As 'Wicked' flies into San Diego again, co-creator Stephen Schwartz chats about show's lasting popularity

The San Diego Union-Tribune: Stephen Schwartz remembers exactly where he was when “Wicked” opened on Broadway 15 years ago this month. And it wasn’t anywhere near the Emerald City.

“I was already in Vermont,” says the composer-lyricist behind the smash-hit musical prequel to the “Oz” saga, noting that he has a longstanding tradition of not attending his own opening nights in New York.

‘Stupid Fucking Bird’ at 12 Peers Is Obscenely Good

Entertainment Central Pittsburgh: There are many ways in which it is possible for theater to be good. Stupid Fucking Bird is good in an obscenely large number of them. The play, at Pittsburgh’s 12 Peers Theater (through August 12), is a modern adaptation of The Seagull by Anton Chekhov. From the title you would think it’s an irreverent spoof of Chekhov’s classic, but the spoofing is aimed at other targets.