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Stephen Schwartz

musical theatre lyricist/composer

Since 1948

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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 hit musicals including Godspell (1971), Pippin (1972), and Wicked (2003). He has contributed lyrics to successful films including Pocahontas (1995), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), The Prince of Egypt (1998, music and lyrics), Enchanted (2007), Disenchanted (2022), and the two-part adaptation of Wicked (2024–2025, music and lyrics).

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.

His son, Scott, directed The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Prince of Egypt.

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Stephen Schwartz est un compositeur, réalisateur et scénariste américain né le 6 mars 1948 à New York (État de New York, États-Unis).

Il est connu pour ses travaux aussi bien au cinéma que pour le théâtre, et en particulier dans le domaine de la comédie musicale. Au cinéma, il a collaboré avec le compositeur Alan Menken sur plusieurs films d'animations des studios Disney tandis qu'au théâtre sa pièce la plus célèbre est Wicked.

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