Stephen Sondheim
Known for WritingBorn 1930-03-22Died 2021-11-26New 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.Read more
Movies & web series
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Assassins
2024 · Movie
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West Side Story
2016 · Movie
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Merrily We Roll Along
2013 · Movie
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Sunday In the Park with George
2013 · Movie
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1995 · Movie
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Candide
1986 · Movie
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Keeping Company with Sondheim
2022 · Movie
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Follies
2013 · Movie
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New York City Opera: A Little Night Music
1990 · Movie
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West Side Memories
2003 · Movie
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The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony
2002 · Movie
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Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992 · Movie
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Into the Woods
2011 · Movie
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On Broadway
2019 · Movie
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Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
1986 · Movie
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Pacific Overtures
1976 · Movie
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June Moon
1974 · Movie
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Live from Lincoln Center
1976 · Series
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2014 · Movie
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Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
2022 · Movie
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Marry Me a Little
2020 · Movie
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National Theatre Live: Follies
2017 · Movie
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West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016 · Movie
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Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010 · Movie
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Broadway: The American Musical
2004 · Series
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Into the Woods
1991 · Movie
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1982 · Movie
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Gypsy
2015 · Movie
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The Simpsons
1989 · Series
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tick, tick... BOOM!
2021 · Movie
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Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
1980 · Movie
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
2008 · Movie
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Previn and the Pittsburgh
1977 · Series
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Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021 · Movie
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Company: A Musical Comedy
2008 · Movie
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Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
2016 · Movie
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Inside the Actors Studio
1994 · Series
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The Stories of West Side Story
2022 · Movie
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Candide
1991 · Movie
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Sunday in the Park with George
1986 · Movie
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007 · Movie
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022 · Movie
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Six by Sondheim
2013 · Movie
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Candide
2005 · Movie
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Evening Primrose
1966 · Movie
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The Kennedy Center Honors
1978 · Series
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
2001 · Movie
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West Side Story
2021 · Movie