NEW YORK (AP) – An Oscar-winning composer of Broadway musicals, Stephen Schwartz, will create four musicals to debut onboard Princess cruise ships, the cruise line announced Thursday.
Princess Cruises called it a “first-of-its-kind cruise industry partnership” with such a big name from Broadway and Hollywood.
Schwartz, 67, is the composer of “Wicked,” ”Pippin” and “Godspell.” He’s won Oscars for “Pocahontas” and “The Prince of Egypt” and Grammys for “Godspell,” ”Pocahontas” and “Wicked.”
The new productions will open over the next few years.
The first musical, “Magic to Do,” will debut aboard the Crown Princess ship this fall, celebrating Schwartz’s “lifelong fascination with magic” and combining some of his most famous songs with a new song written for the show, according to Princess.