Wicked: the people behind the curtain

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Wicked

The People Behind the Curtain

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Wicked

Worked On

Life

Her work on Wicked includes many parts of her style including her focus on themes about equality and prejudice.

Childhood

My So-Called Life

1994-1995

College

Princeton University

Birds of Paridise

1987

Style

Her work often includes themes about friendship and issues in human rights and equality. She often also likes to portray characters as not black and white good and evil (especially the main characters)

Winnie Holzman

American Screenwriter

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Wicked

Worked On

Life

His work on Wicked wonderfully displays his ability to change his style for the needs of the play, even though Wicked still stays in the contemporary style Schwartz still includes some more classical soprano parts inside the music.

Childhood

Pocahontas

1995

College

Carnegie Mellon University

Prince of Egypt

2017

Style

Stephan Schwartz

His style is notably very versatile depending on the musical and actor he is working with.

Pippin

1972

American Screenwriter

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My So-Called Life

1994-1995

This 1995 Emmy nominee is a teen drama tells the story of a highschool girl trying to deal boy issues along with managing her freind group's drama. This shows ability to discuss issues that were often pushed aside at the time is truely admirable, with the show attempting to deal with drug abuse, economic status, and the feeling of isolation that comes with being a diffrent sexuality. Actors include Jared Leto, William Cruz Bess Armstrong.

College

Prinstin University

Even though Holzman always wanted to be an actor she eventually changed her mind and decided to Major in creative writing at Princeton University. This eventually led her to writing scripts for plays, TV shows and movies.

Birds of Paradise

1987

This musical is all about the life of ametur theater group whose lives are changed after a famous actor comes in and decides to direct in their play. Full of twists, betrayal and a realization all they ever need was already there.

Childhood

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• Grew up in New York (State) on Long Island
• Always wanted to be an actor or do something with musical theatre
• At age thirteen she attended circle in a square theatre school

College

Carnegie Mellon University

While he was still in highschool he directed and helped write an early form of the musical Pippen. After college he moved on to work for RCA records then moved on to musical theater jobs.

Pocahontas

1995

This Disney classic is probably one of the most famous non musical Schwartz has worked on. Schwartz researched a large amount of sources for this job, taking inspiration from sea shanties and Native American music tapes.

Childhood

Interesting Facts

• Grew up in New York (State) in the Williston Park area
• Started going to Broadway shows at a young age and has always wanted to compose for Broadway.
• Started playing piano at seven and has continued it since.

Prince of Egypt

2017

Schwartz not only worked on both the music for the animated movie but also eventually helped write a musical off of it when people started putting on their own Prince of Egypt musicals. This musical shows Schwartz ability to change his music style with him focusing a large part on wind and brass instruments for this movie.

Pippin

1972

The musical Pippin is a story about a boy overthrowing his father the king and finding meaning in his life while many forces tell him different meanings. In this musical the music stays with a more contemporary style of musical theater.

This musical uses many techniques such as the pitter patter used in the song War is a Science.