Carol de Giere
(de Giere is pronounced with a soft G and rhymes with Pierre)
Hi - I'm Carol de Giere, author of the first authorized career biography on Broadway and film composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz: Defying Gravity: The Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz, from 'Godspell' to 'Wicked.'
My next book, The Godspell Experience, will be released in 2012.
I work as a freelance writer and new media entrepreneur.
Websites
I'm co-website publisher and founder of:
www.defyinggravitythebook.com The official book site for Defying Gravity: the Creative Career of Stephen Schwartz, from Godspell to Wicked
www.musicalschwartz.com/ an independent site on the musicals of Stephen Schwartz.
www.musicalwriters.com for musical theatre composers, lyricists, book writers, producers, and musical enthusiasts. This site includes "Musical Writerzine" ezine by Carol de Giere and William Squier.
www.musicalsingers.com for singers who love musicals.
www.wickedwestend.co.uk about Wicked in London, UK.
The Schwartz Scene newsletter - The Schwartz Scene newsletter, quarterly email newsletter feature updates by Stephen Schwartz
Podcast
Playbillradio.com Podcast interview: Robert Viagas interview with Carol de Giere October 2008.
Playbill Podcast with Carol de Giere
Playbill Radio special guest is Carol de Giere, author of "Defying Gravity," a new biography of "Godspell" and "Wicked" composer Stephen Schwartz. She traces Schwartz' life from his childhood on Long Island through his amazing early successes, his mid-career challenges that almost made him leave the business, and his triumphant return to Broadway in recent years. She also tells how the book transformed her own life.
An Oz-themed interview at the Writers' Voices: KRUU Writers' Voices - Carol de Giere on Defying Gravity and The Wizard of Oz Prequel “Wicked”
The Book of Life podcast, posted March 1, 2011 The Book of Life - Carol de Giere interview
Selected Articles by Carol de Giere on MusicalSchwartz.com and other sites:
- Opening Night of Godspell on Broadway - guest blogger post on Onstage and Backstage blog of Hal Leonard Performing Arts Publishing group
- Michael Holland and the New Sound of Godspell based on my interview with the new Broadway revival orchestrator and arranger.
- Finding Oz - An interview with author Evan I Schwartz
- Laura Nyro, Godspell Song Rhythms, and "Bless the Lord" - A Godspell Music Lesson
- Stephen Schwartz's Hidden Song Treasures - Songs cut from musicals
- Animals in Wicked - "Something Bad" is happening in Oz
- The Songs of Wicked
- Wicked Characters - Who's Who in Wicked's Oz
- Hairspray's High Energy Inspires Wicked's "What is This Feeling"
- Wicked's Web of Musical Themes
- Stephen Schwartz - Musical Influences
- Idina Menzel interview: Idina Menzel, Elphaba, and the Artistic Life
- Stephen Oremus- Stephen Oremus - Working with Wicked's Fresh Score from the Opening
- A Scott Coulter Profile - Making it Out There
Interviews by Carol de Giere on Musicalsingers.com
Director Joe Mantello - Audition tips
Music Director Noel Katz - Audition tips
Musical performer Joy Dewing - Audition Tips
Audition Tips for Kids - An interview with director Meridee Stein
Frequently Asked Questions:
Q. What are you working on next?
A. In anticipation of the forthcoming Broadway revival of Godspell, I'm currently working on a new book on the Godspell Experience that will take readers inside the making and the meaning of this transformative musical.
- Q. How did you get started with your Schwartz writing?
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A.In December of 1999 I joined a project with several hundred other freelance writers who were helping prepare a music website. We were supposed to spend 1-2 hours writing brief biographies of musicians based on information we found on the Internet. I was assigned to write about musicians whose last names start with the letter “S.” After spending about 10 hours absorbed in the answers Stephen provided on http://www.stephenschwartz.com I was hooked. I decided to focus my writing efforts around Stephen Schwartz’s work. With his permission I started my website, email newsletter The Schwartz Scene, and my book project.
- Photo of Carol is by Terry de Giere
Contact info:
Carol de Giere, PO Box 510, Georgetown, CT 06829 - (I'm also co-located in Wisconsin. Contact me for that address.)
Email: carol@musicalschwartz.com - Please include the word "Comment" or "Question" in the subject line so that I can tell your message is not spam.