Washington DC, March 12 -- Wicked, Godspell and Pippin music composer Stephen Schwartz will be honoured with the Johnny Mercer Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame (SHOF) Induction and Awards Gala on June 12, reported Variety.

The event will take place at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

According to Variety, the Johnny Mercer Award is the most prestigious honor bestowed by the Songwriters Hall of Fame. This award is exclusively reserved for a songwriter or songwriting team already 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 the legendary Johnny Mercer," per the SHOF.

Schwartz was first inducted into the Hall in 2009.

SHOF Chairman Nile Rodge...