{"value"=>"<p>The files for <span class=\"title\">Elizabeth and Essex</span> include drafts and scripts, casting material, contracts, correspondence, and miscellaneous papers including programs and reviews. Also included are a published copy of Maxwell Anderson's <span class=\"title\">Elizabeth the Queen</span> and a photocopy of Olive Eckerson's novel, <span class=\"title\">My Lord Essex</span>. The correspondence includes copies of letters from Stewart to Mrs. Anderson regarding permissions, and also letters sent to regional theaters regarding possible interest in the play, and their replies. <span class=\"title\">Elizabeth and Essex</span> was never produced on Broadway, but did have at least two off-Broadway presentations in 1980 and 1984. The music was by Douglas Katsaros, lyrics by Richard Engquist, and book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, based on the play <span class=\"title\">Elizabeth the Queen</span> by Maxwell Anderson.</p>"}