Stephen Schwartz will see you now. The worthier wizard of “Wicked” is the one who wrote one of Broadway’s all-time top song scores and now, a little over two decades later, has overseen the transition ...

TIME spoke to Schwartz about key songs in Wicked, from Elphaba’s first big number to the dramatic cliff-hanger, from their origins to how they translate onscreen. But that bare-bones approach made ...

Godspell, Pippin, Wicked – Stephen Schwartz penned some of the most popular Broadway shows of the last five decades. In 2023, the stars came out to celebrate the composer/lyricist’s 75th birthday at ...

There is one element of the new Wicked movie that composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz would like to integrate into the stage show. During the "Popular" number, the movie includes a slightly longer ...

The Songwriters Hall of Fame will recognize Stephen Schwartz — the arranger and composer behind the music from “Wicked,” “Godspell” and “Pippin” — as the recipient of the 2025 Johnny Mercer Award at ...

Schwartz is currently Oscar-shortlisted for collaborating with John Powell on the instrumental score for “Wicked.” But he’s already gone down in history for song-based achievements, which involve ...