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).
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Filmography
all 103
Movies 89
self 40
Writer 31
TV Shows 14

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)

Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime (2022)

West Side Story (2021)

tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)

Celebrating Sondheim (2019)

On Broadway (2019)

National Theatre Live: Follies (2017)

Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened... (2016)

Gypsy (2015)

Into the Woods (2014)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2014)

Follies (2013)

Six by Sondheim (2013)

Merrily We Roll Along (2013)

Sunday In the Park With George (2013)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2012)

Company (2011)

Into the Woods (2011)

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (2010)

Company: A Musical Comedy (2008)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

Candide (2007)

Passion (2005)

Candide (2005)

Camp (2003)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001)

Putting It Together (2001)

Company (1996)

Passion (1996)

Sweeney Todd: El Barber Diabòlic del Carrer Fleet (1995)

Gypsy (1993)

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992)

Candide (1991)

Into the Woods (1991)

New York City Opera: A Little Night Music (1990)

Dick Tracy (1990)

Sunday in the Park with... Stephen (1990)

The Simpsons (1989)

Candide (1986)

Sunday in the Park with George (1986)

Follies: In Concert (1986)

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)

Reds (1981)

Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical (1980)

A Little Night Music (1977)

Pacific Overtures (1976)

Live from Lincoln Center (1976)

Stavisky... (1974)

June Moon (1974)

Great Performances (1971)

Original Cast Album: Company (1970)

Evening Primrose (1966)

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)

Gypsy (1962)

West Side Story (1961)

Tony Awards (1956)

Candide

Merrily We Roll Along

Follies

Road Show

Merrily We Roll Along
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1930-03-22
Deathday2021-11-26 (91 years old)
Birth NameStephen Joshua Sondheim
Birth PlaceManhattan, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesNew York City · Hollywood, United States
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Carl Sandburg Literary Award, Society of London Theatre Special Award, Library of Congress Living Legend, Hull-Warriner Award, Johnny Mercer Award, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Grammy Trustees Award, Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts, National Medal of Arts, Kennedy Center Honors, Edgar Awards, Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Laurence Olivier Awards, Praemium Imperiale
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