Musical theater tends to be word-driven, whereas opera gives you so much more scope for driving the story with the music. — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
“I’ve heard it said, that people, come into our lives for a reason. Bringing something we must learn and we aren’t, to… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
Musical theater, I think, is something one learns both from studying what went before and then actually doing it. — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
When musical theatre is working and people are really connecting with the characters, and then the music adds that strong emotional element,… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
I think 'Glee' has been great for musical theater and for kids who are interested in musical theater and singing because it… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
Normally, for a musical, the first step with my collaborators is to figure out the story and the outline and really be… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
That's what I like about musical theater, is that it's very collaborative, not just with the writers, but with the director and… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share Image
Bringing your show to Broadway is an economic decision on the part of producers and investors that may or may not happen, but sharing… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share
You wouldn't walk into a music store and walk out with a piece of music under your arm. So why would it be acceptable… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share
There have always been discussions about a 'Pippin' movie. I think it would lend itself very well to film if one could solve how… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share
When I was in high school, I worked at a theatre on Long Island, where I grew up, in the box office and parking… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share
When I perform I try and focus on the lyrics and my interpretation of the lyrics. — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share
I think it would be really cool to see 'Enchanted' on Broadway - there's been discussion of it from time to time. You'd have… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share
I was very happy in Hollywood. I was doing extremely well there and things were good. — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share
That was what I always wanted to do for my whole life, to write music in the service of telling stories and communicating ideas… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share
I had always been interested in opera, going back to my college days at Carnegie Mellon. In my last year there, I even wrote… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share
With Bernstein, because we wound up always working music first, it was where I really feel I learned how to write lyrics as a… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share
In 'Wicked,' we developed the concept that Glinda has a public persona who sings in soprano and a private persona who is, you know,… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share
Alan Menken is so gifted in terms of coming up with these great melodies. What I learned from working with him was how to… — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share
I like works about familiar stories, where one spins the point of view and looks at it from another angle. — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share
Excuse me, there's no pretense here. I happen to be genuinely self-absorbed and deeply shallow. — Stephen Schwartz Copy Share
