Stephen Schwartz

Like the Oscars, the Tony Awards are preceded each year by a bevy of award shows that render the main event something of a foregone conclusion. This Broadway season, many of the front-runners have become clear relatively quickly, with the big-top-themed...

The original version of this story incorrectly credited Theater League of Kansas City, Mo., as presenting the musical “Wicked” at the Morris Performing Arts Center. It is presented by Broadway Theatre League. Also, the caption with the main...

NEW YORK -- “Kinky Boots,” the adaptation of the cross-dressing comedy film with a book by Harvey Fierstein and score by Cyndi Lauper, led the pack when Tony Award nominations were announced Tuesday morning, leading all shows with 13 nods....

NEW YORK — There are shows that revive aging material through revisionism. And there are productions that prefer to celebrate the pull of nostalgia, especially when the songs are great. "Pippin," the brilliant Diane Paulus revival of the...

As a writer behind the musical "Wicked," Winnie Holzman has shared in one of the biggest commercial successes in Broadway history. Since opening in 2003, the musical has made more than $300 million and is still going strong on multiple continents....

The musical fantasy, “LMNOP” will have a workshop production at Goodspeed Musicals’ Norma Terris Theatre July 25 to Aug. 18  The show is the third workshop production on Goodspeed’s second stage, following announcements of...

A new musical about a not-so-traditional barbershop quartet penned by the head writer of “The Cosby Show” and the writer of "Freud's Last Session" will open the 2013 season at Goodspeed Musicals’ Norma Terris Theatre in Chester....

The 2011 Broadway revival of "Godspell," a 1971 musical with songs by a pre-"Wicked" Stephen Schwartz, brought the Bible-based show into modern times with a high-spirited cast that joked and riffed its way through the Gospel of St. Matthew. The new...

It's only after about the third viewing of the hit musical "Wicked" that you begin to realize that, in addition to the show's brilliantly conceived special effects and razzle-dazzle showmanship, it's also a fiendishly clever concoction. Creators Stephen...

NEW YORK — In the annals of showbiz, the chance encounter between lyricist Marcy Heisler and composer Zina Goldrich 21 years ago may not rank with Rodgers and Hammerstein's first meeting or Lerner linking up with Loewe. But it could prove to be a...

His Girl Friday Feb. 28 through March 10, Connecticut Reperatory Theatre, 802 Bolton Road, Unit 1127, Storrs, (860) 486-2113, crt.uconn.edu   The Front Page was one of the most popular plays of the 20th century. The snappy Chicago newspaper drama...

Last here almost exactly two years ago, Broadway juggernaut "Wicked" is back, dragon still snarling, witches still flying and monkeys still screeching. Except for minor restaging, the show remains essentially unchanged. In fact, it runs like clockwork...