Van Druten

[van droot-n]

noun

1. John William, 1901–57, U.S. playwright, born in England.

Example Sentences

The characters in Joe Masteroff’s book, based on the play “I Am a Camera” by John van Druten that was itself based on stories by Christopher Isherwood, aren’t meant to be Broadway Olympians.

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It has been dismantled before — most recently in 2017 for a renovation, Mr. van Druten said.

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The dismantling process takes about a day, as does putting it back together, according to Peter van Druten, a spokesman for the city of Rotterdam.

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That political development looms throughout the musical, which is based on John Van Druten’s play “I Am a Camera” and stories by Christopher Isherwood.

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Based on stories by Christopher Isherwood and John van Druten’s play “I Am a Camera,” the musical told the tale of a dilettante expat and a sexually conflicted writer against the backdrop of Hitler’s rise to power.

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