I am excited to bring the best and brightest theatre artists working today to Sag Harbor, and to continue to make Bay Street a gathering place and center for the arts where artists and audiences alike will have the opportunity to enrich and enlighten each other." Schwartz also directed Seance on a Wet Afternoon, penned by his father composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz, as well as tick, tick.BOOM!, Rooms: a rock romance and Bat Boy, among others.īay Street is currently presenting A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, starring Peter Scolari, Jackie Hoffman and Conrad John Schuck.īay Street Theatre is in Sag Harbor, NY. "At its core," he continued, "I believe theatre is a social art form, and that a theatre company is most vital when it is a focal point for its community. While we've been frequent visitors for many years, my wife and I are now delighted to make a new home in Sag Harbor and to begin to be a part of this vibrant region. I look forward to working with executive director Tracy Mitchell, producer Gary Hygom, and the whole Bay Street family as we build on the rich tradition begun by Sybil Christopher twenty two years ago of presenting entertaining, innovative and thought-provoking productions for the East End of Long Island. I still remember how taken I was when I traveled to Sag Harbor to attend Cynthia Ozick's Blue Light, by the excitement of seeing first-class performers doing their work so close in this intimate and beautiful theatre. "I have long admired the work done by this great company, dating back to its earliest days. "I am thrilled and deeply honored to be appointed artistic director at Bay Street Theatre," Schwartz said in a statement. He is also represented with the Off-Broadway musical Murder for Two. Schwartz is currently directing the new musical Secondhand Lions - with book by Rupert Holmes and music and lyrics by First Date songwriters Michael Weiner and Alan Zachary - at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre. Scott served as Senior Director of Corporate Finance and Vice President, Corporate Finance for Liberty Media. Tracy Mitchell and Gary Hygom serve as executive director and managing director, respectively, of the theatre. Biography of Scott Schwartz Last update: JanuCareer Scott was Senior Associate at Clayton Capital Partners, and Vice President Acquisitions and Project Manager at Kasten Group. 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.Schwartz will assume his role with the beginning of the 2014 season, inaugurating what Bay Street bills as a "new vision" for the theatre, one that ensures "an exciting and sustainable future for our cultural community." 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.
“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. 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.” “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. The son went to an early reading of “Wicked” and had trouble with Elphaba’s first song. The two keep things professional: “It’s a fun, continuing discussion that we have.” “It’s coming from the perspective of wanting the other person to succeed and do the best work they can,” he said. Additionally, he advises public and private boards of directors on corporate governance. Scott, 41, who directed “Golda’s Balcony” and the musical “Jane Eyre” on Broadway, said he likes getting such feedback. Scott Schwartz, leader of the Firms Washington, D.C., office. “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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