Stephen Schwartz

Stephen Lawrence Schwartz is an American musical theatre lyricist and composer. He has worked as lyricist of Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Enchanted; all three with Alan Menken composing. He also wrote and composed the theme song for the Playhouse Disney series Johnny and the Sprites as well as the song "Brightly Shining" from the series and "Waiting for the Stars" from the show's original shorts.
Schwartz is also known for his role as the writer and composer for the songs of hit Broadway musicals, such as and .
In addition, Schwartz also wrote and composed songs for Mulan but they were not used due to his decision to continue with his work on ' , which won an Oscar for best original song for "When You Believe". Despite this, one of his songs, "Written in Stone", was later used for the children's theatre production Mulan Jr. Schwartz's breakup from Disney for this reason meant that he would not work for the studio for nearly nine years, prior to his return with Johnny and the Sprites.Stephen Schwartz - Other shows and songs on Internet Archive
Schwartz is currently writing the songs for a new adaptation of A Christmas Carol, which will be titled Marley.'Beauty and the Beast' Director Bill Condon To Direct Musical Re-Imagining of 'A Christmas Carol' For Disney
==Filmography==
Year	Film 	Position
1995	Pocahontas 	Song lyricist and producer
1996	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Music and lyrics by; Song producer
1998	Mulan 	Music and lyrics, all songs deleted from final film
2000	Geppetto 	Music and lyrics
2005
-2007	Johnny and the Sprites 	Music and lyrics, theme song, "Brightly Shining", "Waiting for the Stars"
2007	Enchanted 	Song lyricist and producer
2022	Disenchanted 	Song lyricist
TBA 	Marley 	Music and lyrics
==Gallery==
Music menken schwartz big.jpg|Stephen Schwartz and Alan Menken receiving their Oscar awards in 2008.
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Category:1940s births
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Category:The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
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Category:Annie Award Winner
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Category:Pinocchio
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