Kaitlin Mackenzie

About the author

Kaitlin Mackenzie is a Colorado-based writer who got her start in the mile-a-minute world of live entertainment advertising, where she helped develop creative campaigns for Tony Award-winning Broadway shows including "Fun Home" and "Hadestown." Her play, "Our Famous Friend," was a finalist for New York City's prestigious Lark Playwrights' Week. She is also the former producer and co-host of the "Scream Girls" podcast, which The Mary Sue has described as "the delightful horror movie equivalent of My Favorite Murder."

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Why “In the Heights” is the Best Stage-to-Screen Adaptation in Years

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The TV Treatment: 10 Great Shows About Therapy

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