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Speaking of Stories transforming
short stories from the page to the stage
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THOMAS MEEHAN Thomas Meehan won the 2003 Tony Award
for Hairspray as well as the 2001 Tony Award for co-writing the book for The
Producers. He received his first Tony Award in 1977 for writing the book of Annie,
which was his first Broadway show, and has since written the books for the
musicals I Remember Mama, Ain't Broadway Grand and Annie Warbucks.
In addition, he is a long-time contributor of humor to The New Yorker; an
Emmy Award-winning writer of television comedy and a collaborator on a number of
screenplays, including Mel Brooks' Spaceballs and To Be or Not to Be.
He and his wife, Carolyn, divide their time between a home in Nantucket and an
apartment in Greenwich Village. Mr. Meehan is a member of the Council of the
Dramatists Guild. |