Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Stephen Joshua Sondheim (March 22, 1930 – November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. Among the most important figures in 20th-century musical theater, Sondheim was praised for having "reinvented the American musical" with shows that tackled "unexpected themes that range far beyond the [genre's] traditional subjects" with "music and lyrics of unprecedented complexity and sophistication". His shows addressed "darker, more harrowing elements of the human experience" with songs often tinged with "ambivalence" about various aspects of life. Sondheim started his theatre career by writing the lyrics for West Side Story (1957) and Gypsy (1959) before becoming a composer and lyricist. Sondheim's best-known works include 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 accolades include eight Tony Awards (including a Lifetime Achievement Tony in 2008), an Academy Award, eight Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, a Laurence Olivier Award, and a 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom. He has a theater named for him both on Broadway and in the West End of London. Sondheim wrote film music, contributing "Goodbye for Now" for Warren Beatty's Reds (1981). He wrote five songs for 1990's Dick Tracy, including "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)", sung in the film by Madonna, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Film adaptations of Sondheim's work include West Side Story (1961), Gypsy (1962), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966), A Little Night Music (1977), Gypsy (1993), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Into the Woods (2014), West Side Story (2021), and Merrily We Roll Along (TBD).
    Known for
    Writing
    Place of birth
    New York City, New York, USA
    Birthday
    3/22/1930
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Assassins: A Conversationpiece
Assassins: A Conversationpiece
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Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
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Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
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On Broadway
On Broadway
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Something's Coming: West Side Story
Something's Coming: West Side Story
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Original Cast Album: Company
Original Cast Album: Company
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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
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The Stories of West Side Story
The Stories of West Side Story
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A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
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Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
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Keeping Company with Sondheim
Keeping Company with Sondheim
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Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
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Six by Sondheim
Six by Sondheim
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The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony
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Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
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Sunday in the Park with... Stephen
Sunday in the Park with... Stephen
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The Last of Sheila Featurette
The Last of Sheila Featurette
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
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Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
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West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
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Putting it Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
Putting it Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
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Harold Prince: The Director's Life
Harold Prince: The Director's Life
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
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West Side Memories
West Side Memories
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June Moon
June Moon
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Follies: In Concert
Follies: In Concert
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Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
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Camp
Camp
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Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
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Witness to 'Reds'
Witness to 'Reds'
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