Dear World is a musical with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman and book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee. With its opening, Herman became the first composer-lyricist in history to have three productions running simultaneously on Broadway. It starred Angela Lansbury, who won the Tony Award for Leading Actress in a Musical in 1969 for her performance as the Countess Aurelia.
Original cast recording
Gerald Sheldon Herman was an American composer and lyricist, known for his work in Broadway theatre.
Herman at the White House for the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors