The Washington Post previewed "Unlimited: The Music and Lyrics of Stephen Schwartz," which will open at Catholic University on Friday, Feb. 20. The event was also written about in a follow up story on Feb. 24. The Washington City Paper also ran a preview of the event. See below.
From: Washington Post Date: Feb. 17, 2015 Author: Rebecca Ritzel
If you're a child of the 1990s and a musical-theater fan, you probably grew up singing songs from "Pocahontas," "Wicked" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" - which means you were raised to love songs written by Stephen Schwartz. Which means you might now be studying show tunes in the outstanding musical-theater program at Catholic University. Which also might mean you're about to star in "Unlimited: The Music and Lyrics of Stephen Schwartz," a musical revue that opens Friday at Catholic. ...
From: Washington Post Date: Feb. 24, 2015 Author: Rebecca Ritzel
... "I thought you guys did great," Schwartz said to the beaming students. "I really got to know each one of you very distinctly, which is a wonderful thing, musically." One by one, Hasani Allen, Erica Clare, Nicki Elledge, Brian McNally, Harrison Smith and Allison Verhofstadt came forward to shake hands with the man who wrote the music for such musicals as "Godspell," "Pippin" and "Wicked," and the Disney classics "Pocahontas" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame."
"I just wanted to thank you for writing these songs," Elledge said. "Your lyrics touch me every time, and it's an honor to be doing this."
Elledge's numbers in the show included "Meadowlark" and "Corner of the Sky," both anthems about finding yourself - as young, idealistic performers often aim for at about age 22. That's why those songs, and others, are in "Unlimited." ...