Stephen Sondheim
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- March 22, 1930
- Died
- November 26, 2021 (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Stephen Joshua Sondheim (/ˈsɒndhaɪm/; March 22, 1930 – November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. Regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theatre, he is credited with reinventing the American musical. With his frequent collaborators Harold Prince and James Lapine, Sondheim's Broadway musicals tackled unexpected themes beyond the genre's traditional subjects while addressing darker elements of the human experience. His music and lyrics are tinged with complexity, sophistication, and ambivalence about various aspects of life. Sondheim's interest in musical theatre began at a young age, and Oscar Hammerstein II mentored him. He started his career by writing the lyrics for West Side Story (1957) and Gypsy (1959). He transitioned to writing both music and lyrics for the theatre, with his best-known works including A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Company (1970), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), and Into the Woods (1987). Sondheim's numerous awards and nominations include eight Tony Awards, an Academy Award, eight Grammy Awards, an Olivier Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. He also was awarded the Kennedy Center Honor in 1993 and a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015. A theatre is named after him both on Broadway and in London's West End. Film adaptations of his works include West Side Story (1961), Gypsy (1962), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966), A Little Night Music (1977), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street(2007), Into the Woods (2014), and West Side Story (2021). Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Sondheim, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
Merrily We Roll Along
Movie · Musical
Follies
Movie · Lyricist
National Theatre Live: West Side Story
Movie · Lyricist
Merrily We Roll Along
Movie · Lyricist, Musical, Writer
West Side Story
Movie · Lyricist
Into The Woods (AUS Productions)
Movie · Writer
Candide
Movie · Lyricist
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
Movie · Lyricist
West Side Story
Movie · Lyricist, Theatre Play
Simply Sondheim
Movie · Writer
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
Movie · Lyricist
National Theatre Live: Follies
Movie · Musical, Lyricist, Writer
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
Movie · Lyricist
Gypsy
Movie · Musical, Lyricist, Writer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic
Movie · Musical, Lyricist, Writer
Into the Woods
Movie · Musical, Lyricist
Merrily We Roll Along
Movie · Lyricist, Writer, Musical
Sunday In the Park with George
Movie · Musical, Lyricist
Follies
Movie · Lyricist, Writer, Musical
Six by Sondheim
Movie · Writer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Movie · Writer
Company
Movie · Lyricist, Writer, Musical
Into the Woods
Movie · Musical, Writer
Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Movie · Writer
Company: A Musical Comedy
Movie · Lyricist, Writer, Musical
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Movie · Writer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Movie · Musical, Lyricist
Candide
Movie · Writer
Candide
Movie · Lyricist
Passion
Movie · Writer
Assassins
Movie · Lyricist
Leonard Bernstein: Candide
Movie · Writer
A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert
Movie · Lyricist
Merrily We Roll Along
Movie · Original Film Writer
Putting It Together
Movie · Musical, Lyricist, Writer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
Movie · Writer, Lyricist
Passion
Movie · Musical, Lyricist, Writer
Company
Movie · Musical, Lyricist, Writer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Movie · Lyricist
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
Movie · Lyricist
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
Movie · Lyricist
Gypsy
Movie · Lyricist, Theatre Play
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Movie · Lyricist
Gypsy: Live from the Southern Arizona Light Opera Company
Movie · Writer, Theatre Play
Into the Woods
Movie · Musical, Writer
Candide
Movie · Lyricist
New York City Opera: A Little Night Music
Movie · Lyricist
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
Movie · Writer
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
Movie · Lyricist
Sunday in the Park with George
Movie · Musical, Lyricist, Writer
Candide
Movie · Writer, Lyricist
Follies: In Concert
Movie · Lyricist
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Movie · Musical, Lyricist, Writer
American Playhouse
TV · Writer, Theatre Play · 1 ep
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Movie · Lyricist
A Little Night Music
Movie · Lyricist, Musical
All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music
TV · Writer · 1 ep
Pacific Overtures
Movie · Musical, Lyricist, Writer
Live from Lincoln Center
TV · Writer · 1 ep
The Last of Sheila
Movie · Writer
Original Cast Album: Company
Movie · Lyricist
Evening Primrose
Movie · Writer, Lyricist
Gypsy
Movie · Lyricist, Theatre Play
West Side Story
Movie · Lyricist