Person
Stephen Schwartz
Writing · Born 1948-03-06 · New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Stephen Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American musical theatre composer and lyricist. In a career spanning over five decades, Schwartz has written hit musicals such as Godspell (1971), Pippin (1972), and Wicked (2003). He has contributed lyrics to a number of successful films, including Pocahontas (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), The Prince of Egypt (1998, music and lyrics), Enchanted (2007), and Disenchanted (2022). Schwartz has earned numerous accolades, including three Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. He has received nominations for six Tony Awards and a Laurence Olivier Award. He received the Tony Award's Isabelle Stevenson Award in 2015. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Schwartz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
NPR Tiny Desk Concerts
Self
Wicked
Emerald City Guard (uncredited)
American Playhouse
Director
Wicked: For Good
Lyricist
The Prince of Egypt
Songs
Enchanted
Songs
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Lyricist
Pocahontas
Songs
Disenchanted
Lyricist
Filmography
- 2026You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...Self
- 2026TOVAHSelf
- 2025Wicked: For GoodLyricist
- 2025Wicked: One Wonderful NightSelf
- 2025STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV IconSelf
- 2025Pippin: 50th Anniversary ConcertMusic
- 2024Making WickedSelf
- 2024Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on WickedSelf
- 2024Wicked: The Real StorySelf
- 2024WickedEmerald City Guard (uncredited)
- 2023The Prince of Egypt: The MusicalMusic
- 2023Children of Eden Jr.Writer
- 2022DisenchantedLyricist
- 2021Stephen Schwartz's Snapshots: A Musical ScrapbookWriter
- 2021tick, tick... BOOM!Aspiring Composers and Lyricists
- 2021Snapshots: A Musical ScrapbookWriter
- 2020Leonard Bernstein MassLyricist
- 2019Encore!Self
- 2018A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on BroadwayMusic
- 2017GodspellMusic
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Musical Guest
- 2014Russian Broadway Shut Down
- 2013The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of OzSelf
- 2009The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' StorySelf
- 2008NPR Tiny Desk ConcertsSelf
- 2007EnchantedSongs
- 2000GeppettoMusic
- 1999The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to ScreenSelf
- 1998The Prince of EgyptSongs
- 1996The Hunchback of Notre DameLyricist
- 1995PocahontasSongs
- 1993Friends of GildaSelf
- 1984Jagger und SpaghettiWriter
- 1983The Magic ShowMusic
- 1982WorkingSongs
- 1982American PlayhouseDirector
- 1981Leonard Bernstein's MassWriter
- 1981PippinMusical
- 1973GodspellSongs
- —Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul ShafferSelf
- —HunchbackLyricist
- —MarleyMusical
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