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Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim

Known For Writing
Birthday Mar 22, 1930
Died Nov 26, 2021 (91)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.4 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025
Entry Date Apr 15, 2024
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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 Jame ... s 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.

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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

2022

as Stephen Sondheim

tick, tick... BOOM!

tick, tick... BOOM!

2021

as Stephen Sondheim (voice on phone) (uncredited)

June Moon

June Moon

1974

as Maxie Schwartz

West Side Story

West Side Story

2021

Theatre Play, Thanks, Lyricist

National Theatre Live: Follies

National Theatre Live: Follies

2017

Lyricist, Musical, Songs

Gypsy

Gypsy

2015

Writer, Musical, Lyricist

Into the Woods

Into the Woods

2014

Writer, Songs, Musical, Lyricist, Original Music Composer

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2014

Writer, Lyricist, Musical, Songs, Original Music Composer, Music

Merrily We Roll Along

Merrily We Roll Along

2013

Songs, Music, Lyricist

Sunday In the Park With George

Sunday In the Park With George

2013

Lyricist, Musical, Songs

Six by Sondheim

Six by Sondheim

2013

Songs

Company

Company

2011

Writer, Lyricist, Musical, Songs, Original Music Composer

Into the Woods

Into the Woods

2011

Writer, Musical

Company

Company

2008

Writer, Lyricist, Musical, Songs, Original Music Composer

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2007

Songs, Musical, Lyricist, Original Music Composer, Music

Candide

Candide

2005

Lyricist

Passion

Passion

2005

Original Music Composer, Songs

Candide

Candide

2003

Writer

Putting It Together

Putting It Together

2001

Writer, Songs, Musical, Lyricist, Original Music Composer

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert

2001

Writer, Songs, Lyricist, Original Music Composer, Music

Passion

Passion

1996

Writer, Songs, Musical, Lyricist, Original Music Composer

Company

Company

1996

Writer, Songs, Musical, Lyricist, Original Music Composer

Gypsy

Gypsy

1993

Writer, Lyricist

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall

1992

Lyricist, Original Music Composer, Songs

Into the Woods

Into the Woods

1991

Writer, Original Music Composer, Musical, Songs

New York City Opera: A Little Night Music

New York City Opera: A Little Night Music

1990

Lyricist, Music, Songs

Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy

1990

Original Music Composer, Songs

Sunday in the Park with George

Sunday in the Park with George

1986

Writer, Songs, Musical, Lyricist, Original Music Composer

Candide

Candide

1986

Writer, Lyricist

Follies: In Concert

Follies: In Concert

1986

Songs, Original Music Composer, Lyricist

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

1982

Writer, Songs, Musical, Lyricist, Original Music Composer

Reds

Reds

1981

Original Music Composer

A Little Night Music

A Little Night Music

1977

Writer, Lyricist, Original Music Composer, Songs

Pacific Overtures

Pacific Overtures

1976

Writer, Lyricist, Musical, Songs, Original Music Composer, Music

The Last of Sheila

The Last of Sheila

1973

Writer

Original Cast Album: Company

Original Cast Album: Company

1970

Lyricist, Music, Songs

Evening Primrose

Evening Primrose

1966

Writer, Songs, Original Music Composer, Lyricist

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

1966

Writer, Lyricist, Original Music Composer, Songs

Gypsy

Gypsy

1962

Writer, Lyricist

West Side Story

West Side Story

1961

Theatre Play, Lyricist

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The Simpsons

as Stephen Sondheim (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

Great Performances

as Maxie Schwartz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Broadway: The American Musical

as Self

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Oct 19, 2004

The Colbert Report

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 17, 2005

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1994

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 1962

Pebble Mill

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1991

The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 28, 1978

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Previn and the Pittsburgh

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 27, 1977

Live from Lincoln Center

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 1976

Great Performances

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

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