Stephen Schwartz
- composer
- lyricist
- poet
- songwriter
- screenwriter
- executive producer
- Born 1948-03-06 (age 78)
- Nationality United States
- Years active 1969–present
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Filmography
See full filmography| Role | ||||
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| 2025 | Wicked: For Good | Movie | executive producer | 77 |
| 2024 | Wicked | Movie | executive producer | 76 |
Career timeline
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1948 age 0
Born1995 age 47
2007 age 59
2024 age 76
2025 age 77
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Quotes
Above all, the first act of Godspell must be about the formation of a community. Eight separate individuals, led and guided by Jesus (who is helped by his assistant, John the Baptist/Judas), gradually come to form a communal unit. This happens through the playing of games and the telling and absorption of lessons, and each of the eight individuals has his or her own moment of committing to Jesus and to the community. When Jesus applies clown make-up to their faces after "Save the People," he is having them take on an external physical manifestation that they are his disciples, temporarily separating them from the rest of society. But the internal journey of each character is separate and takes its individual course and period of time. Exactly when and why this moment of commitment occurs is one of the important choices each of the actors must make, in collaboration of course with the director. At the end of the first act, the audience is invited to join the community through the sharin
Stephen Schwartz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Ever ever after <br> It may only be a wish away
Stephen Schwartz, CC BY-SA 4.0
Start a new fashion, wear your heart on your sleeve <br> Sometimes you reach what's real just by making believe <br> Unafraid, unashamed <br> There is joy to be claimed in this world <br> You even might wind up being glad to be you.
Stephen Schwartz, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Personal details
- Nationalities
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Years active
- 1969–
- Genres
- musical play
- Notable works
- The Prince of Egypt
- Education
- Carnegie Mellon University, Juilliard School, Mineola High School