Thomas Meehan (writer)
| Thomas Meehan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Thomas Edward Meehan August 14, 1929 Ossining, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | Hamilton College |
| Information | |
| Notable work(s) |
Annie The Producers Hairspray |
| Works with | Mel Brooks |
| Awards |
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical |
Thomas Edward Meehan (born August 14, 1929) is an American writer, best known for Annie, The Producers, and Hairspray.
Meehan grew up in Suffern, New York, and graduated from Hamilton College. He moved to New York at age 24, and worked at The New Yorker's "Talk of the Town".
He has received the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical three times: Annie (1977), his Broadway debut; The Producers (2001); and subsequently shared the 2003 award with Mark O'Donnell for Hairspray.
Additional credits include Ain't Broadway Grand; Oh, Kay!; Bombay Dreams, a musical adaptation of I Remember Mama; and Annie 2: Miss Hannigan's Revenge, which was subsequently reworked and re-staged Off-Broadway as Annie Warbucks. He also wrote the libretto to the opera 1984.
In addition, Meehan 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; a remake of To Be or Not to Be; the film adaptation of The Producers; and One Magic Christmas.
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