Stephen Sondheim
Known for Writing · 52 credits
- Born
- 1930-03-22
- Died
- 2021-11-26
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
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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Known For
TV Shows (12)
The Simpsons
1989
as Stephen Sondheim (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
The Colbert Report
2005
as Self
Great Performances
1971
as Maxie Schwartz / Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
Live from Lincoln Center
1976
as Self
Broadway: The American Musical
2004
as Self
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Previn and the Pittsburgh
1977
as Self
Movies (40)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
as Stephen Sondheim
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
as Stephen Sondheim (voice on phone) (uncredited)
Six by Sondheim
2013
as Self / Joe
On Broadway
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
as Self
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
1998
as Self
Camp
2003
as Self
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992
as Self
Keeping Company with Sondheim
2022
as Self
The Stories of West Side Story
2022
as Self
Company
1996
as Self
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
2016
as Self
Original Cast Album: Company
1970
as Self
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995
as Self
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony
2002
as Self
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
2008
as Self
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
as Self - Honoree
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
2001
as Self
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
2021
as Self
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
1986
as Self
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011
as Self
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021
as Self
June Moon
1974
as Maxie Schwartz
Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
1980
as Self
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
1995
West Side Memories
2003
as Self
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973
Follies: In Concert
1986
as Self- Composer
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016
as Self
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
1986
as Self
Witness to 'Reds'
2006
as Self
Harold Prince: The Director's Life
2018
Children Will Listen
2004
as self
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
1990
as Self
Sunday in the Park with... Stephen
1990
Assassins: A Conversationpiece
1991
as Self
The Last of Sheila Featurette
1973
as Self
Anatomy of a Song
1976
A Conversation With Composer Stephen Sondheim
1997
as Stephen Sondheim
Ned Rorem Interviews Stephen Sondheim
2000
as Self
About Stephen Sondheim
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… With 52 credits spanning from 1956 to 2022, Stephen Sondheim has appeared in 40 films and 12 TV shows.
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- On Broadway (2019) — as Self (archive footage)
- Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003) — as Self
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