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  • BIRTH 22/03/1930
  • DEATH 26/11/2021
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 4
  • MOVIES 6
  • SCRIPT 20

Stephen Sondheim

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).

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Stephen Sondheim

Shows (4)

The Simpsons
The Simpsons
himself (voice) / Stephen Sondheim (voice)
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio
Himself / Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee

Movies (6)

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Stephen Sondheim
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have…
Self
Putting it Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
Putting it Together: The Making of the…
Himself
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Self
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet…
Self
Six by Sondheim
Six by Sondheim
Self / Joe

Script (20)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet…
West Side Story
West Side Story
Into the Woods
Into the Woods
West Side Story
West Side Story
Company
Company
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the…
A Little Night Music
A Little Night Music
Company
Company
Sunday in the Park with George
Sunday in the Park with George
Putting It Together
Putting It Together
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet…
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet…
The Last of Sheila
The Last of Sheila
Gypsy
Gypsy
Company: A Musical Comedy
Company: A Musical Comedy
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet…
Into the Woods
Into the Woods
Gypsy
Gypsy
Gypsy
Gypsy
Into the Woods
Into the Woods