{"value"=>"<p>Ostrow's 1999 files contain letters to Edward Albee, Jeffrey Ash, Sidney Berger, Jed Bernstein. Jerry Bock, Zoe Caldwell, Craig Carnelia, Chris Fahlman, Ange Finn, Scott Frankel, Adam Guettel, David Henry Hwang, Michael Korie, Leo Linbeck III, Patti LuPone, William Safire, Andrea Stevens, Stephen Sondheim, and Robert Wilson. Productions such as <span class=\"title\">Doll</span>, <span class=\"title\">Looking West</span>, and a proposed revival of <span class=\"title\">Fiddler on the Roof</span> are discussed in the 1999 letters. The publication of Ostrow's memoir, <span class=\"title\">A Producer's Broadway Journey</span> is documented with letters about the copyright permissions for, the publicizing of, and the critical and private response to the book. Also included here are excerpts from the book and autobiographical notes on particular shows and individuals. There are letters, course descriptions, and notes from Ostrow's classes at the University of Houston. Much of this correspondence concerns the Institute for Advanced Study of Musical Theatre (IASMT), which Ostrow founded.</p>"}