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Stephen Schwartz Pulls Out of Kennedy Center’s 2026 Lineup: ‘There’s No Way I Would Set Foot in It Now’
SOURCE:Variety|BY:Chris Willman
Stephen Schwartz, the songwriter behind classic musicals from “Godspell” and “Pippin” to “Wicked,” has revealed he will not be taking part in a program spotlighting him at the Kennedy Center on May 16. “It no longer represents the apolitical place for free artistic expression it was founded to be,” Schwartz said in an email sent […]
Stephen Schwartz, the songwriter behind classic musicals from “Godspell” and “Pippin” to “Wicked,” has revealed he will not be taking part in a program devoted to spotlighting him at the Kennedy Center on May 16. “It no longer represents the apolitical place for free artistic expression it was founded to be,” Schwartz said in an […]