| There have been some--Brian Yorkey, Howard Ashman, Lynn Ahrens, Michael John LaChuisa. If there is a lack of other names, I would see that has having to do with lack of opportunity. How many musicals have had books by writers who were successful in writing plays or screenplays and then got asked to work in the musical form? It's easier for a songwriter to get his/her work out there than a bookwriter, and the truth is, it's hard to write the book of a musical. Having some training can only make it better. |
