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Stephen Sondheim
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Stephen Sondheim

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1930Born, New York City
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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 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…

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2028National Theatre Live: West Side StoryLyricist

Known for

The SimpsonsStephen Sondheim (voice)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryStephen Sondheim
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetMusical
Into the WoodsMusical
tick, tick... BOOM!Stephen Sondheim (voice on phone) (uncredited)

Filmography

AllActingWriting
2028National Theatre Live: West Side StoryLyricistMovie
2025Merrily We Roll AlongMusic, Original Music Composer · Lyricist, Musical, WriterMovie
2025West Side StoryLyricistMovie
2024Into The Woods (AUS Productions)WriterMovie
2023Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023MusicMovie
2023CandideLyricistMovie
2022Glass Onion: A Knives Out MysteryStephen Sondheim · In Memory OfMovie
2022Stephen Sondheim's Old FriendsSongsMovie
2022Becoming Benanti: The Role of a LifetimeMusic · LyricistMovie
2021West Side StoryThanks · Lyricist, Theatre PlayMovie
2021tick, tick... BOOM!Stephen Sondheim (voice on phone) (uncredited)Movie
2021Simply SondheimWriterMovie
2020Marry Me a LittleSongsMovie
2020Kings of Broadway 2020: A Celebration of the Music of Jule Styne, Jerry Herman, and Stephen SondheimSongsMovie
2020Chita: A Legendary CelebrationLyricistMovie
2018Harold Prince: The Director's LifeMovie
2017National Theatre Live: FolliesMusical, Lyricist, Writer · SongsMovie
2016Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...Songs · LyricistMovie
2016Judy Collins: A Love Letter to Stephen SondheimMusicMovie
2016West Side StorySongsMovie
2015GypsyMusical, Lyricist, WriterMovie
2014Into the WoodsMusical, Lyricist · Songs, Original Music ComposerMovie
2014Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York PhilharmonicMusical, Lyricist, Writer · Music, Songs, Original Music ComposerMovie
2013FolliesLyricist, Writer, Musical · SongsMovie
2013Six by SondheimSongs · WriterMovie
2013Merrily We Roll AlongLyricist, Writer, Musical · Music, SongsMovie
2013Sunday In the Park with GeorgeMusical, Lyricist · SongsMovie
2012Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetWriter · Original Music ComposerMovie
2011CompanySongs, Original Music Composer · Lyricist, Writer, MusicalMovie
2011Into the WoodsMusical, WriterMovie
2010Sondheim! The Birthday ConcertSongsMovie
2009Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet StreetWriter · MusicMovie
2008Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetWriter · SongsMovie
2008Company: A Musical ComedyLyricist, Writer, Musical · Songs, Original Music ComposerMovie
2007Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetMusical, Lyricist · Music, Songs, Original Music ComposerMovie
2007CandideWriterMovie
2005PassionSongs, Original Music Composer · WriterMovie
2005CandideLyricistMovie
2004AssassinsMusic, Songs · LyricistMovie
2003Leonard Bernstein: CandideWriterMovie
2003Mostly SondheimSongsMovie
2002A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival ConcertMusic · LyricistMovie
2002Merrily We Roll AlongOriginal Film WriterMovie
2002A Little Night Music: Live from the Kennedy CenterSongsMovie
2001Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in ConcertMusic, Songs, Original Music Composer · Writer, LyricistMovie
2001Putting It TogetherMusical, Lyricist, Writer · Songs, Original Music ComposerMovie
1997A Conversation With Composer Stephen SondheimStephen SondheimMovie
1996CompanyMusical, Lyricist, Writer · Songs, Original Music ComposerMovie
1996PassionMusical, Lyricist, Writer · Songs, Original Music ComposerMovie
1995Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetMusic · LyricistMovie
1995Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie HallOriginal Music Composer · LyricistMovie
1995A Tribute to Stephen SondheimLyricist · MusicMovie
1994GypsyLyricist, Theatre PlayMovie
1992Gypsy: Live from the Southern Arizona Light Opera CompanySongs · Writer, Theatre PlayMovie
1992Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie HallSongs, Original Music Composer · LyricistMovie
1991CandideLyricistMovie
1991PerformanceOriginal Music Composer · 1 episodeShow
1991Into the WoodsMusical, Writer · Songs, Original Music ComposerMovie
1990AssassinsMusic, SongsMovie
1990New York City Opera: A Little Night MusicMusic, Songs · LyricistMovie
1990Dick TracyOriginal Music Composer, SongsMovie
1990Into the Woods: A ConversationpieceWriterMovie
1990Sunday in the Park with... StephenOriginal Music ComposerMovie
1989Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - CandideLyricistMovie
1986CandideWriter, LyricistMovie
1986Sunday in the Park with GeorgeMusical, Lyricist, Writer · Songs, Original Music ComposerMovie
1986Follies: In ConcertSongs, Original Music Composer · LyricistMovie
1982Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetMusical, Lyricist, Writer · Songs, Original Music ComposerMovie
1982American PlayhouseWriter, Theatre Play · 1 episode · Songs, Music · 3 episodesShow
1981RedsOriginal Music ComposerMovie
1980Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a MusicalLyricist · MusicMovie
1977A Little Night MusicSongs, Original Music Composer · Lyricist, MusicalMovie
1977All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular MusicWriter · 1 episodeShow
1976Pacific OverturesMusical, Lyricist, Writer · Songs, Music, Original Music ComposerMovie
1976Anatomy of a SongMovie
1976Live from Lincoln CenterWriter · 1 episode · Original Music Composer · 1 episodeShow
1974Stavisky...Original Music ComposerMovie
1974June MoonMaxie SchwartzMovie
1973The Last of SheilaWriterMovie

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