Jerome Kern
Jerome Kern is an actor, composer, composer/lyricist whose BroadwayWorld credits include Show Boat, Music in the Air, and The Cat and the Fiddle. Awards include Olivier Awards for Show Boat (1991).
Date of Birth: January 27, 1885
Date of Death: November 11, 1945 (60)
Birth Place: New York, NY, USA
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Video: Melissa Errico Sings 'I Can Dream, Can't I?' in Video for Upcoming Album
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-09-26 10:21:20
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by Stephi Wild - Oct 26, 2026
Peggy King, a major television and recording star of the 1950s who appeared on the George Gobel Show and performed at the Academy Awards, died after a long battle with Alzheimer's.
by Rachel Stone - Oct 22, 2026
Swiss jazz trumpeter Franco Ambrosetti releases VOICES, featuring a five-voice choir fronted by Janis Siegel alongside arrangements by Alan Broadbent. The album explores bossas and ballads with contributions from guitarist John Scofield.
by Rachel Stone - Oct 20, 2026
Houston Grand Opera will open its new season with Carlisle Floyd's SUSANNAH, followed by productions of FAUST, AIDA, THE MAGIC FLUTE, DER ROSENKAVALIER, and SHOW BOAT.
by Rebecca Kaplan - Oct 26, 2026
Here are a few top picks to consider this week including a tribute to the music of Jerome Kern, new musical TOMORROW THE ISLAND DIES and The Rocky Horror Skivvies Show.
by Rebecca Kaplan - Oct 14, 2026
Award-winning concert and stage performers Shana Farr and Craig Rubano (Les Misérables, The Scarlet Pimpernel) will bring their voices and theatrical talents together for a show celebrating the music of Jerome Kern on 10/26 and 11/19
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 1, 2026
Shana Farr and Craig Rubano will perform Jerome Kern standards in a theatrical concert at Chelsea Table + Stage, featuring music director Jon Weber and arrangements by Steve Ross.
by Guest Blog: Melissa Errico - Sep 28, 2026
'On songs, surrealism, love letters, and discovering what an album was about after I had already made it.' Melissa Errico shares reflections on her new album, I CAN DREAM, CAN'T I?
by Rachel Stone - Sep 25, 2026
Violinist Itzhak Perlman released a new recording of the George Gershwin classic featuring Ella Fitzgerald's voice, the second single from his album THE WAY WE WERE: MY AMERICAN SONGBOOK.
by Rachel Stone - Sep 24, 2026
The National Alliance for Musical Theatre and The Ira & Leonore Gershwin Philanthropic Fund launched a new granting program providing $2,000 to $5,000 to member organizations developing musicals from existing songs, stories and cultural touchstones.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2026
Songbook Sundays, created and hosted by Deborah Grace Winer celebrating the American Songbook will continue at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club with LIFE IS KANDER AND EBB.
by Elliot Lanes - Sep 15, 2026
Cabarets are always a bit of a crap shoot depending on the performer’s theme and choice of material. Signature Theatre’s current cabaret offering is a prime example of what happens when the performer and the material are in perfect sync. Take the immeasurable talents of Tracy Lynn Olivera, add a red hot trio of musicians and a song list featuring songs from Broadway and the movies’ golden age and you have what is Something Wonderful: Broadway’s Leading Ladies.
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 3, 2026
Lorna Dallas, a 2020 Bistro Award recipient, will present an encore performance of her cabaret show at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York City.
by Rachel Stone - Aug 31, 2026
Itzhak Perlman will release his first new album in more than a decade, featuring new orchestral arrangements of American Songbook classics and a collaboration with Jon Batiste on "Summertime."
by Stephi Wild - Aug 18, 2026
Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater will present a ten-show Matinee Collection, featuring tribute acts to Michael Jackson, Barry Manilow and Neil Diamond, with single tickets and packages set to go on sale.
