Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is a musical theatre composer and lyricist, best known for Godspell, Pippin, and Wicked.
He also contributed songs to the films Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Prince of Egypt, and Enchanted, as well as the theme song and other music for the children's television show Johnny and the Sprites. He wrote two songs for Mulan before being let go because of his work on The Prince of Egypt. Neither were used in the film.
He is not to be confused with the Parachute Express member Stephen Michael Schwartz, who is also a musician and a songwriter.
Plays by Stephen Schwartz with their own trope pages include:
- Godspell
- Pippin
- Children of Eden
- Schikaneder
- Wicked
- The Prince of Egypt (Screen-to-Stage Adaptation)
Other works by Stephen Schwartz provide examples of:
- Counterpoint Duet: "Two's Company" from The Magic Show
- Incredibly Long Note: The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Wicked are the most notable out of all his works to fit in this trope.
- Musical Chores: Working, his musical about individuals in occupations such as newsboy, millworker, cleaning lady, etc., could in some ways be said be "Musical Chores: The Musical."
