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Stephen Sondheim
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Stephen Sondheim
Known For
Writing
Birthday
1930-03-22,New York City, New York, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Stephen Joshua Sondheim (March 22, 1930 – November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. Among the most important figures in 20th-century musical theater, Sondheim was praised for having "reinvented the American musical" with shows that tackled "unexpected themes that range far beyond the [genre's] traditional subjects" with "music and lyrics of unprecedented complexity and sophistication". His shows addressed "darker, more harrowing elements of the human experience" with songs often tinged with "ambivalence" about various aspects of life. Sondheim started his theatre career by writing the lyrics for West Side Story (1957) and Gypsy (1959) before becoming a composer and lyricist. Sondheim's best-known works include 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 accolades include eight Tony Awards (including a Lifetime Achievement Tony in 2008), an Academy Award, eight Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, a Laurence Olivier Award, and a 2015 Presidential Medal of Freedom. He has a theater named for him both on Broadway and in the West End of London. Sondheim wrote film music, contributing "Goodbye for Now" for Warren Beatty's Reds (1981). He wrote five songs for 1990's Dick Tracy, including "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)", sung in the film by Madonna, which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Film adaptations of Sondheim's work include West Side Story (1961), Gypsy (1962), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966), A Little Night Music (1977), Gypsy (1993), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Into the Woods (2014), West Side Story (2021), and Merrily We Roll Along (TBD).

Filmography

tick, tick... BOOM!

7.6

tick, tick... BOOM!
2021-11-11

Assassins: A Conversationpiece

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Assassins: A Conversationpiece
1991-06-01

Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece

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Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
1990-05-15

Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years

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Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
2021-12-27

8.7

On Broadway
2019-10-12

Something's Coming: West Side Story

7.5

Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021-12-05

Original Cast Album: Company

7.3

Original Cast Album: Company
1970-10-28

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

7

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003-04-03

The Stories of West Side Story

7.8

The Stories of West Side Story
2022-03-02

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy

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A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011-11-15

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh

2

Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
1998-11-07

Keeping Company with Sondheim

9

Keeping Company with Sondheim
2022-05-27

Sondheim: A Musical Tribute

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Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973-01-01

Six by Sondheim

7.2

Six by Sondheim
2013-12-09

The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony

9

The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony
2002-05-01

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

9

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992-06-10

Sunday in the Park with... Stephen

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Sunday in the Park with... Stephen
1990-03-20

The Last of Sheila Featurette

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The Last of Sheila Featurette
1973-01-01

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

7.054

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022-11-23

Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...

7.5

Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
2016-11-18

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

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West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016-12-26

Putting it Together: The Making of the Broadway Album

10

Putting it Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
1986-01-11

Harold Prince: The Director's Life

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Harold Prince: The Director's Life
2018-11-23

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

7.5

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
2008-04-01

West Side Memories

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West Side Memories
2003-04-01

0

June Moon
1974-01-30

Follies: In Concert

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Follies: In Concert
1986-03-14

Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical

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Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
1980-07-26

5.5

Camp
2003-09-05

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert

8

Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010-11-16

Witness to 'Reds'

6

Witness to 'Reds'
2006-10-17

Inside the Actors Studio

7.3

Inside the Actors Studio
1994-08-14

8.014

The Simpsons
1989-12-17

The Merv Griffin Show

5.3

The Merv Griffin Show
1962-10-01

The Colbert Report

6.838

The Colbert Report
2005-10-17

3.1

Pebble Mill
1991-10-14

The Kennedy Center Honors

7.2

The Kennedy Center Honors
1978-12-28

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.6

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

5

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

Previn and the Pittsburgh

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Previn and the Pittsburgh
1977-02-27

Broadway: The American Musical

7.8

Broadway: The American Musical
2004-10-19

Live from Lincoln Center

8.3

Live from Lincoln Center
1976-01-30

Great Performances

4.9

Great Performances
1971-01-28

Great Performances

4.9

Great Performances
1971-01-28