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Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz, from Godspell to Wicked - Couverture souple

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Giere, Carol De

 
9781540031464: Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz, from Godspell to Wicked
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1540031462 ISBN 13 : 9781540031464
Editeur : Applause, 2018

Synopsis

Stephen Schwartz is among the rare American composer-lyricists whose Broadway musicals have inspired passionate followings, resulting in blockbuster hits like Wicked, Godspell, and Pippin. Movie musical fans know that Disney's pairing of Schwartz with composer Alan Menken led to award-winning movie musicals like Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Enchanted. He's achieved unparalleled success, with a discography vast enough to deem him a musical icon.

Carol de Giere's Defying Gravity includes the story of Schwartz's commercially unsuccessful shows, how he coped, and how he gave himself another chance. It renders a rich portrait of this complex and gifted artist with photographs, Schwartz's handwritten notes and highlighted quotations, and extensive interviews with Schwartz himself, as well as his family members, friends, and colleagues (librettists, composers, directors, producers, and actors). Those who read Defying Gravity amid the world's current Wicked phenomenon will be treated to a revealing, in-depth account of the show's evolution that takes readers from developmental workshops to productions around the world.

With a foreword from one of Schwartz's many creative partners, Disney's Alan Menken, this second edition of Defying Gravity reveals how Schwartz's beloved musicals came to life and includes four new chapters that shed light on both the continuing Wicked craze and his other exciting projects.

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À propos de l'auteur

Carol de Giere (Georgetown Connecticut) is a freelance writer focusing on musicals and creativity. In addition to writing the Stephen Schwartz biography, Defying Gravity, she is the author of The Godspell Experience: Inside a Transformative Musical and is currently writing several other books.

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Éditeur
Applause
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1540031462
ISBN 13 
9781540031464
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
512
Coordonnées du fabricant
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