Thomas Meehan has received the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Annie, The Producers, and Hairspray. He is a long-time contributor to The New Yorker, an Emmy Award-winning television writer, and has collaborated on a number of screenplays, including Spaceballs and The Producers. He has also written the books for the musicals Young Frankenstein, Elf, and Cry-Baby. “From the Trade Paperback edition.”