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
Lyricist
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
Music
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
Music
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Musical
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Songs
Into the Woods
Musical
Into the Woods
Songs
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Lyricist
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Writer
Into the Woods
Original Music Composer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
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
Writer
Company: A Musical Comedy
Original Music Composer
Company: A Musical Comedy
Musical
Company: A Musical Comedy
2007
Music
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Musical
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
Writer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Original Music Composer
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
Original Music Composer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
Writer
Putting It Together
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
Songs
New York City Opera: A Little Night Music
Lyricist
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
Writer
Sunday in the Park with George
Original Music Composer
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
Songs
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Lyricist
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
