The Magic Show on Video - 1981

The New York Pops will honor Grammy, Academy, and Tony Award winning composer Stephen Schwartz at the orchestra’s 43rd Birthday Gala.

On Sunday, Broadway songwriter Stephen Schwartz sat down with CBS Sunday Morning for a career-spanning conversation from Godspell to Wicked to his latest show, The Queen of Versailles, now running on Broadway.

It's a good time to be a Stephen Schwartz fan! Not only is his newest musical (The Queen of Versailles) and one of his oldest musicals (The Baker's Wife) currently onstage on Broadway and off-Broadway respectively, but Wicked: For Good is about to be released in movie theatres (November 21).

The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) will present A Wicked Evening with the Wizard: Stephen Schwartz & Friends on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at 7:30 p.

Hennepin Arts has announced that Carisa Hendrix, the award-winning magician and comedian behind glamorous 1940s-style socialite Lucy Darling, will bring her newest touring show You’re Welcome to the historic Pantages Theatre.

xIn the city where Houdini once extricated himself from a straitjacket while dangling upside down above Times Square, it’s surprising that we don’t get major magic acts on stage more often than we do in New York.

The magic show, Amaze, will make its New York debut at New World Stages with a limited engagement this summer.

BrightSide Theatre has announced the cast for the final show of its 13th season – the Stephen Schwartz/Roger O.

The Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) will welcome back award-winning comedian and television broadcaster David Letterman to host “Conversations: David Letterman with Paul Shaffer” on April 10, 2025 at 7:00PM.

Stephen Schwartz will be the 2025 recipient of the esteemed Johnny Mercer Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala slated for Thursday, June 12 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

Stephen Schwartz will be the 2025 recipient of the esteemed Johnny Mercer Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala slated for Thursday, June 12 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

FMC Productions LLC will present an industry reading of TO LIFE.

Nashville meets Broadway in the new country musical, “Hard Road To Heaven,” which will have its world premiere at Bucks County Playhouse.

The Guild of Music Supervisors has announced that Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz will receive the Icon Award at the 15th Annual Guild of Music Supervisors Awards.

The holidays are upon us and BroadwayWorld is continuing our favorite annual tradition of celebrating the holiday season with a Twelve Days of Christmas countdown.

A Celebration of Life for SANDE CAMPBELL, a pioneering female conductor and Broadway musician, will be held at Pearl Studios.

Magic is Happening at bergenPAC in Englewood, NJ

The anticipation is high as the audience fills up to near capacity while the Palm Springs weather outside hits double-digits and record-breaking temperatures.

Loni Ackerman has been a longtime favorite of Broadway theatergoers.

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Broadway, film, and television producer Edgar Lansbury passed away on Thursday, May 2nd, 2024 in his home in Manhattan at the age of 94, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Discover the major revival of THE BAKER'S WIFE, a classic by Stephen Schwartz and Joseph Stein, announced by the Menier Chocolate Factory.

Broadway icon Stephen Schwartz, the composer behind the blockbuster hit Wicked, hit the stage with songstress Melissa Errico for a very special performance at 54 Below.

Broadway came to Long Island recently as a range of vocalists and musicians gathered to honor and induct award-winning Broadway and movie lyricist and composer Stephen Schwartz into the Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame on March 23rd at its Stony Brook Museum location.