Posted: 8/31/20 at 10:07am
https://variety.com/2020/film/news/stephen-schwartz-documentary-defying-gravity-wicked-1234754476/
Entitled “Defying Gravity: From Godspell to Wicked, A Musical Journey,” the film will commence production in 2021 and will track the highs and lows of Schwartz’s remarkable career. [John] Scheinfeld is no stranger to music industry tales, having previously directed “Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary” and “The U.S. vs. John Lennon.”
The team of music media producer Spencer Proffer (“Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary&rdquo
, multiple Tony winner Corey Brunish (“Beautiful: The Carole King Musical&rdquo and West End staple Russell Miller (“Blood Brother&rdquo will produce the film, which Scheinfeld will also write in addition to directing. Carol de Giere, author of the Schwartz biography “Defying Gravity,” will serve as a consultant to the producers.
