Stephen Schwartz

One of the worlds most acclaimed and celebrated compser/lyricists for musical theater, including international successes with Wicked, Godspell, and Pippin * Has written music for several feature films, including songs for The Prince of Egypt and collaborated on the score for Disney’s Pocahontas, and Enchanted * Member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame * Member of the Broadway Hall of Fame * Winner of three Academy Awards and four Grammy Awards * His first opera, Séance on a Wet Afternoon, has been performed by Opera Santa Barbara (2009) and the New York City Opera (2011). The opera is a psychological thrilled based on the novel by Mack McShane and the 1964 noir movie adaptation of the same name. Schwartz wrote both the score and libretto.