The Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (LIMEHOF) will induct award-winning Broadway and movie lyricist and composer Stephen Schwartz (“Wicked,” “Godspell,” “Pippin,” “Pocahontas,” “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” “The Prince of Egypt”, and the new movie adaptation of “Wicked” among other titles) on March 23rd, 2024 at 7 p.m. The induction ceremony will take place at the LIMEHOF headquarters (97 Main Street, Stony Brook, NY). The ceremony will be followed by an hour-and-a-half concert featuring performances from Schartz’s musicals.
The music concert to follow the induction will be emceed by musician Paul Schaffer, with whom he worked early in his career. In 1972, Schaffer was hired as the musical director for the Toronto production of “Godspell.” Schwartz and Schaffer will perform alongside musicians from the musical “Godspell” that include Rick Shutter (drummer), Doug Quinn (guitarist) and Steve Manes (bassist).
Tickets for the induction and concert event are available for sale on LIMEHOF’s website (https://www.limusichalloffame.org/tickets-and-gift-cards/) or may be purchased in person at LIMEHOF.
About Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz was born in New York City and grew up in the Williston Park area of Nassau County, where he graduated from Mineola High School in 1964. He studied piano and composition at the Juilliard School while in high school and graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in 1968 with a B.F.A. in Drama.
In a highly acclaimed career spanning over 50 years, Schwartz has written a variety of musicals that include (most famously) “Godspell” (1971), “Pippin” (1972), and “Wicked” (2003). Additionally, Schwartz has contributed music and lyrics to several movies such as “Pocahontas” (1995), “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1996), “The Prince of Egypt” (1998), and “Enchanted” (2007). He was also involved with the upcoming feature film adaptation of Wicked to be released in the fall.
Schwartz has won numerous awards including four Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award. He has received nominations for six Tony Awards and a Laurence Olivier Award. He received the Tony Award’s Isabelle Stevenson Award in 2015.
