CHATTER AWAY: Overnight Open Thread

January 13, 2020 JMG Community, Open Thread

Playbill reports:

A memorial service for Broadway composer and lyricist Jerry Herman will be held at 3 p.m. on Feb. 3 at Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.

Michael Feinstein is producing the tribute, which will feature performances from a number of notable legit stars, including Kristin Chenoweth, Harvey Fierstein, Sutton Foster, Kelli O’Hara, Bernadette Peters and Betty Buckley.

Angela Lansbury is preparing a video tribute to the tunesmith behind such hits as “Hello Dolly!,” “Mame” and “La Cage aux Folles.” Herman died Dec. 26 in Miami after being taken to the hospital for chest pains. He was 88.

.@OfficialBPeters, @kchenoweth, @sfosternyc, @BettyBuckley, @jeremymjordan & more will pay tribute to Broadway legend Jerry Herman next month.https://t.co/xNdn1s44Gx

— BroadwayWorld (@BroadwayWorld) January 13, 2020

We will honor Jerry Herman and his extraordinary music (Hello, Dolly!, Mame) in a special concert tribute by performing an evening of his most famous and enduring classics on 2/2. https://t.co/00SyT6ROAZ pic.twitter.com/ikMND9IZ1I

— Feinstein’s/54 Below (@54Below) January 7, 2020