International NewsStephen Schwartz: Defying Gravity鈥擫ive in Concert Will Play Malta This Fall
A mix of Broadway and Maltese artists will join the Oscar-winning composer-lyricist.
By
Andrew Gans
June 21, 2024
Stephen Schwartz at opening night of Some Like It HotMichaelah Reynolds
Stephen Schwartz: Defying Gravity鈥擫ive in Concert will be presented September 29 at 7:30 PM at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, Malta.
Joining composer-lyricist Schwartz on stage will be Broadway's Matthew James Thomas, Keri Rene Fuller, and Michael McCorry Rose; Maltese artists Ira Losco and Destiny; and internationally recognized Maltese tenor Joseph Calleja.
The performers will be backed by the 70-piece Malta Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by British music director Ian MacGregor. Thomas will direct the evening with associate direction by Max Hunter.
Attendees can expect to hear songs from Wicked, The Prince of Egypt, Godspell, Pippin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Pocahontas, Enchanted, The Baker's Wife, Geppetto, and more.
Thomas and Andrezj Tabero produce.
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Jeffrey Mylett, Herb Simon, Robin Lamont, Lamar Alford, Joanne Jonas, Sonia Manzano, Peggy Gordon, and Gilmer McCormick (front) in Godspell.
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Ben Vereen and John Rubinstein (center) in Pippin.
The Broadway alum's golden vocals brought Old Deuteronomy from Cats and the Lion from The Wiz to life, along with Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas.
