Laurence Maslon

About The Author

Laurence Maslon is an arts professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, as well as associate chair of the Graduate Acting Program. His most recent book is an updated companion volume to the PBS series Broadway: The American Musical. He is also the host and producer of the weekly radio series, Broadway to Main Street (winner of the 2019 ASCAP Foundation/Deems Taylor Award for Radio Broadcast) on the NPR station WLIW-FM. He edited the two-volume set American Musicals (1927-1969) for Library of America, as well as their Kaufman & Co., Broadway comedies by George S. Kaufman. Other books include the companion book to Come From Away, Broadway to Main Street: How Show Music Enchanted America (Oxford), The Sound of Music Companion, and the South Pacific Companion. He is the writer and coproducer of the PBS American Masters documentary, Sammy Davis, Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me, and wrote American Masters documentary Richard Rodgers: The Sweetest Sounds. He served on the nominating committee for the Tony Awards from 2007 to 2010. He has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New Yorker, Opera News, Stagebill, and American Theatre. Mr. Maslon, otherwise a nice guy, mixes a mean drink.

Books by Laurence Maslon

Hitchcocktails

Lethal Libations Inspired by the Master of Suspense

Now, for the first time, enthusiasts of cocktails and Hitchcock can raise a glass and toast each of the legendry director’s most iconic films, with more than two dozen original recipes for delicious, handcrafted cocktails. inspired by Hitch’s most infamous scenes, settings, and characters....

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I'll Drink to That!

Broadway's Legendary Stars, Classic Shows, and the Cocktails They Inspired

Photographer Joan Marcus
We’d like to propose a toast…to Broadway! Learn the spirited history of drinking on stage (and off) and how to make cocktails inspired by the most iconic shows from Broadway.

Broadway has always raised a glass to celebrate itself—what’s an opening night without popping the cork of a...

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