Stephen Schwartz & Disney

Disney shows with lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

& Enchanted coming in 2007

Enchanted - New Movie with Song Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz All about the movie and songs, sheet music, reviews, etc.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame CDs, DVD, sheet music, links, etc.

Pocahontas CDs, DVD, sheet music, special "Colors of the Wind" lyrics

Geppetto - See also Geppetto and Son stage play

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Geppetto

Overview

Aired on The Wonderful World of Disney in May, 2000, Geppetto was Schwartz's first experience in writing a made-for-television musical. Geppetto is a light-hearted family or children's movie that can be magical if you have the eyes/ears to experience it that way. Eight original songs by Stephen Schwartz.

Watch for upcoming musical for stage: Read about Geppetto and Son

Geppetto Recordings

Music CDs

Songs on other CDs

"Since I Gave My Heart Away"

• Alison Jiear - Forgiveness' Embrace Alison Jiear - Forgiveness Embrace (opens new browser window to Dress Circle, London, UK)
• Stephen Schwartz - Uncharted Territory

Geppetto Soundtrack

Uni/Disney/Blisterpack, April 2000. Available from used recordings sources.

Hear clips or oder Geppetto (2000 TV Soundtrack)

• Includes: Once Upon A Time / When You Wish Upon A Star, Toys, Empty Heart, And Son, Just Because It's Magic, I've Got No Strings, Bravo, Stromboli, Toys (Reprise), Satisfaction Guaranteed, Just Because It's Magic (Reprise), Pleasure Island, And Son (Reprise), Since I Gave My Heart Away, Since I Gave My Heart Away - Sonya Isaacs (single version)

Geppetto DVD

DVD Disney TV version.

Disney's Geppetto on DVD With Geppetto, Disney takes a different, live-action spin on the Pinocchio story it immortalized in animation in 1940. Yes, there's still the wooden boy with the nose that grows when he tells a lie, but here there are no singing insects (and only a bit of whale), and the focus is on the toymaker, not the toy. Geppetto (Drew Carey) delights all the kids in town with his creations, but he longs for a son of his own. Enter the Blue Fairy (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), who turns Geppetto's puppet (Seth Adkins) into a living, breathing (albeit wooden) boy, but the thrill soon wears off when Geppetto learns that being a parent is harder than he thought.

Carey gives a winning performance as the struggling yet loving father, while Louis-Dreyfus is an attractive (though a bit too toothy) fairy, and both prove themselves solid singers. To create a new sound palette for this 2000 television production, Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, The Prince of Egypt) wrote eight appealing songs ranging from the tender lament "Empty Heart" to the bouncy duet "Just Because It's Magic" to the bravura aria "Bravo, Stromboli," sung by Brent Spiner (best known as Star Trek: The Next Generation's Data but also a veteran of Broadway musicals). A good supporting cast and decent if somewhat modest special effects help make this an enjoyable family musical for ages 5 and older. --David Horiuchi

Geppetto Sheet Music

Except by special permission, the only sheet music available is for

"Since I Gave My Heart Away" in The Stephen Schwartz Songbook

 

Articles

Geppetto reviews Geppetto Reviews

Links to Relevant Websites

Geppetto and Son - Forthcoming musical for the stage

The official Disney site provides details on the show including an interview with Stephen Schwartz (click on the Music link).
Disney - Geppetto