About Laurence Maslon
Born 1959. Laurence Maslon is a historian, television producer, journalist, writer, theatrologist and university teacher.
Laurence Maslon (born 1959) is an American music writer and historian, best known for his publications Broadway: The American Musical, Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (2008), and Broadway to Main Street: How Show Tunes Enchanted America (2018) about the Broadway theatre and its musical history. He also coproduced the documentary Sammy Davis Jr.: I’ve Gotta Be Me (2017). He is also an arts professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.
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American music writer and historian
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Laurence Maslon was born in 1959.
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Laurence Maslon is a historian, television producer, journalist, writer, theatrologist and university teacher.
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