
Stephen Schwartz was born in New York City on March 6, 1948. He studied piano and composition at the Juilliard School of Music while in high school and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1968 with a B.F.A. in Drama. Upon coming back to live in New York City, he went to work as a producer for RCA Records, but shortly thereafter began to work in the Broadway theatre. His first major credit was the title song for the play Butterflies Are Free; the song was eventually used in the movie version as well.
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Defying Gravity - From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003
Popular - From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003
What Is This Feeling? - From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003
For Good - From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003
No Good Deed - From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003
No One Mourns the Wicked - From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003
The Wizard and I - From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003
Dancing Through Life - From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003
Thank Goodness - From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003
I'm Not That Girl - From "Wicked" Original Broadway Cast Recording/2003