Shirley Herz (Press) | Playbill

Shirley Herz

Press

Shirley Herz, a veteran theatre press agent who ran her own firm at a time when her industry was dominated by men, died Aug. 11, at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. The cause was complications from a stroke suffered on July 18 2013, said Sam Altman, a longtime friend.

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  • Born: Dec 30, 1925 in Philadelphia, PA
  • Death: Aug 11, 2013 in New York, NY

Roles (60)

Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Camelot
Opened June 06, 2011
  • Press Representative
The Goat, Or Who is Sylvia Playbill - Opening Night The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?
Opened March 10, 2002
  • Press Representative
Wonderful Tennessee Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1993 Wonderful Tennessee
Opened October 24, 1993
  • General Press Representative
Mixed Emotions Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1993 Mixed Emotions
Opened October 12, 1993
  • Press Representative
Someone Who'll Watch Over Me Playbill - Opening Night, Nov 1992 Someone Who'll Watch Over Me
Opened November 23, 1992
  • General Press Representative
Crazy He Calls Me Playbill - Opening Night, Jan 1992 Crazy He Calls Me
Opened January 27, 1992
  • General Press Representative
Catskills on Broadway Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1991 Catskills on Broadway
Opened December 05, 1991
  • General Press Representative
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Peter Pan
Opened November 26, 1991
  • General Press Representative
Park Your Car in Harvard Yard Playbill - Opening Night, Nov 1991 Park Your Car in Harvard Yard
Opened November 07, 1991
  • Press Representative
Dancing at Lughnasa Playbill - Opening Night, Oct 1991 Dancing at Lughnasa
Opened October 24, 1991
  • General Press Representative
All My Sons Playbill - Opening Night, April 1987 All My Sons
Opened April 22, 1987
  • Press Representative
Raggedy Ann Playbill - October 1986 Raggedy Ann
Opened October 16, 1986
  • General Press Representative
Jerry's Girls Playbill - Opening Night, Dec 1985 Jerry's Girls
Opened December 18, 1985
  • General Press Representative
Home Front Playbill - Opening Night, Jan 1985 Home Front
Opened January 02, 1985
  • General Press Representative
La Cage aux Folles Playbill - Aug 1983 La Cage aux Folles
Opened August 21, 1983
  • General Press Representative
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 The Ritz
Opened May 02, 1983
  • Press Representative
Happy New Year Playbill - April 1980 Happy New Year
Opened April 27, 1980
  • General Press Representative
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Canterbury Tales
Opened February 12, 1980
  • General Press Representative
The Lady from Dubuque Playbill - Jan 1980 The Lady from Dubuque
Opened January 31, 1980
  • General Press Representative
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 King of Schnorrers
Opened November 28, 1979
  • General Press Representative
Strider Playbill - Nov. 1979 Strider
Opened November 14, 1979
  • General Press Representative
On Golden Pond Playbill - Sept 1979 On Golden Pond
Opened September 12, 1979
  • General Press Representative
The Madwoman of Central Park West Showbill - Opening Night, June 1979 The Madwoman of Central Park West
Opened June 13, 1979
  • General Press Representative
My Old Friends Playbill - April 1979 My Old Friends
Opened April 12, 1979
  • Press Representative
Platinum Playbill - Nov 1978 Platinum
Opened November 12, 1978
  • General Press Representative
The November People Playbill - Jan 1978 The November People
Opened January 14, 1978
  • General Press Representative
An Almost Perfect Person Playbill - Oct 1977 An Almost Perfect Person
Opened October 27, 1977
  • General Press Representative
The Night of the Tribades Playbill - Oct 1977 The Night of the Tribades
Opened October 13, 1977
  • General Press Representative
The Royal Family Playbill - Dec 1975 The Royal Family
Opened December 30, 1975
  • General Press Representative
Summer Brave Playbill - Oct 1975 Summer Brave
Opened October 26, 1975
  • Press Representative
Ride the Winds Playbill - May 1974 Ride the Winds
Opened May 16, 1974
  • Press Representative
Holiday Playbill - Nov 1973 Holiday
Opened December 26, 1973
  • Press Representative
Chemin de Fer Playbill - Nov 1973 Chemin de Fer
Opened November 26, 1973
  • Press Representative
The Visit Playbill - Nov 1973 The Visit
Opened November 25, 1973
  • Press Representative
The Women Playbill - April 1973 The Women
Opened April 25, 1973
  • Press Representative
Look Away Playbill - Jan 1973 Look Away
Opened January 07, 1973
  • Press Representative
Ring Round the Bathtub Playbill - April 1972 Ring Around the Bathtub
Opened April 29, 1972
  • Press Representative
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Hedda Gabler
Opened February 17, 1971
  • Press Representative
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 A Doll's House
Opened January 13, 1971
  • Press
The Rothschilds Playbill - Oct 1970 The Rothschilds
Opened October 19, 1970
  • Press Representative
Oh! Calcutta! Playbill - March 1971 Oh! Calcutta!
Opened June 17, 1969
  • Press Associate
  • Press Representative
Forty Carats Playbill - Dec 1968 Forty Carats
Opened December 26, 1968
  • Press Representative
The Family Way Playbill - Jan 1965 The Family Way
Opened January 13, 1965
  • Press Representative
Zizi Playbill - Dec 1964 Zizi
Opened November 21, 1964
  • Press Representative
Conversation at Midnight Playbill - Nov 1964 Conversation at Midnight
Opened November 12, 1964
  • Press Representative
A Girl Could Get Lucky Playbill - Sept 1964 A Girl Could Get Lucky
Opened September 20, 1964
  • Press Representative
Marathon '33 Playbill - Dec 1963 Marathon '33
Opened December 22, 1963
  • Press
Children From Their Games Playbill - April 1963 Children from Their Games
Opened April 11, 1963
  • Press Representative
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Romulus
Opened January 10, 1962
  • Press Representative
Everybody Loves Opal Playbill - Oct 1961 Everybody Loves Opal
Opened October 11, 1961
  • Press Representative
Mary, Mary Playbill - Jan 1962 Mary, Mary
Opened March 08, 1961
  • Press Representative
Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 Happy Town
Opened October 07, 1959
  • Press Representative
The Cold Wind and the Warm Playbill - Dec 1958 The Cold Wind and the Warm
Opened December 08, 1958
  • Press Representative
Miss Isobel Playbill - Jan 1958 Miss Isobel
Opened December 26, 1957
  • Press Representative
Rumple Playbill - Dec 1957 Rumple
Opened November 06, 1957
  • Press Representative
Compulsion Playbill - Nov 18, 1957 Compulsion
Opened October 24, 1957
  • Press Representative
The Cave Dwellers Playbill - Oct 21, 1957 The Cave Dwellers
Opened October 19, 1957
  • Press Representative
Romanoff and Juliet Playbill - Nov 1957 Romanoff and Juliet
Opened October 10, 1957
  • General Press Representative
House of Flowers Playbill - March 1955 House of Flowers
Opened December 30, 1954
  • Press Assistant

Awards

Tony Award
2009 Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre Winner
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