See Marsha Norman, Thomas Meehan, and Stuart Ostrow (for free!)

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Posted: 3/18/14 at 8:01pm

For those in NYC, there are some great free events happening at my job (the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center)

From Silver Screen to Great White Way: Adapting Films into Musicals
Monday, March 24, 6 P.M. - Bruno Walter Auditorium (111 Amsterdam Ave)
http://goo.gl/znxwkS

In recent years Broadway has increasingly looked to Hollywood for musical theater source material, and this spring is no exception. Join Ken Cerniglia, Dramaturg for Disney Theatrical Group, Marsha Norman, book writer for The Bridges of Madison County, and Thomas Meehan, book writer for Rocky, for a revealing discussion about the process of adapting a film into a musical.

The Letters of Stuart Ostrow
Thursday, March 27, 6 P.M. - Bruno Walter Auditorium (111 Amsterdam Ave)
http://goo.gl/XHdprf

The Library for the Performing Arts welcomes theater producer Stuart Ostrow to the stage for an evening celebrating his legendary career. Joined in conversation by Ted Chapin, president of Rodgers and Hammerstein, Ostrow will examine letters from his own archive that reveal the untold stories behind his famous shows, including Pippin, 1776, The Apple Tree, La Bête, and M. Butterfly. Enjoy your favorite songs from Ostrow’s musicals, performed by a new generation of emerging Broadway talent.
Marsha Norman and Thomas Meehan @ NYPL