He is the only creative to have written the books for three shows that ran more than 2,000 performances on Broadway: Annie, which he did by himself (2,377 performances); The Producers in 2001, which he wrote with Mel Brooks (2,502 performances); and Hairspray in 2002, which he wrote with the late Mark O’Donnell (2,642 performances). He earned Tonys for all three shows.
Meehan received a fourth Tony nomination in 2008 for penning the book to Cry-Baby (like Hairspray, a stage adaptation of a John Waters film) alongside O'Donnell; his myriad additional Broadway credits include Rocky, Elf, Young Frankenstein (his second Brooks collaboration), and Chaplin.
Mr. Allers had a supreme influence on the animated films that made up the Disney Renaissance, including The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and The Lion King.
A veteran character actor of the stage and screen, Mr. Cunningham's musical theatre career famously began in 1960 when he was plucked from obscurity by Moss Hart.
Nilan was an award-winning writer, director, actor, producer, educator, and arts leader whose work centered on intersectionality, queer life, and the multiplicity of human experience.
