“Obviously it was my childhood dream to be a musical theatre composer and lyricist, but not all dreams come true, and I was going to be a psychologist if it didn't work out. I would actually very much liked to have done that, and in some alternative universe somewhere I feel like I'm happily practising as a therapist.”

American musical theatre composer and lyricist

Stephen Schwartz is an American musical theatre composer and lyricist whose career has spanned more than five decades. He is known for writing stage musicals such as Godspell, Pippin, and Wicked. Schwartz has also written lyrics for films, including Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Prince of Egypt, Enchanted, Disenchanted, and the two-part adaptation of Wicked. His work moves between stage and screen, with songs and shows that have reached broad audiences over many years.