Stop in the usual Brownbrokers slot. In 1974, due to a low turn out for auditions, Brownbrokers instead produced a pre-written, non-musical play titled Play it Again, Sam. In 2008, the Brownbrokers development and production process was rebuilt to operate on a biennial basis. The first production under the biennial system was Leavittsburg, OH, with book, music and lyrics by Nate Sloan ’09. Brownbrokers second production under the new system, We Can Rebuild Him by Deepali Gupta '12, received its world premiere in Providence, Rhode Island in March 2012. Notable alumni Burt Shevelove (Class of 1937) – A founder of Brownbrokers, actor in the first Brownbrokers revue and Chairman of the Brownbrokers Production Committee, Burt Shevelove went on to become a recognized playwright and stage director. He wrote the books for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum with Stephen Sondheim and No, No, Nanette (Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical). George M. Cohan – Born and raised in Providence, RI, George M. Cohan was a major American entertainer, playwright and composer, well known for his songs Give My Regards to Broadway, The Yankee Doodle Boy, and You're a Grand Old Flag. He was made an honorary Brownbrokers Board member when he attended a dress rehearsal of Curriculi-Curricula (1938) and positively reviewed the production. Alfred Uhry (Class of 1958) – A Pulitzer Prize-winner and a two-time Brownbrokers writer in the 1950s, Alfred Uhry went on to pen Parade, The Last Night of Ballyhoo and Driving Miss Daisy, among others. Robert Waldman (Class of 1958) - A three-time Brownbrokers composer, Robert Waldman has composed original music for Here's Where I Belong and The Robber Bridegroom and orchestrations for The Last Night of Ballyhoo, all collaborations with former classmate and Brownbrokers partner, Alfred Uhry. David Yazbek (Class of 1982) – Tony and Emmy Award-winning composer and Brownbrokers writer, David Yazbek has composed scores for such Broadway musicals as The Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. In 2018, he received a Tony for best original score for The Band's Visit. Stephen Karam (Class of 2002) – A MacDowell Colony Fellow, Stephen Karam has received national recognition for his plays columbinus, Speech and Debate and Sons of the Prophet. During his time at Brown, he wrote a nationally acclaimed Brownbrokers show titled Emma, which was reprised at The Kennedy Center