![]() ![]() See USA Today "Like father, like son on B'way" for an article about Scott and Stephen Schwartz Īs an adult director, Scott has been involved with diverse projects, among which have been several of his dad's shows. He took an interest in directing from an early age. Scott Schwartz is the son of Broadway and film composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz and his wife Carole Schwartz. The lyrics for "Fathers and Sons" were largely inspired by Stephen Schwartz's experience with his father, Stan, and with his son, Scott.įor more information or to order the book online visit Scott Schwartz and Stephen Schwartz The book includes a portrait of father and son, as well as a section on the "Fathers and Sons" song from the musical Working. Author Carol de Giere draws from eighty hours of interviews with the elder Schwartz, as well as from over 100 interviews with his colleagues, friends, and family members including Scott. Scott Schwartz is among the hundreds of people included in this first authorized career biography on Stephen Schwartz. Biography: Defying Gravity: the Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz, from Godspell to Wicked Schwartz is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, an Associate Artist at the Alley Theatre and a graduate of Harvard University. Regional theaters include: Arizona Theatre Company, Asolo Rep, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Cleveland Playhouse, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Dallas Theatre Center, Denver Center, Goodspeed, La Jolla Playhouse, Old Globe, Papermill Playhouse, Pasadena Playhouse, PCPA, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Portland Center Stage, Rubicon, Signature Theatre, Theatreworks, Virginia Stage Company, Westport Country Playhouse, and others. Schwartz’s other recent credits include the world premiere of Theresa Rebeck’s What We’re Up Against, Much Ado About Nothing and Othello at the Alley Theatre, the world premiere of Secondhand Lions at the 5th Avenue, and Next To Normal at the Alliance Theatre. He directed the World Premiere of Séance on a Wet Afternoon starring Lauren Flaniganat Opera Santa Barbara and subsequently at New York City Opera. He also directed Golda’s Balcony on tour, in London, in Los Angeles at the Wadsworth Theatre and in San Francisco at American Conservatory Theatre. His Off-Broadway work includes Murder for Two, Bat Boy: The Musical (Lucille Lortel and Outer Critics Circle Awards, Outstanding Off Broadway Musical Drama Desk Award nomination, Outstanding Director of a Musical), tick, tick…BOOM! (Outer Critics Circle, Outstanding Off Broadway Musical Drama Desk nomination, Outstanding Director of a Musical), The Foreigner starring Matthew Broderick, Rooms: A Rock Romance, Kafka’s The Castle (Outer Critics Circle nomination, Outstanding Director of a Play), and No Way to Treat a Lady. He directed the Broadway productions of Golda’s Balcony and Jane Eyre (co-directed with John Caird). Scott Schwartz (Director) is the Artistic Director at Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, NY. Article: Godspell's Generations: Can Scott Schwartz Update Dad's Show?.Director of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and regional theatre shows (and son of Stephen Schwartz). ![]()
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