Table of Contents
Foreword Alan Menken 1
Author's Introduction 13
Act I 1948 to 1974
1 A Focused Childhood 19
2 Morning Glow: The College Years 29
3 Transitions: Keep Dancing Through 43
4 Early Godspell 53
5 The Godspell Score and First Grammys 59
6 The Bernstein Influence 73
7 Pippin, Broadway, and Schwartz vs. Fosse 81
8 The Magic Show and Future Enchantments 103
Act II 1974 to 1991
9 The Baker's Wife: Mixed Ingredients 115
10 Working: Creating a Nonfiction Musical 133
11 Mid Journey Reflections 155
12 Rags on Broadway and the 1980s 161
13 Children of Eden: Second Chances 175
Act III 1991 to 2003
14 Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (movies) 197
15 Mulan and The Prince of Egypt (movies) 217
Wicked
16 Landing in Oz 233
17 Structuring Twists and Turns 239
18 On the Right Track 247
19 Story by Committee 253
20 Somewhere Over the Keyboard 259
21 First Drafts and "Adjustifications" 265
22 We're Off to See a Reading 271
23 Turning Points in Oz 277
24 If We Only Had a Team 291
25 Character Development 305
26 The Countdown Begins 313
27 Shock at First Sight 337
28 Pre-Broadway Summer 349
29 Wicked on Broadway 359
Updates 2003…
30 Wicked Worldwide and the Life-Changing Milestone 367
31 From Movies to Stage Musicals: The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Prince of Egypt 387
32 Hollywood Calls Again 411
33 Always More Magic to Do 421
Appendix A Stephen Schwartz Major Credits 447
Appendix B Wicked Outline 1998 453
Acknowledgments and Credits 461
Notes 465
Selected Bibliography 479
Photography Credits 483
Creativity Notes Index 484
General Index 485
