Max Wilk is one of America’s leading theater historians. He has written over twenty-four acclaimed books on musical theater and musical theater history, including They’re Playing Our Song, Overture and Finale, Schmucks with Underwoods, OK! The Story of Oklahoma, and many others. He has also written for radio, television, and film, including the novelization of the Beatles’ animated adventure, Yellow Submarine. He can be seen on the PBS television show Broadway and the forthcoming PBS show Make ‘em Laugh.