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Scott schwartz as a kid6/23/2023 ![]() ![]() This winter, Stephen Schwartz is visiting a workshop in Vienna of his new romantic comedy musical, “Schikaneder.” He’s asked someone special to fly over and offer his opinion - his son. ![]() Though he downplayed the connection to his famous dad when starting out, father and son have recently directly collaborated on a few projects, including a “Godspell” tour and a musical of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” which Scott Schwartz directed. Before that, he starred with Richard Prior in The Toy (1982). “When I was a kid, I was exposed to music all the time and I have very fond memories of hearing my father write some of his most famous songs.”Īfter a brief fling with the idea of being an actor, Scott pivoted to directing in high school and went to Harvard University, where he fell for the avant-garde offerings at the university’s American Repertory Theater. Former child actor, Scott Schwartz, played the kid who got his tongue stuck against the flagpole in A Christmas Story (1983). Scott grew up listening as his father filled the house with music. ![]() Both of us don’t mince words because we are being asked for our honest opinion,” said Stephen. “I know that if Scott tells me something is not working, it’s because he genuinely feels it’s not working. The younger man’s comments led to scrapping the scene - with the agreement of the other creative team members, of course - and the addition of the song “The Wizard and I,” which his dad said “was pretty much entirely Scott’s suggestion.” It really built up the amazing fan base that is has today and it grows each and every year. “The song just didn’t seem to be landing, and when Scott came to the reading, he said, ‘Listen, I feel that whole scene is a bad idea,’” said his father. Scott Schwartz: The Toy really changed my life for a decade before A Christmas Story. The son went to an early reading of “Wicked” and had trouble with Elphaba’s first song. Scott Schwartz- who played the kid who got his tongue frozen stuck to a pole in 'A Christmas Story' - hit an UNBELIEVABLE half-court shot at a Denver Nuggets game. The two keep things professional: “It’s a fun, continuing discussion that we have.” Attended Professional Childrens School in NY, 83-85. A gift from Opera Santa Barbara patrons made. “It’s coming from the perspective of wanting the other person to succeed and do the best work they can,” he said. Scott Schwartz was born in Sacramento, CA however he grew up in Sommerville & Brigewater, NJ. Scott Schwartz Sance on a Wet Afternoon appeared in a first-class production that rivaled Broadway standards. I loved this film when I saw it as a kid, but looking at it now there are some racist undertones that can be interpreted many of which are due to the storyline. It was the 14th highest grossing film of that year. Scott, 41, who directed “Golda’s Balcony” and the musical “Jane Eyre” on Broadway, said he likes getting such feedback. The Toy is a 1982 comedy directed by Richard Donner and starring the legendary Richard Pryor and Jackie Gleason alongside Scott Schwartz. “What I will say is, ‘I didn’t understand such-and-such’ or ‘You lost me at this point.’” “It’s not as if I’ll say, ‘You should do this’ because that’s not actually very useful,” said the father. ![]()
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