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Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American musical theatre composer and lyricist. In a career spanning over five decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as Godspell (1971), Pippin (1972), and Wicked (2003).
Welcome to the official website of the American musical theatre lyricist and composer Stephen Schwartz, who has written such hit musicals as GODSPELL, PIPPIN, and WICKED.
Full Bio. Stephen Schwartz was born in New York City on March 6, 1948. He studied piano and composition at the Juilliard School of Music while in high school and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1968 with a B.F.A. in Drama.
Mar 6, 2023 · Stephen Schwartz is an American composer and lyricist who is especially known for hit shows like Wicked and Godspell. He has won 3 Grammy Awards, 3 Academy Awards, 6 Tony nominations, and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics.
Sep 13, 2021 · When STEPHEN SCHWARTZ was just 26 years old, he had three successful shows running on Broadway simultaneously. Four and a half decades later, with Wicked about to join The Prince of Egypt in reopening after the Covid closures, and Charing Cross Theatre’s psychedelic production of Pippin extending its run to 3 October 2021, the legendary ...
Music for 20 Broadway musicals over 40 year career. New York City native Stephen Schwartz has been a major force in the American Musical Theater since the early 1970's, when he had three hit shows running on Broadway: Godspell (recipient of two Grammy Awards, Pippin, and The Magic Show.
Songwriter Stephen Schwartz started his career by writing music and new lyrics for Godspell. Next he wrote music and lyrics for Pippin and The Magic Show. When Godspell moved from off-Broadway to Broadway in 1976, Schwartz then had three successful shows running on Broadway at the same time.
Feb 21, 2024 · Stephen Schwartz’s musical journey began in New York City, where he was born in 1948. From an early age, Schwartz exhibited a profound talent for music, eventually leading him to study piano and composition at the Juilliard School of Music while still in high school.
Apr 2, 2021 · In a new interview with TODAY Show, Stephen Schwartz gives details about the “Wicked” film, and how "My So-Called Life' inspired the blockbuster musical.
Viewing the story and characters of Oz from the witches’ point of view, the show has catapulted Stephen Schwartz into the pantheon of select songwriters who have had three musicals run on Broadway for more than a thousand performances each.
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