Kristin Chenoweth, Raúl Esparza and Ann Hampton Callaway Are Defying Gravity April 21 at NYCO | Playbill

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News Kristin Chenoweth, Raúl Esparza and Ann Hampton Callaway Are Defying Gravity April 21 at NYCO Original Wicked star Kristin Chenoweth and Tony nominees Raúl Esparza and Ann Hampton Callaway take part in Defying Gravity: The Music of Stephen Schwartz April 21 for New York City Opera.

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The 8 PM concert, hosted by Tony Award nominee Victor Garber (Sweeney Todd), promises highlights from Schwartz's theatre and film music, including songs from Wicked, Godspell, Pippin and "Enchanted."

NYCO is currently presenting the New York premiere of Schwartz's opera Séance on a Wet Afternoon through May 1.

Schwartz, a five-time Tony nominee for the scores of Pippin, Godspell, Working, Wicked and his lyrics for Rags, has earned Academy Awards for "Pocahontas" and "The Prince of Egypt." He earned three Academy Award nominations for his work on "Enchanted." Schwartz also received Grammy Awards for the recordings of Wicked, Godspell and "Pocahontas."

Visit NYCOpera, or phone (212) 496-0600 for tickets.

New York City Opera stage productions take place at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center.

 
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