When Stephen Schwartz, composer of Broadway's long-running mega-hit Wicked and the soon-to-be-revived Godspell says that Glee is good for musical theater, you better believe Glee is good for musical theater. That is exactly what Schwartz told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in a recent interview.
"I think Glee has been great for musical theater and for kids who are interested in musical theater and singing because it has made it somehow seem less uncool even while supposedly being about the uncool kids in school," Schwartz told the paper, “Shows like Glee and American Idol have been a big boost to the whole idea of young people pursuing a singing career or a career in music, and that's been great.”
Schwartz himself is tapping into the show’s talented cast for the upcoming revival of Godspell. Telly Leung, who can be seen on Glee as part of The Warblers, is a cast member, and Schwartz told the paper he was delighted with the casting of both Leung and Weeds star Hunter Parrish in the role of Jesus.
While the composer-lyricist is readying this latest revival you’d think he might let Wicked, still running after nearly eight years on Broadway and ...
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Stephen Schwartz on Glee, Godspell and Wicked's Worldwide Appeal
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