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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
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Filmography

AllActingWriting
2028National Theatre Live: West Side StoryLyricistMovie
2025Merrily We Roll AlongLyricist, Musical, WriterMovie
2025West Side StoryLyricistMovie
2024Into The Woods (AUS Productions)WriterMovie
2023CandideLyricistMovie
2022Becoming Benanti: The Role of a LifetimeLyricistMovie
2021West Side StoryLyricist, Theatre PlayMovie
2021Simply SondheimWriterMovie
2020Chita: A Legendary CelebrationLyricistMovie
2017National Theatre Live: FolliesMusical, Lyricist, WriterMovie
2016Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...LyricistMovie
2015GypsyMusical, Lyricist, WriterMovie
2014Into the WoodsMusical, LyricistMovie
2014Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York PhilharmonicMusical, Lyricist, WriterMovie
2013FolliesLyricist, Writer, MusicalMovie
2013Six by SondheimWriterMovie
2013Merrily We Roll AlongLyricist, Writer, MusicalMovie
2013Sunday In the Park with GeorgeMusical, LyricistMovie
2012Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetWriterMovie
2011CompanyLyricist, Writer, MusicalMovie
2011Into the WoodsMusical, WriterMovie
2009Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet StreetWriterMovie
2008Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetWriterMovie
2008Company: A Musical ComedyLyricist, Writer, MusicalMovie
2007Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetMusical, LyricistMovie
2007CandideWriterMovie
2005PassionWriterMovie
2005CandideLyricistMovie
2004AssassinsLyricistMovie
2003Leonard Bernstein: CandideWriterMovie
2002A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival ConcertLyricistMovie
2002Merrily We Roll AlongOriginal Film WriterMovie
2001Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in ConcertWriter, LyricistMovie
2001Putting It TogetherMusical, Lyricist, WriterMovie
1996CompanyMusical, Lyricist, WriterMovie
1996PassionMusical, Lyricist, WriterMovie
1995Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetLyricistMovie
1995Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie HallLyricistMovie
1995A Tribute to Stephen SondheimLyricistMovie
1994GypsyLyricist, Theatre PlayMovie
1992Gypsy: Live from the Southern Arizona Light Opera CompanyWriter, Theatre PlayMovie
1992Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie HallLyricistMovie
1991CandideLyricistMovie
1991Into the WoodsMusical, WriterMovie
1990New York City Opera: A Little Night MusicLyricistMovie
1990Into the Woods: A ConversationpieceWriterMovie
1989Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - CandideLyricistMovie
1986CandideWriter, LyricistMovie
1986Sunday in the Park with GeorgeMusical, Lyricist, WriterMovie
1986Follies: In ConcertLyricistMovie
1982Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetMusical, Lyricist, WriterMovie
1982American PlayhouseWriter, Theatre Play · 1 episodeShow
1980Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a MusicalLyricistMovie
1977A Little Night MusicLyricist, MusicalMovie
1977All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular MusicWriter · 1 episodeShow
1976Pacific OverturesMusical, Lyricist, WriterMovie
1976Live from Lincoln CenterWriter · 1 episodeShow
1973The Last of SheilaWriterMovie

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