![]() We have no idea why she’s doing the wicked things that she’s doing. And we have no idea what her point of view is. And all we really know about her, other than what she does in The Wizard of Oz, is that she’s called “The Wicked Witch of the West.” We don’t even know her name. And I just thought: That is the best idea I have ever heard for a musical. ”Īll the hairs on my arms and the back of my neck stood up. It’s by this guy Gregory Maguire, it’s kind of the Oz story from the Wicked Witch’s point of view. I happened to be on a snorkeling trip and one of my friends, Holly Near, said, “Oh, I’m reading this really interesting book. STEPHEN SCHWARTZ: It’s so hard to be able to articulate why an idea hits you like the shaft of an arrow. I’m your host, June Cohen, and on this episode, you’ll hear original music composed for piano and guitar. Time and again, he’ll come back to his mantra: “Tell the truth, and make it rhyme.” And to create it, he had to not only adapt an iconic retelling of an iconic story, but persuade a lot of people that it was a good idea. Stephen adapted it from the book Wicked, written by Gregory Maguire. The story itself is a re-telling of The Wizard of Oz - from the perspective of the so-called wicked witch. Īs for Wicked, it’s broken nearly every record in theater history for ticket sales, making it one of the most successful musicals of all time. He’s written musicals that changed the landscape of American theater - like Godspell and Pippin. ![]() Stephen has a career spanning five decades as a musical theater lyricist and composer. And he’ll also share a universal truth about getting unstuck that anyone can use.Īnd here’s what you need to know about Stephen Schwartz and Wicked. He’ll show you how telling the truth to your team creates a space where great collaborations can thrive. But what Stephen learns along the way applies to any creative in any field: When your work expresses a universal truth, the widest audience will respond.Īs Stephen takes us on the journey of writing and composing Wicked, you’ll hear how he leans into universal truths that connect all of us – like the experience of friendship, betrayal, and love. It’s Stephen’s personal story of reinventing a beloved classic for the stage - and convincing others to believe in it as much as he does. JUNE COHEN: That’s the legendary composer Stephen Schwartz - and he’s about to tell us the story of creating the Broadway musical Wicked. You think they know everything about you, but they don’t. It’s so mysterious, but it’s really also very reassuring, that if you expose yourself enough, your heart and your soul and your obsessions and your doubts and fears, if you really tell that truth, people respond to it, if you tell it skillfully.Īnd what’s more: You think you’re standing naked before them. You don’t really even have to make it rhyme, but you need to tell the truth. STEPHEN SCHWARTZ: When I get asked, “How do you go about writing a song?” I have a glib response - but it’s really quite true - which is: Tell the truth, and make it rhyme. **SEALED**COMPLAINT against USA (ED) (Filing fee $402, Receipt number AUSFCC-8696577) (Copy of sealed complaint served by secure email on Department of Justice), filed by THALIN, LLC. Redaction of #1 Complaint, FILED UNDER SEAL. **SEALED**PROPOSED REDACTED DOCUMENT, filed by THALIN, LLC. MOTION to Seal Document #1 Complaint, filed by THALIN, LLC. ![]() ![]() (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(sh) MOTION for Protective Order, filed by THALIN, LLC. Rule 7.1 Disclosure Statement, filed by THALIN, LLC. Notice of Random Assignment Pursuant to Rule 40.1(a) to Judge Stephen S. NOTICE of Designation of Electronic Case. ![]() NOTICE of Appearance by Eric Evan Laufgraben for USA. This docket was last retrieved on May 8, 2023. ![]()
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