May 21, 2024: The Children of Eden (1991), The Prince of Egypt (1998) & Movie Collaborations with Alan Menken (1995-2007)

Class Preparation

Recommended Reading: 

• Broadway: The American Musical: none.
• Carol de Giere's Defying Gravity (2nd edition, 2018): Chapter 13 deals with The Children of Eden (pp. 175-196); Chapters 14-15 deal with the movie scores (pp. 197-232); Chapter 31 provides a 2003 update on adapting two of the films to stage musicals (pp. 387-410); Chapter 32 describes Schwartz's work on the Disney film Enchanted (pp. 411-420). 
• ​Handout of Key Class 4 slides
• Class 4 Selected Lyrics

Links & Playlists

 Playlists:

• Children of Eden (1998 American Premiere Recording of the Paper Mill Playhouse production)
• The Prince of Egypt (1998 Soundtrack recording of the songs by Schwartz)
• Pocahontas  (1995 Soundtrack recording of the songs by Schwartz and Menken)
• ​The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996 Soundtrack recording of the songs by Schwartz and Menken)
• Enchanted (Clips from the 2007 film featuring the songs by Schwartz and Menken)
• Class 4 Videos