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The Songwriters Hall of Fame, founded in 1969, honors lyricists and composers whose work represents a lasting influence on the music industry.
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
In the 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that writer Winnie Holzman and composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz adapted into the 2003 stage musical, the Wizard is transformed from the blustery tyrant who ultimately softens to the plight of the wayward Kansan Dorothy Gale.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025
Grande and Erivo were also on stage and the four were accompanied by composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz on piano.
—Haley Kluge, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
The first of the films is Blue Moon, a sweet-and-sour portrait of the lyricist Lorenz Hart (played by Ethan Hawke) melting down at a bar near the tail end of his Broadway career.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
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Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
In the 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that writer Winnie Holzman and composer-lyricist Stephen Schwartz adapted into the 2003 stage musical, the Wizard is transformed from the blustery tyrant who ultimately softens to the plight of the wayward Kansan Dorothy Gale.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Nov. 2025
Grande and Erivo were also on stage and the four were accompanied by composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz on piano.
—Haley Kluge, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
The first of the films is Blue Moon, a sweet-and-sour portrait of the lyricist Lorenz Hart (played by Ethan Hawke) melting down at a bar near the tail end of his Broadway career.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Lyricist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lyricist. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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