Stephen Schwartz is coming to my school (and I'm not lying!!)

[jasobres]

Posted: 3/28/06 at 11:03am

Our high school musical this year at John Jay High School is Pippin, and today before dress rehearsal, Stephen Schwartz himself is stopping by to discuss it with the cast! Even though I'm a musician for it (I'm playing acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and banjo for it) I'm going to participate in the discussion.

[aspiringactress]

Posted: 3/28/06 at 11:47am

Where do you live?

[thetheatrekook]

Posted: 3/28/06 at 12:01pm

John Jay! I so know where that is. Stephen Schwartz and I have the same eye doctor. Aren't I awesome? Haha.

[jasobres]

Posted: 3/28/06 at 1:53pm

I live in Vista, NY, but my school is at Cross River, NY.

[aspiringactress]

Posted: 3/28/06 at 1:54pm

Is there more than 1 John Jay high school?

[jasobres]

Posted: 3/28/06 at 2:06pm

You must be thinking about John Jay College in New York City.

[aspiringactress]

Posted: 3/28/06 at 2:28pm

No - I used to do this program called FPS (Future Problem Solvers), and states were always held at John Jay High School. We stayed in a hotel in Katonah.

[jasobres]

Posted: 3/28/06 at 2:47pm

Then there aren't two John Jay High Schools, because Katonah is also near Cross River.

[aspiringactress]

Posted: 3/28/06 at 2:48pm

Got ya. I guess that means I've been at your school twice, and both times my FPS team won, so I guess it's a lucky school!

[jasobres]

Posted: 3/29/06 at 7:30am

I said, "First of all, I love Kristin Chenoweth." Everyone laughed because of the randomality of it and Stephen said, "Well, the second line forms that over here."

Then I asked him his opinion of the televised version of Pippin and its abridgement and he said that the director of the video was literally on cocaine and he fired Bob Fosse and edited the video himself.

[willact4food]

Posted: 3/29/06 at 8:18am

I would love for Mr. Schwartz to come to my school!

Come shed some of your wisdom down here in Texas, Stephen!!!

[ILoveMyDictionary]

Posted: 4/11/06 at 9:27pm

Gahh! I am insanely jealous!!!!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 4/12/06 at 8:46pm

Hey...you live near me!
Aaaand I have a few friends that go to your school.

Small world.

[Pippin]

Posted: 4/13/06 at 11:42am

I think it is wonderful that a man who wrote this work over 30 years ago is still talking about it, and trying to improve what he has done. that shows true artmanship.

[IMsooHyprToday]

Posted: 4/14/06 at 3:09am

I dont doubt the validity of your statemnt, but i DO find it very strange considering how much he hates the show, and how it ostracized him from the broadway community...