“There is lots of great stuff on television and cable, etcetera, and cool movies to watch, but there's just nothing that beats live theater. Just having the sound of the audience laughing. And after a musical number, that kind of roar of appreciation. You just don't get that anywhere else.”

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.