Writing
Stephen Sondheim
EN, HE, DE, FR cinema · 105 credits
Born
22 March 1930
Died
26 November 2021 (aged 91)
Birthplace
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as Stephen Joshua Sondheim
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.
Known for
Filmography
Merrily We Roll Along
Merrily We Roll Along
Musical, Songs, Music
Follies
Songs, Lyricist
Bernstein's Wall
as Self (archive footage)
Merrily We Roll Along
Music, Lyricist, Musical, Original Music Composer, Writer
Candide
Lyricist
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Stephen Sondheim, In Memory Of
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
Lyricist, Music
tick, tick... BOOM!
as Stephen Sondheim (voice on phone) (uncredited)
West Side Story
Thanks, Lyricist, Theatre Play
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
National Theatre Live: Follies
Musical, Songs, Lyricist, Writer
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
as Self, Songs, Lyricist
Gypsy
Musical, Lyricist, Writer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic
Music, Musical, Songs, Lyricist, Original Music Composer, Writer
Into the Woods
Songs, Musical, Original Music Composer, Lyricist
Six by Sondheim
as Self / Joe, Songs, Writer
Merrily We Roll Along
Lyricist, Music, Songs, Writer, Musical
Sunday In the Park with George
Musical, Songs, Lyricist
Follies
Songs, Lyricist, Writer, Musical
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Original Music Composer, Writer
Company
Lyricist, Songs, Original Music Composer, Writer, Musical
Into the Woods
Musical, Writer
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
as Self - Honoree, Songs
Company: A Musical Comedy
Lyricist, Songs, Writer, Original Music Composer, Musical
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Music, Musical, Songs, Lyricist, Original Music Composer
Candide
Lyricist
Passion
Songs, Original Music Composer, Writer
Assassins
Music, Lyricist, Songs
Camp
as Self
Merrily We Roll Along
Original Film Writer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
as Self, Music, Writer, Songs, Lyricist, Original Music Composer
Putting It Together
Musical, Songs, Lyricist, Writer, Original Music Composer
A Conversation With Composer Stephen Sondheim
as Stephen Sondheim
Company
as Self, Musical, Songs, Lyricist, Original Music Composer, Writer
Passion
Musical, Songs, Lyricist, Writer, Original Music Composer
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
Actor, Lyricist, Music
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Music, Lyricist
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
Original Music Composer, Lyricist
Gypsy
Lyricist, Theatre Play
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
as Self, Songs, Lyricist, Original Music Composer
Gypsy: Live from the Southern Arizona Light Opera Company
Songs, Writer, Theatre Play
Into the Woods
Musical, Songs, Writer, Original Music Composer
Candide
Lyricist
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
as Self, Writer
Sunday in the Park with... Stephen
Actor, Original Music Composer
New York City Opera: A Little Night Music
Music, Songs, Lyricist
Dick Tracy
Original Music Composer, Songs
Assassins
Music, Songs
Follies: In Concert
as Self- Composer, Songs, Original Music Composer, Lyricist
Sunday in the Park with George
Musical, Songs, Lyricist, Writer, Original Music Composer
Candide
Writer, Lyricist
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Musical, Songs, Lyricist, Writer, Original Music Composer
Reds
Original Music Composer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical
as Self, Music, Lyricist
A Little Night Music
Songs, