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Stephen Schwartz
Born March 6, 1948 in New York City, New York, USA
20 films
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).
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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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First watchThe Hunchback of Notre Dame19967.1Isolated in the bell tower of Notre Dame, Quasimodo longs to experience the world beyond the cathedral walls, despite the wishes of his stern guardian, the Judge of Paris Claude Frollo.View filmEssential films
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Filmography
20 films- TBAHunchbackLyricist
- TBAMarleyMusical
- 2025Wicked: For GoodLyricist
- 2025Wicked: One Wonderful NightLyricist
- 2025Pippin: 50th Anniversary ConcertLyricist
- 2024WickedMusical
- 2023The Prince of Egypt: The MusicalMusical
- 2023Children of Eden Jr.Writer
- 2022DisenchantedLyricist
- 2021Stephen Schwartz's Snapshots: A Musical ScrapbookWriter
- 2021Snapshots: A Musical ScrapbookWriter
- 2020Leonard Bernstein MassLyricist
- 1996The Hunchback of Notre DameLyricist
- 1995PocahontasLyricist
- 1984Jagger und SpaghettiWriter
- 1983The Magic ShowLyricist
- 1982WorkingLyricist
- 1981Leonard Bernstein's MassWriter
- 1981PippinMusical
- 1973GodspellMusical