Tom Edwards | Blue Jesus

October 10, 2009

Interview with Tom Edwards [15:38m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

From Broadway Play Publishing website:

The first episode of Della’s Diner premiered in Atlanta in 1978 at Showcase Cabaret in Ansley Mall. Fresh off the hit memory musical, Tan Shoes and Pink Shoelaces, Tom continued to write for Showcase, authoring six full-length musicals, among them Mistress of Meadowbrook and Della’s Diner II. In 1980 at Showcase Cabaret, Tom wrote Scarlett Fever, a musical comedy version of Gone With the Wind. This musical spoof prompted lawsuits by the Mitchell Family Estate, MGM, MacMillan Publishing Company, and Trust Company Bank of Georgia. Time Magazine said it was “like going after a gnat with napalm.” Soon thereafter Tom came out of hiding and decided to concentrate on strictly original works. In 1983 Warner Brothers bought Della’s Diner IV: Blue Plate Special and produced it at the Manhattan Theatre Club. Warner Brothers Television moved Tom to Los Angeles in 1986 to develop Della’s Diner for television. Since that time he has written for television’s Search for Tomorrow, Guiding Light, Growing Pains, Divorce Court, and worked extensively in comedy development at Orion Television and Republic Pictures. He co-authored two CBS pilot scripts, Mason/Dixon and Business as Usual and is also the author of the audio script for Bantam-Doubleday-Dell’s How to Speak Southern. Mr. Edwards wrote Sobbin’ Women: The Making of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers for Turner Home Entertainment. Mr. Edwards recently released, Blue Jesus, a Blue Ridge folk tale.

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