Date of Death: November 26, 2021 (91)
Birth Place: New York, NY, USA
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Stephen Sondheim is widely acknowledged as the most innovative, most influential, and most important composer and lyricist in modern Broadway history. He is the winner of an Academy Award, numerous Tony Award, multiple Grammy Awards and a Pulitzer Prize. Some of his other accolades include a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kennedy Center Honors (1993), the National Medal of Arts (1996), the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Gold Medal for Music (2006) and a special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre (2008).
Stephen Sondheim wrote the music and lyrics for Road Show (2008), Passion (1994), Assassins (1991), Into the Woods (1987), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Sweeney Todd (1979), Pacific Overtures (1976), The Frogs (1974), A Little Night Music (1973), Follies (1971; revised in London, 1987), Company (1970), Anyone Can Whistle (1964) and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), as well as the lyrics for West Side Story (1957), Gypsy (1959), Do I Hear a Waltz? (1965) and additional lyrics for Candide (1973). Side by Side by Sondheim (1976), Marry Me a Little (1981), You're Gonna Love Tomorrow (1983) and Putting It Together (1993/99) are anthologies of his work, as is the new musical Sondheim on Sondheim. He composed the film scores of Stavisky (1974) and Reds (1981) and songs for Dick Tracy (Academy Award, 1990). He also wrote songs for the television production "Evening Primrose" (1966), co-authored, with Anthony Perkins, the film The Last of Sheila (1973) and, with George Furth, the play Getting Away with Murder (1996), and provided incidental music for the plays The Girls of Summer (1956), Invitation to a March (1961) and Twigs (1971). He won Tony Awards for Best Score for a Musical for Passion, Into the Woods, Sweeney Todd, A Little Night Music, Follies and Company. All of these shows won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, as did Pacific Overtures and Sunday in the Park with George, the latter also receiving the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Saturday Night (1954), his first professional musical, finally had its New York premiere in 1999 at Second Stage Theatre.
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim, Into The Woods
Stephen SondheimInto The Woods
Stephen Sondheim, Passion
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim, A Little Night Music
Stephen Sondheim, Road Show
Stephen Sondheim, Road Show
Stephen Sondheim, Sunday In The Park With George
Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim, Merrily We Roll Along
Stephen Sondheim, Saturday Night
Stephen Sondheim, Saturday Night
Stephen SondheimA Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
Stephen SondheimInto The Woods
Stephen Sondheim, Passion
Stephen Sondheim, Passion
Stephen Sondheim, Passion
Stephen SondheimSweeney Todd
Stephen Sondheim, Passion
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim, Assassins
Stephen Sondheim, Sunday In The Park With George
Stephen Sondheim, Into The Woods
Stephen Sondheim, Assassins
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim, Into the Woods
Stephen Sondheim, Into the Woods
Stephen Sondheim, Into the Woods
Stephen Sondheim, Into the Woods
Stephen Sondheim, Follies
Stephen Sondheim, Sunday in the Park With George
Stephen Sondheim, Sunday in the Park with George
Stephen Sondheim, Sunday in the Park with George
Stephen Sondheim, Sunday in the Park with George
Stephen Sondheim, Sunday in the Park with George
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim, Merrily We Roll Along
Stephen Sondheim, Merrily We Roll Along
Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd
Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd
Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd
Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd
Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd
Stephen Sondheim, Pacific Overtures
Stephen Sondheim, Pacific Overtures
Sondheim, Side By Side
Stephen Sondheim, Pacific Overtures
Stephen Sondheim, A Little Night Music
Stephen Sondheim, A Little Night Music
Stephen Sondheim, A Little Night Music
Stephen Sondheim, Follies
Stephen Sondheim, Follies
Stephen Sondheim, Follies
Stephen Sondheim, Follies
Stephen Sondheim, Company
Stephen Sondheim , Company
Stephen Sondheim, Company
Stephen Sondheim, Company
Stephen Sondheim, Company
Stephen Sondheim, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Stephen Sondheim has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.
