Stephen Schwartz

Most people wandering down a tourist promenade such as Navy Pier and seeing a little sign advertising a daytime production of "Pinocchio" probably would expect a tawdry troupe of chirpy, collegiate-level actors performing "Hi Diddle Dee Dee" and...

Northlight Theatre has announced the casting for its upcoming shows "Snapshots" and "Season's Greetings" in Skokie. The musical “Snapshots” (Sept. 16 to Oct. 23) is made up of songs by Stephen Schwartz, the creator of “Wicked.”...

Having finally "discovered" the rock musical "Godspell" in 2008, Vanguard University has rediscovered it, this time as a production of the college's summer professional arm, the American Coast Theater Co. Vanda Eggington, who directed the earlier...

The Reprise Theatre Company said Wednesday that it has pulled the plug on its February production of the musical "The Baker's Wife," citing weak overall ticket sales and donations. The company said it is contacting ticketholders to arrange for refunds....

'Jesus Christ Superstar' sets Mar. 22 opening date at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre, following a fall engagement at the La Jolla Playhouse....

"South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone took satirical aim at Broadway on Wednesday's episode in the way that they know best -- with ample profanity and wall-to-wall sex jokes. They even managed to work in a tongue-in-cheek plug for their own...

'A Room with a View' musical coming to Old Globe in 2012...

Holly Robinson Peete and her husband, former NFL quarterback Rodney Peete, welcomed more than 500 guests to the historic Green Acres estate in Beverly Hills for DesignCare '10, a fundraiser for the HollyRod Foundation (www.hollyrod.org), which provides...

It's not easy being green. Especially when your college roommate is drop-dead gorgeous with all the cutesy perkiness of Elle Woods from "Legally Blonde." That's the dilemma facing Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West from "The Wizard of Oz," in...

If you're a fan of "Wicked" — and since 2003 there have been plenty of you — the touring production camped at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre for the next few weeks will surely raise your appreciation of the show If you're not a fan, well...

Few showbiz composers can boast a resume chock-full of box-office hits as Stephen Schwartz. The composer wrote the score to such Broadway blockbusters as"Wicked," "Pippin" and "Godspell." Schwartz has also won three Oscars for his work on the animated...

"Hair" in New York; the touring show is coming March 8-20 to the Oriental Theatre. Broadway In Chicago has announced the complete 2011 spring season. The news here is Carrie Fisher's "Wishful Drinking" and "Merchant of Venice"; the other titles......