Name
Stephen Schwartz
Known For
Writing
Birthday
1948-03-06 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
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Known For
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Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judg...
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Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that...
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On the brink of turning 30, a promising theater composer navigates love, friendship and th...
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- 2021 tick, tick... BOOM! as Aspiring Composers and Lyricists
- 2013 The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz as Self
- 2024 Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked as Self
- 2009 The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story as Self
- 2014 Russian Broadway Shut Down
- 1999 The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen as Self
- 2026 You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... as Self
- 2024 Wicked: The Real Story as Self
- 2024 Wicked as Emerald City Guard (uncredited)
- 2024 Making Wicked as Self
- 2025 STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon as Self
- Soon Say Hello to Our Good Friend Paul Shaffer as Self
- 1993 Friends of Gilda as Self
- 2025 Wicked: One Wonderful Night as Self
- 2026 TOVAH as Self
- 2008 NPR Tiny Desk Concerts ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2019 Encore! ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2015 The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ( 1 episode ) as Self - Musical Guest
