Book, Hairspray

Thomas Meehan received the Tony Award for co-writing the book for The Producers in 2001, and in 2003 for co-writing the book for Hairspray. He received his first Tony Award in 1977 for writing the book of Annie, his first Broadway show. Books for other musicals include Rocky, Elf the Musical, Cry-Baby, Young Frankenstein, Chaplin, Bombay Dreams, I Remember Mama, Ain’t Broadway Grand and Annie Warbucks. Meehan was a longtime 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 was also a member of the Council of the Dramatists Guild.