Robert Horn is a playwright, screenwriter and producer, best known as the Tony-nominated book writer for Broadway musicals Tootsie and 13. Other works include the books for Dame Edna, Back with a Vengeance; Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical; Lone Star Love; and Dandy. Mr. Horn has also made contributions to numerous large-scale live events, such as Bette Midler's 2016 Divine Intervention world tour. He has written, created, or produced such television series as Designing Women, High Society, The Jenny Rivera Show, and the Kelsey Grammer/Martin Lawrence series Partners, to name just a few. Mr. Horn's film and teleplay credits also include Teen Beach Movie (and its sequel), Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure, Wild Life, and Good Advice.
Through his experience writing for both TV and on Broadway, he has learned what makes something funny and exactly how to find it.
We talked about Tootsie, as well as 13, and . . .
- What makes something funny — and how he finds it.
- How he got his start writing by selling monologues to actors for $20 (you art-trepreneur, you!).
- How his success in TV helped him crack the code on Broadway — which is what he has wanted all along.
- Could a writer’s room work on Broadway (you’ll be surprised to hear this response)?
- When to cut something and when NOT to.
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