Writing for Movie Musicals with writers of Frozen, Cinderella, Dear Evan Hansen, Jingle Jangle

For this session, we talk to screenwriters and playwrights about their process for crafting film musicals, how they’ve adapted stage books into screenplays, and their storytelling techniques within the genre.

Panelists:
Kay Cannon - Screenwriter (Cinderella, Pitch Perfect series)

Jennifer Lee - Screenwriter (Frozen, Frozen II) and Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios

Steven Levenson - Screenwriter (tick, tick…Boom!, Dear Evan Hansen, Fosse/Verdon) and Playwright (Dear Evan Hansen, If I Forget)

David E. Talbert - Screenwriter (Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey) and Playwright (The Fabric of a Man, What My Husband Doesn’t Know)

Moderated by WGF librarian Lauren O’Connor. Filmed on July 14, 2021.

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