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.
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 (Movies)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Character:Stephen Sondheim
Release Date:23/11/2022
Keeping Company with Sondheim
Character:Self
Release Date:27/05/2022
The Stories of West Side Story
Character:Self
Release Date:02/03/2022
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
Character:Self
Release Date:27/12/2021
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Character:Self
Release Date:05/12/2021
tick, tick... BOOM!
Character:Stephen Sondheim (voice on phone) (uncredited)
Release Date:11/11/2021
On Broadway
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:12/10/2019
Harold Prince: The Director's Life
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Release Date:23/11/2018
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Character:Self
Release Date:26/12/2016
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
Character:Self
Release Date:18/11/2016
Six by Sondheim
Character:Self / Joe
Release Date:09/12/2013
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Character:Self
Release Date:15/11/2011
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Character:Self - Honoree
Release Date:16/11/2010
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
Character:Self
Release Date:01/04/2008
Witness to 'Reds'
Character:Self
Release Date:17/10/2006
Children Will Listen
Character:self
Release Date:11/04/2004
Camp
Character:Self
Release Date:05/09/2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Character:Self
Release Date:03/04/2003
West Side Memories
Character:Self
Release Date:01/04/2003
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony
Character:Self
Release Date:01/05/2002
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
Character:Self
Release Date:31/10/2001
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
Character:Self
Release Date:07/11/1998
Company
Character:Self
Release Date:10/12/1996
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Character:Self
Release Date:06/03/1995
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
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Release Date:12/01/1995
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Character:Self
Release Date:10/06/1992
Assassins: A Conversationpiece
Character:Self
Release Date:01/06/1991
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
Character:Self
Release Date:15/05/1990
Sunday in the Park with... Stephen
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Release Date:20/03/1990
Follies: In Concert
Character:Self- Composer
Release Date:14/03/1986
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
Character:Self
Release Date:01/02/1986
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
Character:Self
Release Date:11/01/1986
Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Character:Self
Release Date:26/07/1980
June Moon
Character:Maxie Schwartz
Release Date:30/01/1974
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
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Release Date:01/01/1973
The Last of Sheila Featurette
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1973
Original Cast Album: Company
Character:Self
Release Date:28/10/1970
Television Appearances
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
The Colbert Report
Character:Self
Broadway: The American Musical
Character:Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
Pebble Mill
Character:Self
The Simpsons
Character:Stephen Sondheim (voice)
The Kennedy Center Honors
Character:Self
Previn and the Pittsburgh
Character:Self
Live from Lincoln Center
Character:Self
Great Performances
Character:Maxie Schwartz
Great Performances
Character:Self
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
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