Meehan, Thomas

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre | 2004 | 601 words | Copyright

Meehan, Thomas (b. 1929), librettist. A native New Yorker, Meehan was educated at Hamilton College then pursued a playwriting career with little success, so in 1956 he started writing for television. He also had extensive writing experience with The New Yorker magazine and for films, including some screenplays co‐written with Mel Brooks. Meehan's first theatre credit was the libretto for the musical hit Annie (1977), followed by equal success in scripting The Producers (2001) and Hairspray (2002). For a former gag writer, Meehan's librettos are traditionally plotted and well structured.

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