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Defying gravity : the creative career of Stephen Schwartz, from Godspell to Wicked
- Title
- Defying gravity : the creative career of Stephen Schwartz, from Godspell to Wicked / Carol de Giere ; foreword by Alan Menken.
- Author
- De Giere, Carol
- Publication
- Milwaukee, WI : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2018.
- ©2008, ©2018
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Details
- Description
- 502 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- This updated and revised second edition delves into Stephen Schwartz's creative process for the new stage musicals, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", "The Prince of Egypt", and other shows.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biography.
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Note
- First edition published in 2008 by Applause Theatre & Cinema Books.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-482) and index.
- Contents
- Act I: 1948 to 1974. A focused childhood -- Morning glow: the college years -- Transitions: keep dancing through -- Early "Godspell" -- The "Godspell" score and first Grammys -- The Bernstein influence -- "Pippin", Broadway, and Schwartz vs. Fosse -- "The Magic Show" and future enchantments ; Act II: 1974 to 1991. "The Baker's Wife": mixed ingredients -- "Working": creating a nonfiction musical -- Mid journey reflections -- "Rags" on Broadway and the 1980s -- "Children of Eden": second chances ; Act III: 1991 to 2003. "Pocahontas" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (movies) -- "Mulan" and "The Prince of Egypt" (movies) ; Wicked. Landing in Oz -- Structuring twists and turns -- On the right track -- Story of committee -- Somewhere over the keyboard -- First drafts and "adjustifications" -- We're off to see a reading -- Turning points in Oz -- If we only had a team -- Character development -- The countdown begins -- Shock at first sight -- Pre-broadway summer -- "Wicked" on Broadway ; Updates 2003. "Wicked" worldwide and the life-changing milestone -- From movies to stage musicals : "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "The Prince of Egypt" -- Hollywood calls again -- Always more magic to do.
- Call Number
- JNE 19-6
- ISBN
- 9781540031464
- 1540031462
- OCLC
- 1037042147
- Author
- De Giere, Carol, author.
- Title
- Defying gravity : the creative career of Stephen Schwartz, from Godspell to Wicked / Carol de Giere ; foreword by Alan Menken.
- Publisher
- Milwaukee, WI : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2008, ©2018
- Edition
- Revised and updated second edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-482) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JNE 19-6