Composer Stephen Schwartz on ASCAP’s Musical Theatre Fest, Shares Update on ‘Wicked: For Good’
Stephen Schwartz is back hosting the ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Fest.
The event will be held over two days from May 5-6 at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (The Wallis) in Beverly Hills.
“Songs From the Cutting Room Floor” will open the festival and provide a look at the unheard gems that didn’t make it into some of Broadway’s biggest shows. Schwartz, along with Irene Sankoff and David Hein (“Come From Away”), will deliver an evening of intimate performances and stories about songs that had to be sacrificed to create a perfect musical.
Schwartz is no stranger to cutting songs from his musicals. His upcoming Broadway show, “Queen of Versailles,” is currently being worked on. Schwartz tells Variety, “There must be a dozen songs for it, that ultimately we wound up not using.” He adds, “Writing musicals is all about the development process. There are...
The event will be held over two days from May 5-6 at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (The Wallis) in Beverly Hills.
“Songs From the Cutting Room Floor” will open the festival and provide a look at the unheard gems that didn’t make it into some of Broadway’s biggest shows. Schwartz, along with Irene Sankoff and David Hein (“Come From Away”), will deliver an evening of intimate performances and stories about songs that had to be sacrificed to create a perfect musical.
Schwartz is no stranger to cutting songs from his musicals. His upcoming Broadway show, “Queen of Versailles,” is currently being worked on. Schwartz tells Variety, “There must be a dozen songs for it, that ultimately we wound up not using.” He adds, “Writing musicals is all about the development process. There are...
- 5/5/2025
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety - Film News
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