The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced that Stephen Schwartz will be the recipient of the 2025 Johnny Mercer Award! The award will be presented at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala scheduled for Thursday, June 12th at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
The Johnny Mercer Award is the highest honor bestowed by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and it is exclusively reserved for a songwriter or songwriting team who has already been inducted in a prior year and whose body of work is of such high quality and impact that it upholds the gold standard set by Johnny Mercer himself.
Stephen Schwartz was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009. You will probably recognize his songwriting from the iconic and award-winning musicals Wicked, Godspell, and Pippin! Stephen also co-wrote beloved songs for Disney’s Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and Enchanted, as well as Dreamworks’ The Prince of Egypt.
You can read the full announcement on the Songwriters Hall of Fame website here.
