Stephen Sondheim

Known For: Writing
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: March 22, 1930
Day of Death: November 26, 2021 (92 years old)
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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.
2023
2022

Actor Self
The Stories of West Side Story

Actor Self
Keeping Company with Sondheim

Actor Stephen Sondheim
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Music
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime

Lyricist
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime

In Memory Of
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Songs
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014

Musical
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Music
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Musical
Into the Woods

Songs
Into the Woods

Songs
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Lyricist
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Original Music Composer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Writer
Into the Woods

Writer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Original Music Composer
Into the Woods

Lyricist
Into the Woods
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008

Actor Self
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd

Lyricist
Company: A Musical Comedy

Songs
Company: A Musical Comedy

Writer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Songs
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Original Music Composer
Company: A Musical Comedy

Writer
Company: A Musical Comedy

Musical
Company: A Musical Comedy
2007

Musical
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Music
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Songs
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Lyricist
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Original Music Composer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Writer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Writer
Candide
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001

Actor Self
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert

Musical
Putting It Together

Music
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert

Songs
Putting It Together

Lyricist
Putting It Together

Writer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert

Songs
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert

Lyricist
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert

Writer
Putting It Together

Original Music Composer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert

Original Music Composer
Putting It Together
1998
1996
1995
1993
1992
1991
1990

Actor Self
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece

Actor
Sunday in the Park with... Stephen

Original Music Composer
Sunday in the Park with... Stephen

Music
New York City Opera: A Little Night Music

Lyricist
New York City Opera: A Little Night Music

Songs
New York City Opera: A Little Night Music

Original Music Composer
Dick Tracy

Songs
Dick Tracy
1989
1986

Actor Himself
Putting it Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

Actor Self- Composer
Follies: In Concert

Musical
Sunday in the Park with George

Songs
Sunday in the Park with George

Lyricist
Sunday in the Park with George

Writer
Candide

Lyricist
Candide

Original Music Composer
Sunday in the Park with George

Writer
Sunday in the Park with George

Songs
Follies: In Concert

Original Music Composer
Follies: In Concert

Lyricist
Follies: In Concert
1982
1981
1980
1977
1976
1974
1973
1970
1966

Writer
Evening Primrose

Writer
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Songs
Evening Primrose

Lyricist
Evening Primrose

Lyricist
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Songs
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Original Music Composer
Evening Primrose

Original Music Composer
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum