More than 100 lots of memorabilia and personal effects from the estate of Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage aux Folles songwriter Jerry Herman are going up for auction at Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers in NYC. An exhibition of the items will be available to the public at Doyle's showroom on East 87th Street beginning at November 9, with the auction planned to begin November 14 at 10 AM ET. Proceeds will benefit the Jerry Herman Legacy Programs at the ASCAP Foundation.
There will be a press preview and opening reception November 8, featuring performances from Marilyn Maye and Lee Roy Reams.
Amongst the items scheduled to go up on the auction bloc are Herman's grand piano, assorted Hello, Dolly! memorabilia (including a feathered headdress from the iconic Harmonia Gardens scene), Herman's Hollywood Walk of Fame award and Kennedy Center honor, and more. See more from the planned sale at Doyle.com and some of the lots in the gallery below.
Awards from the estate of Jerry Herman
Hello, Dolly! headpiece from the estate of Jerry Herman
Jackets from the estate of Jerry Herman
Piano from the estate of Jerry Herman
Items from the estate of Jerry Herman
Posters from the estate of Jerry Herman
Show posters from the estate of Jerry Herman
“Jerry’s groundbreaking music and legacy are forever linked to a communal sense of wonderment and delight, and he likewise surrounded himself with joyous mementos from his career," says Jane Dorian, Herman's goddaughter and executor of the estate. "The sale of these one-of-a-kind lots will spread that joy to the people—back where they belong!”
Herman, who died in 2019, won Tony Awards for his scores of Hello, Dolly! and La Cage aux Folles. He was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award in 2009. His Broadway musicals also include Milk and Honey, Dear World, Mack & Mabel, The Grand Tour, A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine, and Jerry's Girls.
The upcoming auction follows Doyle's previous offering of effects from the Stephen Sondheim estate, which brought in more than $1.5 million.
