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Defying Gravity

The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz, from Godspell to Wicked
  • ISBN-13: 9781540031464
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: APPLAUSE
  • By Carol de Giere
  • Price: AUD $60.99
  • Stock: 3 in stock
  • Availability: Order will be despatched as soon as possible.
  • Local release date: 04/02/2019
  • Format: Paperback (229.00mm X 152.00mm) 512 pages Weight: 800g
  • Categories: Music [AV]
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From his writing of Godspell s score at age 23 through the making of the megahit musical Wicked and beyond, Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz, from Godspell to Wicked takes readers into the world of the legendary Broadway and film composer-lyricist. In this authorized biography, drawing from her interviews with Schwartz and his collaborators, author Carol de Giere focuses on the behind-the-scenes stories for Schwartz s hits and disappointing flops. Readers will find colourful anecdotes and insights for his licensed musicals Children of Eden, Pippin, Working, and others. Defying Gravity also includes Hollywood stories, beginning with a new foreword by composer Alan Menken. 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. It provides additional insights on Schwartz s early work with Leonard Bernstein and his more recent international work on Wicked. It offers additional Creativity Notes a popular feature of the first edition with comments from Schwartz about overcoming creative blocks, collaboration, and the artistic life.
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