KH Obit revised

Broadway composer and conductor Keith Herrmann passed away on Sunday, December 5, 2021 at the age of 69. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Georgia, and son A.J. Mr. Herrmann was the composer of the Broadway musical Romance/Romance for which he received a Tony nomination and won an Outer Critics Circle Award. The show, which received a total of five Tony nominations (including Best Musical Score and Best Show) has enjoyed many productions around the world including London's West End, Australia, Japan, and Korea. Mr. Herrmann was previously represented as a composer, vocal arranger, and musical supervisor of Onward Victoria that ran on both on and off-Broadway. A longtime Broadway resident, he was the musical conductor of Cats and performed on its Grammy Award-winning original cast album as pianist and synthesist. Other credits include his work as conductor of Whoopee! and The Magic Show. In addition, Mr. Herrmann wrote numerous jingles, television scores, and original musical material for a variety of performers. He scored the ABC-TV After School Special Taking a Stand which resulted in an Emmy Award for its creators and Romance/Romance for the A&E Network for which he received a Telly Award. He was also represented on the Tri-Star animated holiday video Buster and Chauncey's Silent Night. Off-Broadway Mr. Herrmann served as composer and co-producer of the cult favorite Prom Queens Unchained. A musical of Mr. Herrmann's titled Suspect had a sold-out run at the NY International Fringe Festival and The Homework Machine, enjoyed a sold-out world premiere at the Boston Children's Theatre. He recently completed an original musical with collaborator Barry Harman titled Incredible High. He was a member of the Dramatists Guild, ASCAP, and the American Federation of Musicians.

 

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Life must go on, I forget just why...

I’m not sure why, but for the first time in years (I mean YEARS), I actually feel happy.  I don’t know what has happened.  I don’t know why my 20 year depression has lifted.  I’m not understanding this at all.

But I’m not complaining.  Not in the least.  I’ve been weaning myself off my 2nd antidepressant, Pristiq, and by the end of March, I will no longer be taking that at all.  Maybe it’s my partial retirement or maybe it’s that $1MM in the bank.  I just don’t know.

I’m getting older.  I’m fatter and less fit.  I hurt more.  I have less energy.  But I feel happiness for the first time in decades.  I wish I could explain it.  But for the time being, I’m just going to enjoy it.

I’m excited about life for the first time since I can’t remember when.  I’m looking forward to tomorrow, not wishing that I won’t wake up.  My house is a mess.  My life is a mess.  But I’m happy.

Now watch, I’ll probably die in my sleep tonight.  If I don’t, I will add to this tomorrow.

I’m adding a note here that I did not, in fact, die in my sleep.  However, as punishment for my bad thoughts, I had an impossible time falling asleep and was still awake at 6am, even after taking 2 Xanax!

So, today MPL had to wake me at NOON! And I felt like I’d been run over by a snowblower.  But now that I’m up with half a cup of coffee in my gullet (as well as a slice of yesternight’s pizza, I’m recovering both my energy and good spirits.

And the above photo was taken by me a few days ago as all four fuzzball’s were conglomerated together on the deck, in the sun waiting for the snow to melt.