BOOK REVIEW: DEFYING GRAVITY BY CAROL DE GIERE 512 pp. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. Paper, $29.99 By Ryan M. Luévano At seventy years young Stephen Schwartz is still dancing through life as one of the most prolific composer/lyricists of our time. This is means that Schwartz’s biographer, Carol de Giere has lots of ground to cover. […]

BOOK REVIEW: The Godspell Experience: Inside a Transformative Musical By Carol De Giere. 370 pages. Scene 1 Publishing. $24.95. BY RYAN M. LUÉVANO Like children brought into the world, all musicals have a history, creators and a family. Yet for many musicals the details of these elements are often lost to the times or in the rip […]