{"value"=>"<p>1996 files include letters to Jeffrey Ash, Sidney Berger, Jerry Bock, Craig Carnelia, Linda Rodgers Emory, David Gottlieb, Sheldon Harnick, David Henry Hwang, Richard Jones, José Quintero, Harold Prince, Stephen Schwartz, Lucy Simon, Stephen Sondheim, and Robert Whitehead. 1996 files contain excerpts from Ostrow's memoir. Productions such as <span class=\"title\">La Bête</span>, <span class=\"title\">Doll</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Ring Round the Moon</span> are discussed in Ostrow's outgoing letters. Syllabi, course notes, and other files, including a letter of recommendation for Jim Parsons, document Ostrow's work as a professor at the University of Houston.</p>"}