Stephen Sondheim
male
Born on March 22, 1930 (95 years old)
Passed Away on November 26, 2021
From New York City, New York, USA
Known for Writing
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.
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Music
2014
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
as
Musical
2014
Into the Woods
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Songs
2014
Into the Woods
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Musical
2014
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Songs
2014
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Lyricist
2014
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Original Music Composer
2014
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Writer
2014
Into the Woods
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Original Music Composer
2014
Into the Woods
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Lyricist
2014
- 2013
Merrily We Roll Along
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Lyricist
2013
Sunday In the Park with George
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Musical
2013
Merrily We Roll Along
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Music
2013
Sunday In the Park with George
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Songs
2013
Sunday In the Park with George
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Lyricist
2013
Merrily We Roll Along
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Songs
2013
Six by Sondheim
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Songs
2013
Follies
as
Songs
2013
Follies
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Lyricist
2013
Six by Sondheim
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Writer
2013
- 2011
- 2010
- 2008
Company: A Musical Comedy
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Lyricist
2008
Company: A Musical Comedy
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Songs
2008
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Writer
2008
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Songs
2008
Company: A Musical Comedy
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Writer
2008
Company: A Musical Comedy
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Original Music Composer
2008
Company: A Musical Comedy
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Musical
2008
- 2007
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Music
2007
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Musical
2007
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Songs
2007
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Lyricist
2007
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Original Music Composer
2007
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Candide
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Writer
2007
- 2005
- 2003
- 2001
Putting It Together
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Musical
2001
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
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Music
2001
Putting It Together
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Songs
2001
Putting It Together
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Lyricist
2001
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
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Writer
2001
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
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Songs
2001
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
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Lyricist
2001
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
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Original Music Composer
2001
Putting It Together
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Writer
2001
Putting It Together
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Original Music Composer
2001
- 1996
- 1992
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
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Songs
1992
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
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Lyricist
1992
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
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Original Music Composer
1992
Gypsy: Live from the Southern Arizona Light Opera Company
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Songs
1992
Gypsy: Live from the Southern Arizona Light Opera Company
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Writer
1992
Gypsy: Live from the Southern Arizona Light Opera Company
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Theatre Play
1992
- 1991
- 1990
Sunday in the Park with... Stephen
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Original Music Composer
1990
New York City Opera: A Little Night Music
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Music
1990
New York City Opera: A Little Night Music
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Songs
1990
New York City Opera: A Little Night Music
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Lyricist
1990
Dick Tracy
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Original Music Composer
1990
Dick Tracy
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Songs
1990
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
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Writer
1990
- 1989
- 1986
Sunday in the Park with George
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Musical
1986
Sunday in the Park with George
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Songs
1986
Sunday in the Park with George
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Lyricist
1986
Candide
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Writer
1986
Candide
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Lyricist
1986
Sunday in the Park with George
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Writer
1986
Sunday in the Park with George
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Original Music Composer
1986
Follies: In Concert
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Songs
1986
Follies: In Concert
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Original Music Composer
1986
Follies: In Concert
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Lyricist
1986
- 1982
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Musical
1982
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Songs
1982
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Lyricist
1982
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Writer
1982
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Original Music Composer
1982
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- 1977
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- 1962
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- 1995
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Music
1995
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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Lyricist
1995
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
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Lyricist
1995
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
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Music
1995
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
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Original Music Composer
1995
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
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Lyricist
1995
- 1993
- 1966
Evening Primrose
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Writer
1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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Writer
1966
Evening Primrose
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Songs
1966
Evening Primrose
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Lyricist
1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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Songs
1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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Lyricist
1966
Evening Primrose
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Original Music Composer
1966
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
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Original Music Composer
1966
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