Stephen Sondheim
Writing • Born 1930-03-22 – Died 2021-11-26
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Stephen Sondheim, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
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Movie • 2021
Stephen Sondheim (voice on phone) (uncredited)
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
Movie • 1990
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Assassins: A Conversationpiece
Movie • 1991
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Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
Movie • 2021
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On Broadway
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Movie • 2021
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Original Cast Album: Company
Movie • 1970
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Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Movie • 2003
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The Stories of West Side Story
Movie • 2022
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A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Movie • 2011
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Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
Movie • 1998
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Keeping Company with Sondheim
Movie • 2022
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Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
Movie • 1973
Six by Sondheim
Movie • 2013
Self / Joe
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony
Movie • 2002
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Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Movie • 1992
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Sunday in the Park with... Stephen
Movie • 1990
The Last of Sheila Featurette
Movie • 1973
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Movie • 2022
Stephen Sondheim
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
Movie • 2016
Self
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Movie • 2016
Self
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
Movie • 1986
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Harold Prince: The Director's Life
Movie • 2018
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
Movie • 2008
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West Side Memories
Movie • 2003
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June Moon
Movie • 1974
Maxie Schwartz
Follies: In Concert
Movie • 1986
Self- Composer
Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Movie • 1980
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Camp
Movie • 2003
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Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Movie • 2010
Self - Honoree
Witness to 'Reds'
Movie • 2006
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Children Will Listen
Movie • 2004
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
Movie • 2001
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Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
Movie • 1986
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A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
Movie • 1995
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Movie • 1995
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Company
Movie • 1996
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Inside the Actors Studio
TV • 1994
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The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Stephen Sondheim (voice)
The Merv Griffin Show
TV • 1962
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The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
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Pebble Mill
TV • 1991
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The Kennedy Center Honors
TV • 1978
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
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Previn and the Pittsburgh
TV • 1977
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Broadway: The American Musical
TV • 2004
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Live from Lincoln Center
TV • 1976
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Great Performances
TV • 1971
Maxie Schwartz
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self