by Andrew Poretz - Aug 14, 2026
Deborah Grace Winer’s Songbook Sundays celebrates the Tony Bennett Centennial with Billy Stritch, Debby Boone, Gabrielle Stravelli, and David Marino in a sparkling evening of timeless songs, great stories, and first-rate musicianship.
by Rebecca Kaplan - Aug 7, 2026
Christine Andreas’s S'WONDERFUL at 54 Below on July 30 and 31 was pure love. The star provided a balm for our times through a brief history of song, accompanied by her husband, Broadway songwriter Martin Silvestri.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 6, 2026
Entr'Acte Theatrix, The Art of Humanity, and Boca Stage have detailed upcoming productions, including MARY POPPINS - THE BROADWAY MUSICAL and Silent Tears - The Last Yiddish Tango.
by Cheryl Markosky - Jul 27, 2026
What better way to spend a warm summer evening than sitting in a park listening to Broadway tunes. Renaissance man Sam Jewison – an accomplished singer, jazz pianist and, surprisingly, conductor – duly delivers what the audience hankers after in a one-off performance at Opera Holland Park.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2026
Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club will present a Tony Bennett Centennial Celebration as part of its Songbook Sundays series, featuring Debby Boone, Billy Stritch, Gabrielle Stravelli, and David Marino.
by Marissa Faith Curley - Jul 19, 2026
Karen Akers performed a Paris-themed concert at Birdland, accompanied by pianist Alex Rybeck, in an evening of wit, romance, and music celebrating the City of Light. Check out the photos!
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Jerome Kern has written 62 shows including The Cat and the Fiddle (Bookwriter), La Belle Paree (Composer), The Red Petticoat (Composer), Oh, I Say! (Composer), The Laughing Husband (Composer), 90 in the Shade (Composer), Nobody Home (Composer), The Girl from Utah (Composer), Cousin Lucy (Composer), Miss Information (Composer), Miss Information (Composer), Very Good Eddie (Composer), Ziegfeld Follies of 1916 (Composer), Theodore and Co (Composer), Miss Springtime (Composer), Have a Heart (Composer), Love o' Mike (Composer), Oh, Boy! (Composer), Leave It to Jane (Composer), Miss 1917 (Composer), Oh, Lady! Lady! (Composer), Toot-Toot! (Composer), Rock-a-Bye Baby (Composer), Head Over Heels (Composer), She's a Good Fellow (Composer), Zip! Goes a Million (Composer), The Night Boat (Composer), Hitchy-Koo [1920] (Composer), Sally (Composer), Good Morning Dearie (Composer), The Cabaret Girl (Composer), The Bunch and Judy (Composer), The Beauty Prize (Composer), Stepping Stones (Composer), Stepping Stones (Composer), Sitting Pretty (Composer), Dear Sir (Composer), Sunny (Composer), The City Chap (Composer), Criss Cross (Composer), Lucky (Composer), Show Boat (Composer), Blue Eyes (Composer), Sweet Adeline (Composer), The Cat and the Fiddle (Composer), Music in the Air (Composer), Roberta (Composer), Three Sisters (Composer), Gentlemen Unafraid (Composer), Mamba's Daughters (Composer), Very Warm for May (Composer), Ladies and Gentlemen, Jerome Kern (Music), Ladies and Gentlemen, Jerome Kern (Composer), Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood (Composer), Big Deal (Composer), Something Wonderful (Composer), Dream (Composer/Lyricist), Swing! (Composer/Lyricist), Elaine Stritch At Liberty (Composer), Never Gonna Dance (Composer), Stairway to Paradise (Sketches/Composer/Lyricist), Come Fly Away (Composer).
Jerome Kern has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. Some of the notable nominations include Outstanding Musical Production at the Olivier Awards for the show "Show Boat" and Best Musical Revival at the Olivier Awards for "Show Boat". These nominations recognize the excellence and impact of Kern's work in the Broadway industry.
Jerome Kern has won the Olivier Award for Best Musical Revival for the show "Show Boat".
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