Known For
Writing
Born
Mar 22, 1930
Died
Nov 26, 2021
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Credits
117 titles
Stephen Sondheim
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.
Known For
Filmography
Merrily We Roll Along
Music
West Side Story
Lyricist
Into The Woods (AUS Productions)
Writer
Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023
Music
Candide
Lyricist
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Stephen Sondheim
Keeping Company with Sondheim
Self
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Songs
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
Lyricist
The Stories of West Side Story
Self
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
Self
West Side Story
Thanks
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Self
tick, tick... BOOM!
Stephen Sondheim (voice on phone) (uncredited)
Simply Sondheim
Writer
Marry Me a Little
Songs
Kings of Broadway 2020: A Celebration of the Music of Jule Styne, Jerry Herman, and Stephen Sondheim
Songs
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
Lyricist
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
Harold Prince: The Director's Life
National Theatre Live: Follies
Musical
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Self
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
Self
Judy Collins: A Love Letter to Stephen Sondheim
Music
West Side Story
Songs
Gypsy
Musical
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Into the Woods
Songs
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Music
Follies
Songs
Six by Sondheim
Self / Joe
Merrily We Roll Along
Lyricist
Sunday In the Park with George
Musical
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Original Music Composer
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Self
Company
Lyricist
Into the Woods
Musical
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Self - Honoree
Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Writer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Writer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
Self
Company: A Musical Comedy
Lyricist
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Music
Candide
Writer
Witness to 'Reds'
Self
The Colbert Report
Self
Passion
Songs
Candide
Lyricist
Broadway: The American Musical
Self
Assassins
Music