Stephen Schwartz, the celebrated composer and lyricist for all of the songs in Depraved, is about to obtain the 2025 Johnny Mercer Award on the Songwriters Corridor of Fame Induction and Awards Gala on Thursday, June 12, on the Marriott Marquis Lodge in New York Metropolis.
The Mercer Award, the very best honor given by the Songwriters Corridor of Fame, is reserved for a songwriter or songwriting staff who has already been inducted into the SHOF. Schwartz was inducted into the Songwriters Corridor of Fame in 2009.
“With every lyric and melody, Stephen invites us on an unforgettable journey,” SHOF chairman Nile Rodgers stated in a press release. “From his iconic list of award-winning musicals, including Godspell, Wicked and Pippin, Stephen continually proves that he is the only person who can turn a simple story into a Broadway musical masterpiece, one catchy chorus at a time!”
The award comes on the heels of the 2024 filmic launch of Depraved, which shortly grew to become the highest-grossing movie ever based mostly on a Broadway musical.
The movie-musical soundtrack arrived on November 22, the day that the movie opened in theaters. The soundtrack is out there on CD, double vinyl, double image disc, and digital.
Based mostly on the 1996 novel and 2003 musical, Depraved follows the tales of two witches from L. Frank Baum’s novel, and the well-known 1939 film adaptation of, The Wizard Of Oz. Ariana Grande stars as Glinda (the Good Witch) who was adolescent buddies with Elphaba, the misunderstood lady who would go on to be often called the Depraved Witch Of The West, performed right here by Cynthia Erivo. Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey, Academy Award-winner Michelle Yeoh, and Recreation Of Thrones alum Peter Dinklage spherical out the solid. Jeff Goldblum can also be featured as The Wizard.
Notably, each the movie and the soundtrack cowl the primary act of the Broadway present, ending with the show-stopping “Defying Gravity.” Each tune from the primary act of the musical is right here, together with the vocal showcase “The Wizard And I” and the enjoyable Grande solo “Popular.” Depraved: Half Two will likely be launched in 2025.
Order Depraved: The Soundtrack now.
