Stephen Schwartz

Writing

Born: 1948-03-06

From: New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Popularity: 0.3

Also Known As

Стівен ШварцStephen Lawrence Schwartz

Biography

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). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Schwartz, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations12 won · 9 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Score

Wicked

2025

🏆 Won

Isabelle Stevenson Award

2015

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album

Wicked

2005

🏆 Won

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

2004

🏆 Won

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics

2004

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Original Score

Wicked

2004

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Original Song

When You Believe

1999

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score

The Prince of Egypt

1999

🏆 Won

Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Song

When You Believe

1998

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

1997

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score

Pocahontas

1996

🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song

Colors of the Wind

1996

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media

Colors of the Wind

1996

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Original Song

Colors of the Wind

1996

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score

Pocahontas

1996

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Original Score

Rags

1987

🏆 Won

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

1978

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Original Score

Working

1978

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Original Score

Godspell

1977

Nominated

Tony Award for Best Original Score

Pippin

1973

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Stephen Schwartz

Also Known As

Biography

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Awards & Nominations12 won · 9 nominated

Acting16 titles

The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Wicked: One Wonderful Night

Making Wicked

tick, tick... BOOM!

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

Wicked: The Real Story

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

NPR Tiny Desk Concerts

Wicked

The Prince of Egypt: From Dream to Screen

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Encore!

Russian Broadway Shut Down

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon

TOVAH

Directing1 title

Working

Writing17 titles

Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert

Wicked: One Wonderful Night

Pippin

The Prince of Egypt: The Musical

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Magic Show

Pocahontas

Wicked

Disenchanted

Wicked: For Good

Godspell

Working

Leonard Bernstein's Mass

Hunchback

Leonard Bernstein Mass

Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook

Children of Eden Jr.

Production2 titles

Wicked

Wicked: For Good

Sound16 titles

Pippin: 50th Anniversary Concert

A Very Wicked Halloween: Celebrating 15 Years on Broadway

Wicked: One Wonderful Night

Pippin

The Prince of Egypt: The Musical

The Prince of Egypt

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The Magic Show

Pocahontas

Wicked

Enchanted

Godspell

Wicked: For Good

Geppetto

Working

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...

Crew1 title

Wicked: One Wonderful Night