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. Redford was one of the most influential actors of his generation, founding the Sundance Film Festival, the country's largest festival for independent films.
