Graduate Acting, Drama, Graduate Musical Theatre Writing
 | Laurence Maslon |
Education
B.A. Brown;
PhD. Stanford
Biography
Laurence Maslon is an Associate Arts Professor at the Graduate Acting Program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, with an affiliation in NYU's Undergraduate Drama and the MFA Musical Theatre Writing Programs. He is the university liaison for the BAM/NYU Initiative. He was the senior consultant for the six-part PBS series, “Broadway: The American Musical,” produced and directed by Michael Kantor, as well as the co-author with Kantor of two episodes and the companion volume, published by Bulfinch Press. Other books include The South Pacific Companion and Kaufman & Co.: Broadway Comedies for the Library of America. He supplied commentary for the DVD releases of Flower Drum Song, Carousel, and The Indiana Jones Chronicles. He has been moderating the Encores! pre-show symposia for four seasons and has put together programs for Manhattan Theater Club, Lincoln Center, the Smithsonian, the Chicago Humanities Festival, and Arena Stage in Washington, DC, where he was Associate Artistic Director for seven seasons. He is also a Tony nominator. BA: Brown University; MA, Stanford University.
