get your bearings. Just take
a deep breath,
a sip of champagne and open your eyes. What do you see?
It's rather gaudy but it's also rather grand.
And while the waiter pads your check he'll kiss your
hand.
The clever gigolos romance the wealthy matrons
At La Cage Aux Folles.
It's slightly forties, and a little bit "New Wave".
You may be dancing with a girl who needs a shave.
Where both the riffraff and the royalty are patrons
At La Cage Aux Folles.
La Cage Aux Folles,
The Maitre d' is dashing,
Cage Aux Folles,
The hat check girl is flashing,
We import the drinks that you buy,
So the Perrier is Canada Dry.
Eccentric couples always punctuate the scene.
A pair of eunuchs and a nun with a marine.
To feel alive you get a limousine to drive you
To La Cage Aux Folles.
Angelique:
It's bad and beautiful,
It's bawdy and bizarre.
Albin:
I know a Duchess who got pregnant at the bar.
Albin and Angelique:
Just who is who and What is What
Is quite a question at La Cage Aux Folles.
Angelique, Trio, Albin:
Go for the mystery, the magic and the mood.
Paulette:
Avoid the hustlers,
Angelique:
And the men's room,
Two Men:
And the food.
All:
For you get glamour and romance and indigestion
At La Cage Aux Folles.
La Cage Aux Folles, a Sait Tropez tradition,
Cage Aux Folles
You'll lose each inhibition,
Albin:
All week long we're wondering who
Left a green Givenchy gown in the loo.
All:
You go alone to have the evening of your life.
Albin:
You meet your mistress
And your boy-friend and your wife.
All:
It's a bonanza, it's a mad extravaganza,
At La Cage Aux Folles.
Boy? Girl?
Oui? Non?
Hot. Cold.
Chaud. Froid. N'est pas?
Want? Like? Call me!
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
[CAN-CAN Interlude]
Albin:
You'll be so dazzled by the ambience you're in.
You'll never notice that there's water in the gin.
Come for a drink and you may wanna spend the Winter
At La Cage Aux Folles.
La Cage Aux Folles, a Saint Tropez tradition,
Cage Aux Folles
You'll lose each inhibition,
We indulge each change in your mood.
Come and sip your Dubonnet in the nude.
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la la
Albin:
You go alone to have the evening of your life.
You meet your mistress, and your boy-friend, and your
wife.
It's a bonanza, it's a mad extravaganza
At La Cage Aux Folles.
All:
You cross the thresh-hold and your bridges have been
burned.
The bar is cheering for the Duchess has returned.
The mood's contagious;
You can bring your whole
Outrageous entourage - Outrageous entourage -
Outrageous entourage
Outrageous Entourage!
It's hot and hectic, effervescent and eclectic

I am what I am
I am my own special creation
So come take a look
Give me the hook or the ovation
It's my world that I want to have a little pride in
My world, and it's not a place I have to hide in
Life's not worth a damn 'til you can say
"Hey world, I am what I am!"
I am what I am
I don't want praise
I don't want pity
I bang my own drum Some think it's noise I think it's
pretty
And so what if I love each sparkle and each bangle?
Why not try to see things from a different angle?
Your life is a sham 'til you can shout out loud: "I am
what I am!"
I am what I am
And what I am needs no excuses
I deal my own deck
sometimes the ace, sometimes the deuces
There's one life and it's no return and no deposit
One life, so it's time to open up your closet!
Life's not worth a damn 'til you shout hey world "I am

Hello, Dolly, well, hello, Dolly.
It's so nice to have you back where you belong.
You're looking swell, Dolly,
we can tell, Dolly,
you're still glowin', you're still crowin',
you're still goin' strong.
We feel the room swayin
for the band's
playin
one of your old fav rite songs from way back when.
So, take her wrap, fellas,
find her an empty lap, fellas.
Dolly'll never go away again.
Hello, Dolly, well, hello, Dolly.
It's so nice to have you back where you belong.
You're looking swell, Dolly,
we can tell, Dolly,
you're still glowin, you're crowin',
you're still goin' strong.
We feel the room swayin
for the band's playin
one of your old fav rite songs from way back when.
So, golly gee, fellas,
find her a vacant knee, fellas.
Dolly'll never go away,
Dolly'll never go away,

Famous quotes by Jerry Herman:

"I don't want the kind of theater that I love and grew up seeing to die out."

"I'm trying to bring a new generation into the musical theater and to create a new audience."

"It's a terrific time in my life. I feel like a 40-year-old."

"Obviously, the average teenager doesn't know about Broadway or doesn't get a chance to see a Broadway show, so we're bringing Broadway to them."

"It hasn't expended resources there."

"All else being equal, we believe investors should use weakness to buy shares, as the business model of Apollo remains superior to its post-secondary peers and to many public companies with loftier valuations."

"I have a lot of friends who get up most mornings and go to jobs they absolutely hate. I don't think that's what life is about and I'm so fortunate that I actually love what I do."