Stephen Schwartz has carved out a distinctive Broadway and Hollywood career for more than four decades, serving as lyricist and composer for such shows as Godspell (1971), Pippin (1972), The Magic Show (1974), The Baker's Wife (1976), Children of Eden (1991), The Prince of Egypt (1998), and Wicked (2003), among others, and as lyricist for such Disney animated features as Pocahontas (1995) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996). This course will be a detailed look at Schwartz's career, his fruitful collaborations, and the style of his music and lyrics, largely based upon Laird's many interviews with the artist and the resulting book.

An Osher membership fee of $25 is required to enroll in this class. If you have not paid your membership fee, please click on the blue link below under "course accessibility" to add the membership fee to your shopping cart. Then continue shopping to select your courses and/or events. If you have questions about whether or not you have paid your member fee, please call 785-864-6779.

Instructor Bio: Paul Laird is professor emeritus of musicology at the University of Kansas. He teaches courses for the KU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute on the Broadway musical and classical music. He taught for 30 years at KU, including courses on musical theater, American music, Baroque music, and other topics, and directed the Instrumental Collegium Musicum. He has been teaching continuing education courses at KU since the 1990s.

Course Accessibility: Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend University of Kansas sponsored events. If you require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in an event, please email lpe@ku.edu or call 913-897-8530 at least three weeks before the first day of the event.

---

Course pre-requisites
(required) Osher Membership Fee

This course contains no sessions
Click here to be notified about the next scheduled program.