Stephen Schwartz

Lullabies by Broadway's Best

Andy Propst | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: John Patrick Shanley, Laura Osnes, Stephen Schwartz, Jeff Bowen, Audra McDonald, Broadway, Parenting, Robert Lopez, Music, Babies, Stephen Sondheim, Culture, Lullabies, Donna Murphy, Sutton Foster, Sleep, Maury Yeston, Parents News

Imagine you could gather Tony Award winners at your child's bedside to sing him or her to sleep. What if these artists were there to perform original lullabies by Stephen Sondheim?

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WATCH: 'It Gets Better' Meets Broadway In Heartwarming New Clip

Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: It Gets Better Project, Stephen Schwartz, LGBT Youth, Bullying, San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, It Gets Better, Anti-Gay Bullying, San Francisco, Gay Youth, Video, Gay Voices News

"It gets more than better -- it gets amazing and astounding!" That's just one of the many poignant lines -- not to the overriding message -- of "Te...

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SFGMC World Premieres 'It Gets Better' Anthem from Broadway Legend Stephen Schwartz

Pollo Del Mar | Posted 05.19.2012

Read More: It Gets Better Project, LGBT Issues, Dan Savage, Stephen Schwartz, LGBT Youth, San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, Broadway, Wicked Witch of the West, Broadway Musicals, Louise-M-Davies-Symphony-Hall, It Gets Better, Wicked, Dan Savage It Gets Better, San Francisco Around Town, San Francisco News

When Broadway legend Stephen Schwartz received an email from the S.F. Gay Men's Chorus asking permission to perform a concert entirely of his work, the wheels started turning. He made the decision to compose an original piece for the show.

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Theater: "Godspell" Resurrected

Michael Giltz | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Broadway, Theater, Musicals, Stephen Schwartz, Video, Entertainment News

GODSPELL ** 1/2 out of **** CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE How to put this? Jesus is politely, wholesomely but unquestionably sexy in the thoroughly rethought ...

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Broadway's Fall Season Full of A-Listers, on Stage and Off

James Sims | Posted 11.20.2011

With the fall season approaching, straight plays are headed back to Times Square, and they've got a big list of stars in tow.

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Does This TV Star Look Christ-Like To You?

Posted 10.10.2011

Read More: Hunter Parrish Jesus, Godspell Jesus, Hunter Parrish Godspell, Hunter Parrish, Weeds, Stephen Schwartz, Jesus, Broadway, Broadway Musicals, Gospel, Godspell, Culture News

The team behind the Broadway revival of Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak's "Godspell" announced today that Hunter Parrish, of Showtime's "Wee...

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Ben Vereen Reflects on His Career Before Playing the Town Hall

James Sims | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sammy Davis Jr., Stephen Schwartz, Wicked, Tony Awards, Ben Vereen, Broadway, Bob Fosse, Jesus Christ Superstar, Pippin, Arts Education, New York City, Interview, Entertainment, The Town Hall, Frank Sinatra, Arts News, Sweet Charity, Arts News

It seems fitting that Ben Vereen's performance debut at New York's The Town Hall is taking place as lawmakers in Washington are debating the issue of federally funded arts programs.

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Twelve Months Til Christmas

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lee Remick, I Do! I Do!, Oy Vey in a Manger, Handel, Daniel Massey, Jon Cryer, Carol Lawrence, Kelsey Venter, Nutcracker, Black Nativity, In the Good Old Summertime, Rock Hudson, Barbara Baxley, David Sedaris, Jerry Bock, Messiah, Nathaniel Frey, Hansel Und Gretel, Jason Zinoman, Hans Christian Andersen, Mary Martin, Daddy Long Legs, The Fantasticks, QMR Records, Valerie Vigoda, Ryan Drummond, Gordon MacRae, Radio City Music Hall, Jack Cassidy, The Little Match Girl, Jean Webster, Wicked, Stephen Schwartz, Irving Berlin?S White Christmas, A Christmas Carol, Toy Story: The Musical, Paul Gordon, Rockettes, Barbara Cook, Robert Adelman Hancock, Jan De Hartog, Gower Champion, Hal Linden, 110 in the Shade, Karen Ziemba, Sleeping Beauty Wakes, Christmas Revels, My Cup Runneth Over, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Carol Burnett, David Garrison, Robert Preston, The Shop Around the Corner, The Santaland Diaries, Brendan Milburn, Striking 12, Harold Prince, Brittany Ogle, Ernest Shackleton Loves Me, Sheldon Harnick, Ed Ames, Long Story Short, Macon Little Theatre, Center Rep, Megan McGinnis, Kinsey Sicks, Rubicon Theatre Company, John Caird, She Loves Me, You?Ve Got Mail, The Fourposter, Theatreworks, Electrofulguration, Humperdinck, Groovelily, Arts News

For most people, the holiday season is over and done with. Christmas decorations have been put back into storage and the tree has been disposed of. But for arts entrepreneurs the situation is quite different.

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Talking with Ken Davenport About Democratizing Broadway

James Sims | Posted 05.25.2011

Ken Davenport wants to democratize the mostly elite inner circle of Broadway producers, and he's attempting to stir things up by reaching out to every...

