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Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim

Writer · Born 1930-03-22 · New York City, New York, USA

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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 Awa…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Simpsons (1989) — Stephen Sondheim (voice)
  2. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) — Stephen Sondheim
  3. tick, tick... BOOM! (2021) — Stephen Sondheim (voice on phone) (uncredited)
  4. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self - Guest
  5. The Colbert Report (2005) — Self
  6. Camp (2003) — Self
  7. Inside the Actors Studio (1994) — Self
  8. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd (2008) — Self
  9. Six by Sondheim (2013) — Self / Joe
  10. Great Performances (1971) — Maxie Schwartz
  11. Original Cast Album: Company (1970) — Self
  12. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001) — Self
  13. Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened... (2016) — Self
  14. Something's Coming: West Side Story (2021) — Self
  15. The Stories of West Side Story (2022) — Self
  16. The Merv Griffin Show (1962) — Self
  17. The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) — Self
  18. Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) — Self
  19. Broadway: The American Musical (2004) — Self
  20. Live from Lincoln Center (1976) — Self
  21. Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (1992) — Self
  22. Sondheim! The Birthday Concert (2010) — Self - Honoree
  23. Company (1996) — Self
  24. Pebble Mill (1991) — Self
  25. On Broadway (2019) — Self (archive footage)
  26. Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh (1998) — Self
  27. West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic (2016) — Self
  28. Previn and the Pittsburgh (1977) — Self
  29. Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album (1986) — Self
  30. Keeping Company with Sondheim (2022) — Self
  31. The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony (2002) — Self
  32. West Side Memories (2003) — Self
  33. June Moon (1974) — Maxie Schwartz
  34. Follies: In Concert (1986) — Self- Composer
  35. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical (1980) — Self
  36. Witness to 'Reds' (2006) — Self
  37. Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II (1995) — Self
  38. Assassins: A Conversationpiece (1991) — Self
  39. Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece (1990) — Self
  40. Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years (2021) — Self