‘Wicked’ composer Stephen Schwartz brings Broadway hits to Malta
Get ready for a magical evening of music on September 29 at the Mediterranean Conference Centre as Maltese superstars Joseph Calleja, Ira Rothko, and Destiny join Broadway greats to perform Stephen Schwartz’s enchanting hits.
Stephen Schwartz’s The composer of Wicked
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Oscar, Grammy, and Tony Award-winning composer Stephen Schwartz, known for the second best-selling musical of all time, Wicked, will perform hits from his show with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Ian McGregor. Producers have announced that Maltese popular stars Joseph Calleja, Ira Rothko, and Destiny will join the cast to celebrate Schwartz’s music.
The other Broadway stars who have joined the Program lineup
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Additionally, Broadway stars Matthew James Thomas, Kelly Rene Fuller, and Michael McCauley-Rose have also joined the lineup. LA Philharmonic. His music, including his work on the cast album, has been streamed more than 22 million times. Michael McCauley-Rose stars in the Disney+ live-action film Disenchanted, starred in Broadway’s Wicked, and has appeared in the Tony Award-winning musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and Daniel Levine’s 2021 independent film Snapshot. He was nominated for a Grammy for Best Musical Album and has led the first national tour of Anastasia. These Broadway stars will share the stage with some of Malta’s finest musical exports, including world-renowned tenor Joseph Calleja, Maltese pop queen Ira Rosco, and rising star Destiny, winner of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest and representing Malta at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest.
The Defying Gravity Live in Concert Details
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Stephen Schwartz: Defying Gravity: Live in Concert will be taking place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre on September 29th. Schwartz is the author of international hits such as “When You Believe,” sung by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston in the animated film “The Prince of Egypt,” a collaboration between Schwartz and Hans Zimmer. Schwartz’s other film collaborations include Colors of the Wind from Pocahontas, Out There from The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and many works with Alan Menken, including the popular live-action/animated musical crossovers Enchanted and Unenchanted for Walt Disney Pictures.Live in Concert promises a truly unique symphonic celebration of the most iconic popular musical songs of our time. Audiences will be taken on an intimate journey through his timeless and inspiring musical hits, accompanied by introspective stories of how these heartwarming power ballads came to be.
