Richard Skipper Celebrates Jerry Herman

Описание: Gerald Sheldon Herman was an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway theatre.
One of the most commercially successful Broadway songwriters of his time, Herman was the composer and lyricist for a number of hit musicals, starting in the 1960s, that were characterized by an upbeat and optimistic outlook and what Herman called "the simple, hummable showtune". His shows include Hello, Dolly! (1964), at one time the longest-running musical in Broadway history, which also produced the hit title song for Louis Armstrong; Mame (1966), a vehicle for Angela Lansbury; and La Cage aux Folles (1984), the first hit Broadway musical about a gay couple.

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Joining Richard are Jane Dorian, Harlan Boll, and Ann Kittredge.
“You have natural family and you have chosen family,” Jane Dorian said. “We were chosen family.”
Dorian, a Los Angeles based realtor, is the goddaughter Jerry Herman.
he goddaughter connection dates to the late 1940’s when her mother, Carol, and Herman attended the University of Miami at the same time. “They were both 17 and were the two thinnest students on campus. It was the first day of school and they sort of circled each other on the quad, but nothing happened until that night when the new students got together. Jerry sat down at the piano and started playing. My mother sat next to him, the two started singing and making music. They went right on making music until my Mother died 28 years ago. They worked together and they were best friends.”

Harlan Boll (BHBPR) is an independent publicist, specializing in literary, personality, theatre, music, event and non-profit PR. Upon determining a clients specific PR goals and needs, a campaign is structured to enhance their efforts and brand through traditional and online outlets in order to create sharable content and thereby increasing traffic to all their social media platforms. A partial list of archived and active clients include a who's who of current and classic Hollywood for TV and film personalities (Click on Clients for complete list), as well as The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Daytime EMMY® Awards), The estate of the late Mr. Blackwell, Bob Hope/Bob Hope Enterprises, Inc./The Bob Hope Legacy, The Hollywood Museum and Milt Larsen/Magic Castle, Inc. In addition, Harlan/BHBPR works with non-profits such as The ROAR Foundation/Shambala Preserve, The Jose Iturbi Foundation, The National Association to PROTECT Children and has served as a special PR advisor to The Smithsonian Institution (NMAH).

Ann Kittredge is a lifelong performing artist. She has performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and at major venues across the country, working with top producers and directors throughout her career. Offstage, Ann’s favorite pastime involves chains, leather and sand (sure, ask her about it). She loves reading (historical fiction and philosophy), hiking, biking, watching golf, and drinking tequila and Jacques Torres chocolate (hot or cold--she's not picky). She lives in New York City with her husband and their children.

This episode was also sponsored by Ann Kittredge.