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LA Jewish Symphony Presents "Cinema Judaica" at the Ford Theatre

Rodney Punt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: MARK KASHPER, NOREEN GREEN, ARIELLA VACCARINO, ANDY FELDBAU, Stephen Schwartz, Elmer Bernstein, HANNAH DREW, DANNY PELFREY, RODNEY PUNT, YUVAL RON, ZINOVY GORO, John Williams, L. A. JEWISH SYMPHONY, Charles Fox, JAMIE PAPISH, Jerry Goldsmith, Arts News

The LA Jewish Symphony's second installment of "Cinema Judaica" for its insider audience was so focused on its subject it had the air of parochial ritual. It was certainly helpful if you knew Yiddish.

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First Nighter: Thoroughly Entertaining Sutton Foster

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Angela Lansbury, Annie, Paul McCartneyMichael Rafter, Little Women, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Stephen Schwartz, Wicked, Bebe Neuwirth, Patti LuPone, Noel Coward, "An Evening With Sutton Foster, Elaine Stritch, Christine Lavin, Kevin Kuhn, Stephen Sondheim, The Addams Family, Mark Waldrop, Bernadette Peters, Catherine Zeta Jones, John Lennon, " Cafe Carlyle, The Drowsy Chaperone, Feinstein's at Loews Regency, Young Frankenstein, Donna Murphy, Sutton Foster, Jeff Blumenthal, Shrek the Musical, New York News

If you had to pinpoint the leading leading-lady in musicals today, you'd have to say there's no contest: It's Sutton Foster.

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Come to the Cabaret Two by Two

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hendricks & Ross, Martin Pizzarelli, Bucky Pizzarelli, Norman Gimbel, Brian Koonin, Irving Berlin, Larry Fuller, Stephen Schwartz, John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey, Antoine Silverman, Tony Tedesco, Adam Guettel, Mary Ann McSweeney, Ted Sperling, Goodman and Jane Ace, Charles Fox, Cafe Carlyle, The Vicki & Ted Show, George Harrison, Stephen Sondheim, Cloudburst, Fred Allen and Portland Hoffa, Les Paul and Mary Ford, Victoria Clark, Lambert, New York News

The best thing for light NYC entertainment with a hint of shadow is to storm the Café Carlyle where the John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey have a show called "Lost and Found."

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New Lessons from Oz, Fellow Ozians

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gregory Maguire, Lessons From Oz, Wicked the Musical, Stephen Schwartz, Wicked, Warner Bros, Winnie Holzman, The Wizard of Oz, Julienne La Fleur, Oz, Glinda, Entertainment News

So, fellow Ozians, missing Oz? Put on your magic shoes, and fall over the rainbow of love into Lessons from Oz by Julienne La Fleur as soon as you can.

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Body Meanings, or, What I Learned When I Tumbled Down the Stairs

Dr. Susan Corso | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Significance, Down Stairs, Stephen Schwartz, Wicked, Meaning, Message, Fall Down, Dr. Michael Lincoln, Fall, Fall Downstairs, Inner Meaning, Healthy Living News

Falling, to me, meant: slow down, no need to hurry, there's plenty of time, it's never too late, you're not late.

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Bon Jovi, Tom Jones, CSN In: Live from the Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Richie Sambora, Jon Bon Jovi, Stephen Schwartz, Crosby Stills & Nash, Cousin Bruce Morrow, David Brigati, Galt MacDermot, Felix Cavaliere, Roger Cook, Eddie Brigati, James Taylor, Roger Greenaway, Tom Jones, Berry Gordy, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr., Brian Holland, Entertainment News

Last night, in an eighth floor Marriott Marquis ballroom, several hit makers were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. And esteemed musicians celebrated in full color.

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Thank God It's Thursday: Book Expo '09 & The 27s plus The Singular Thomas Dolby

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nikola Tesla, Italian, Brian Jones, Catholicism, Josh Hunter, New Wave, Eric Segalstad, Dolby's Cube, Who, The Magic Show, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Stevie Wonder, Lene Lovich, Dynasty, Margaret Thatcher, Burt Bacharach, Albert Einstein, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Dan Hicks, Peter Ham, The Kushans, Albert Schatz, Jesus, Wicked, Stephen Schwartz, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, Mario Puzo, Depeche Mode, Poughkeepsie, Rose Bowl, Prefab Sprout, Thompson Twins, Roger Waters, Foreigner, Entertainment News, Carol De Gierer, Doug Henning, Pink Floyd, Enchanted, Joni Mitchell, Chris Bell, India, Unplugged, Promises in the Dark, Thomas Dolby, Poughkeepsie Journal, Live Aid, Jim Morrison, The Wall, Ronald Reagan, Mephisto on Wing, Latin, Broadway, Neil Young, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Issa, The 27 Club, Janis Joplin, Grand Theft Auto, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Antoinette Pannard, David Bowie, Mtv, MTV Unplugged, Amazon, Kathleen Beller, Bill Clinton, Angels & Demons, Pocahontas, Albert Schweitzer, Kurt Cobain, George Clinton, Bookexpo, Robert Johnson, Grammy Awards, Best Buy, Lois Drake, Pop Music, The Godfather, Jazz, Indiana Jones, Howard Jones, The Betsy, New Age, Def Leppard, Jimi Hendrix, Robyn Hitchcock, Dan Brown, Pippin, Godspell, Entertainment News

This year's BookExpo in New York City had its usual small arena of publishers at gussied-up kiosks hawking the latest and greatest by writers known and unknown.

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