Broadway lights will dim on January 7 at 6:45 p.m. for Jerry Herman, who died on Thursday at the age of  88, at the end of a year that saw at its beginning the death of Carol Channing, who was the first star of his biggest hit, “Hello, Dolly.” Eighty-eight is the number of keys on a piano, an instrument that the celebrated composer and lyricist started playing more than eight decades ago, and led to his first musical 65 years ago, “I Feel Wonderful,” which ran Off-Broadway at what is now the Lucille Lortel Theater. Of course, he’s better known for his Broadway hits.

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Below are mementos from the shows, an hour-long interview with him just last year, and the list of his Broadway productions.

Composer Jerry Herman in a scene fr. the National tour of the musical revue “Jerry’s Girls”.

Milk and Honey, 1961

Ethel Merman and waiters in a scene from the Broadway production of the musical “Hello, Dolly!”.

Dear World, 1969

Actresses (L-R) Leslie Uggams, Carol Channing & Andrea McArdle w. composer Jerry Herman (C) in a publicity shot for the tour of the musical revue “Jerry’s Girls,” 1984

Jerry Herman walks the red carpet at the Kennedy Center Honors, in Washington, on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010. The 2010 honorees are Merle Haggard, Herman, Bill T. Jones, Paul McCartney, and Oprah Winfrey. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

From A to Z (Apr 20, 1960 – May 07, 1960)
Milk and Honey (Oct 10, 1961 – Jan 26, 1963)
Hello, Dolly! (Jan 16, 1964 – Dec 27, 1970)
Ben Franklin in Paris (Oct 27, 1964 – May 01, 1965) Uncredited additional music and lyrics
Mame (May 24, 1966 – Jan 03, 1970)
Dear World (Feb 06, 1969 – May 31, 1969)
Mack & Mabel (Oct 06, 1974 – Nov 30, 1974)
Hello, Dolly! (Nov 06, 1975 – Dec 28, 1975)
Hello, Dolly! (Mar 05, 1978 – Jul 09, 1978)
The Grand Tour (Jan 11, 1979 – Mar 04, 1979)
A Day in Hollywood / A Night in the Ukraine (May 01, 1980 – Sep 27, 1981)
Mame (Jul 24, 1983 – Aug 28, 1983)
La Cage aux Folles (Aug 21, 1983 – Nov 15, 1987)
Jerry’s Girls (Dec 18, 1985 – Apr 20, 1986)
Hello, Dolly! (Oct 19, 1995 – Jan 28, 1996)
An Evening with Jerry Herman (Jul 28, 1998 – Aug 23, 1998)
Barbara Cook’s Broadway! (Mar 28, 2004 – Apr 18, 2004)
La Cage aux Folles (Dec 09, 2004 – Jun 26, 2005)
La Cage aux Folles (Apr 18, 2010 – May 01, 2011)
Hello, Dolly! (Apr 20, 2017 – Aug 25, 2018)