Broadway and film composer Stephen Schwartz is in demand these days. Fortunately he enjoys traveling, especially to new and exotic places. In early May he’ll be in Latvia where he’ll be teaching musical theatre writers about their craft. And in October, he’s performing as part of a Composer Cruise floating around the Mediterranean. He is scheduled to greet guests during a pre-concert dinner. http://www.musicalschwartz.com/broadway-cruise.htm
The New York City native will be on the West coast in mid May, when he will autograph CDs at a special event in his honor. Thursday, May 17, 2007, 6 - 8 p.m. An Evening with Stephen Schwartz, Lyricist & Composer for Wicked at the Arclight Theatres, 6360 W. Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. On May 19th he’ll autograph CDs at Borders Bookstore in LA near the Pantages. See details on the fan site news page Schwartz news.
Schwartz is keynote speaker in Minneapolis at a conference One Theatre World 2007: Rattling Cages
May 30-June 2, 2007, St. Paul, Minnesota. http://www.assitej-usa.org/onetheaterworld2007.html
He’ll spend part of the summer in upstate New York. A section of Schwartz’s opera Séance on a Wet Afternoon will be workshopped at the Seagle Music Colony July 18 through July 21. Stephen’s son Scott Schwartz will direct the workshop and performance. At events in smaller venues like this, when some work of his is being developed, you can sometimes find him hanging out in the back of the theatre after a performance. Say hello. The summer box office opens June 1 and individual tickets will be $20 for adults and $15 for 12 and under. http://www.seaglecolony.com/schedule.php
There’s also a chance Mr. Schwartz will be attending one or both of the SNAPSHOTS productions. Info follows:
Daytona Beach, FL: Snapshots - A “New” Musical (Revue) from Stephen Schwartz with book by David Stern: Playing July 26 - August 19 at Seaside Music Theater, the only professional theater in the Daytona Beach/Volusia County Florida.
Dayton Ohio: SNAPSHOTS
Music and Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Book by David Stern
September 20 – October 7, 2007 SERIES 1&2
The Human Race and Victoria Theatre Association
In New York City, Schwartz’s lovely choral piece “Kéramos” will be performed as part of a May 5th concert. Stephen will be attending and speaking at a pre-concert gathering. The choir will also perform a piece from Schwartz’s opera-in-progress. See Schwartz Opera Project page for details
Friday, August 31st, and September 1st, he’ll be in Pittsburgh for a concert and workshop. Info at www.cabaretpgh.org
Spot-On Entertainment books “Stephen Schwartz & Friends” concerts with Stephen Schwartz, Debbie Gravitte, Liz Callaway and Scott Coulter. www.spot-onentertainment.com
Earlier this spring, Schwartz flew to Nashville to join a group of musical writers and performers at the Bluebird Cafe. Blog writer Allison Lynn posted a report of the concert. Allison’s report of the event [opens in new browser window]
On the Internet, anyone can “meet” Stephen Schwartz on his official website www.stephenschwartz.com
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May 7th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
Really great page! Very informative too. I like to know where Mr. Schwartz is at so maybe I can meet sometime if he ever gets close…so thanks for keeping us updated! Also, a Stephen Schwartz opera is something I’d definitely want to see. It sounds really interesting too! Can’t wait to hear more.
xoxo elizabeth