Stephen Sondheim has not appeared in the West End
Lebedev Award (Evening Standard Awards) for , Best Musical Revival (Olivier Awards) for Into The Woods , Best Musical Revival (Olivier Awards) for Into The Woods , Best Musical Revival (Olivier Awards) for Passion , The Society’s Special Award (Olivier Awards) , Best Musical Revival (Olivier Awards) for A Little Night Music , Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Road Show , Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Road Show , Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre (Tony Awards) for , Outstanding Musical Production (Olivier Awards) for Sunday In The Park With George , Outstanding Musical Production (Olivier Awards) for Sweeney Todd , Outstanding Lifetime Achievement (The Lortels) , Best New Musical (Olivier Awards) for Merrily We Roll Along , Outstanding Lyric (Drama Desk Awards) for Saturday Night , Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Saturday Night , Outstanding Musical Production (Olivier Awards) for A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum , Outstanding Musical Production (Olivier Awards) for Into The Woods , The American Express Award for Best New Musical (Olivier Awards) for Passion , Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Passion , Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Passion , Best Musical Revival (Olivier Awards) for Sweeney Todd , Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Passion , The American Express Tribute (Helen Hayes Awards) , The American Express Award for Best New Musical (Olivier Awards) for Assassins , Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre (Drama League Awards) , The American Express Award for Best New Musical (Olivier Awards) for Sunday In The Park With George , The American Express Award for Best New Musical (Olivier Awards) for Into The Woods , Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Assassins , Lebedev Special Award (Evening Standard Awards) , Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Into the Woods , Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Into the Woods , Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Into the Woods , Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Into the Woods , Musical of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Follies , The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Sunday in the Park With George , Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Sunday in the Park with George , Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Sunday in the Park with George , Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Sunday in the Park with George , Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Sunday in the Park with George , Unique Contribution to the Theatre (Drama League Awards) , Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Merrily We Roll Along , Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Merrily We Roll Along , Musical of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Sweeney Todd , Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Sweeney Todd , Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Sweeney Todd , Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Sweeney Todd , Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Sweeney Todd , Outstanding Music & Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Pacific Overtures , Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Pacific Overtures , Musical of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Side By Side , Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Pacific Overtures , Outstanding Music & Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for A Little Night Music , Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for A Little Night Music , Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for A Little Night Music , Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Follies , Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Follies , Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Follies , Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Follies , Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Company , Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Company , Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Company , Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Company Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Company and Best Musical (Tony Awards) for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum .
Lebedev Award (Evening Standard Awards) for , Best Musical Revival (Olivier Awards) for Into The Woods, Best Musical Revival (Olivier Awards) for Into The Woods, The Society’s Special Award (Olivier Awards), Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Road Show, Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre (Tony Awards) for , Outstanding Musical Production (Olivier Awards) for Sunday In The Park With George, Outstanding Lifetime Achievement (The Lortels), Best New Musical (Olivier Awards) for Merrily We Roll Along, Outstanding Lyric (Drama Desk Awards) for Saturday Night, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Saturday Night, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Passion, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Passion , Best Musical Revival (Olivier Awards) for Sweeney Todd, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Passion, The American Express Tribute (Helen Hayes Awards), Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre (Drama League Awards), The American Express Award for Best New Musical (Olivier Awards) for Sunday In The Park With George, Lebedev Special Award (Evening Standard Awards), Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Into the Woods, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Into the Woods, Musical of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Follies, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for Sunday in the Park With George, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Sunday in the Park with George, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Sunday in the Park with George, Unique Contribution to the Theatre (Drama League Awards), Musical of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Sweeney Todd, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Sweeney Todd, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Sweeney Todd, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Sweeney Todd, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Sweeney Todd, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Pacific Overtures, Outstanding Music & Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for A Little Night Music, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for A Little Night Music, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for A Little Night Music, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Follies, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Follies, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Follies, Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Follies, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Company, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Company, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Company, Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Company Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Companyand Best Musical (Tony Awards) for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
Stephen Sondheim has written 42 shows including Girls of Summer (Composer), West Side Story (Lyricist), Gypsy (Lyricist), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Composer), Anyone Can Whistle (Composer), Do I Hear a Waltz? (Lyricist), The Mad Show (Lyricist), Company (Composer), Follies (Composer), A Little Night Music (Composer), Sondheim: A Musical Tribute (Composer), The Frogs (Composer), By Bernstein (Lyricist), Pacific Overtures (Composer), Side by Side by Sondheim (Composer), The Madwoman of Central Park West (Composer), Marry Me a Little (Composer), Merrily We Roll Along (Composer), Sunday in the Park with George (Composer), Into the Woods (Composer), Barbara Cook: A Concert for the Theatre (Composer), Jerome Robbins' Broadway (Lyricist), Assassins (Composer), Putting It Together (Conceiver), Hey, Love (Composer), Passion (Composer), Getting Away With Murder (Playwright), Saturday Night (Composer), Patti LuPone: Matters of the Heart (Composer), Mostly Sondheim (Lyricist), Elaine Stritch At Liberty (Composer), Short Talks on the Universe (Composer), Celebrating Sondheim (Composer), Bounce (Composer), Barbara Cook's Broadway! (Composer), Children And Art (Composer), Evening Primrose (Composer/Lyricist), Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (Lyricist), Mixed Company (Composer), Road Show (Lyricist), Sondheim on Sondheim (Composer), Here We Are (Composer & Lyricist).
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