In Happy New Year, 1959, posted on March 26, 2009, I described the abduction of Edgar Kauffman from the hospital by Mike Mund (later Mike Youngfellow). This abduction, which happened more than 50 years ago, was an important event in my life and has always been a great story. But, as I post stories for public consumption, I am able to withstand some correction of fact.
Logically, Mike being a small guy, there was no way he could have removed Edgar from the hospital by himself. However, I had no idea today if he were helped. Enter into the picture my old friend and Broadway producer, Kenneth Waissman.
Kenneth Waissman won Broadway's 1983 Tony Award as one of the producers of Best Play winner "Torch Song Trilogy." He was also nominated two other times with collaborator Maxine Fox: in 1972, as co-producer of Best Musical nominee "Grease;" and in 1974, as co-producer of Best Musical nominee "Over Here!"
While “Grease” is his best known show, his now bigger claim to fame is that he was one of the hospital abductors! Someone else was there, but Kenny doesn’t remember who it was.
No matter, a new chapter in teen aged trouble has been unearthed and corrected!
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