The works of Broadway composer Stephen Schwartz – whose most well-known work is “Wicked” – will be highlighted in a cabaret performance by the Sacramento Theatre Company next week.

“From Godspell to Wicked” opens Thursday and is an homage to Schwartz’s works, which have spanned four decades, said Michael Laun, producing director for STC.

“We have a little bit of everything,” he said. “ ‘Godspell’ was his first, we have some music from ‘Pippin’ ... and the last 30 minutes of the show is music from ‘Wicked.’ ”

Also included in the performance is some of the music Schwartz composed for Disney movies such as “Pocahontas” and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.”

The performance is a cabaret, and the setting is more intimate than the 300-seat theater on-site at the Wells Fargo Pavilion where STC is housed, 1419 H St.

“We dim the lights and have cabaret tables with tablecloths, and we max out at 125 people, but usually we get 80-100 people in a show,” Laun said, adding that the audience never feels crowded.

The smaller space lets the audience get closer to the five singers, pianist and bassist who make up the performance, which Laun said gives audience members a somewhat rare chance to get up close to a live musical performance.

Wine and cheese will be for sale, with the wine coming from local winery Revolution Wines.

Maggie Hollinbeck, who performed in STC’s “A Christmas Carol” in December, will be one of the five singers in the performance.

“I’m excited about exploring the Stephen Schwartz canon,” she said. “He was one of my first influences when I was in high school.”

Hollinbeck was exposed to his music as a pianist before she took up singing.

“The music is so rich,” she said. “He has written so many great pieces.”

She said she is looking forward to working with other STC performers and seeing them sing, adding that she has seen several perform non-singing roles before, and she is excited to see them in a new light.

Fans of Schwartz’s work will enjoy the show, but she said there is something for everyone.

“No matter what piques your interest about it, you are going to be pleased and surprised,” Hollinbeck said. “Even if you’re not a Stephen Schwartz fan, you can hear something entertaining you haven’t heard before.”

“From Godspell to Wicked” is the final show in the fourth season of Sacramento Theatre Company’s cabaret series.

The last performance in the series was “Broadway’s Best Love Songs,” Laun said. Works by Irving Berlin and Cole Porter have also been featured.

Laun said when he began the series four years ago he thought Sacramentans would enjoy the Broadway musicals performed by locals, and the popularity has steadily grown.

The first show, in the fall, is always a traditional performance, with the middle show being a “wild card” and the final show, in the spring, being contemporary, he said.

Laun said Schwartz is a good pick for a contemporary sound because even his shows done in the 1970s work as contemporary music today.

Show tickets are $25, with $20 tickets per person in groups of eight or more. For Thursday’s performance, audience members can take advantage of STC’s “any show for $15 on Thursday” special, and all tickets bought within half an hour of the show’s start time are half-price: $12.50.

Showtimes are 7 p.m. Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, and 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday.

Brandon Darnell is a staff reporter for The Sacramento Press.