Who wrote the book of the musical Cry-Baby that is made by John Waters?
Thomas Meehan (writer) Thomas Edward Meehan (August 14, 1929 – August 21, 2017) was an American writer. He was best known for writing the books for the musicals "Annie", "The Producers", and "Hairspray". Meehan also wrote the books for the musicals "Young Frankenstein" and "Cry-Baby" and co-wrote the books for "" and "".
Silk Stockings Silk Stockings is a musical with a book by George S. Kaufman, Leueen MacGrath, and Abe Burrows and music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The musical is loosely based on the Melchior Lengyel story "Ninotchka" and the 1939 film adaptation it inspired. It ran on Broadway in 1955. This was the last musical that Porter wrote for the stage.