Stephen Lawrence Schwartz, born on March 6, 1948 in New York City, is an
American musical theatre composer and lyricist. He graduated from Carnegie
Mellon University and began his career as a producer for RCA Records before
transitioning to Broadway theater. His breakthrough came with the title song for
Butterflies Are Free and the musical Godspell, which premiered in 1971 and won
him two Grammy Awards. Schwartz followed this success with Pippin (1972) and The
Magic Show (1974), both of which became long-running hits. He returned to
Broadway with the musical Wicked, which premier...