 He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1982.Herman's work has been the subject of two popular musical revues, "Jerry's Girls" conceived by Larry Alford, and "Showtune" (2003) conceived by Paul Gilger.A 90-minute documentary about his life and career, "Words and Music by Jerry Herman" by filmmaker Amber Edwards, was screened in 2007 and then broadcast on PBS.