About The Author
Thomas Meehan has received the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Annie, The Producers, and Hairspray. An Emmy Award–winning television writer and a longtime contributor to The New Yorker, he has collaborated on a number of screenplays, including Spaceballs and The Producers. Meehan has also written the books for the musicals Young Frankenstein, Elf, and Cry-Baby.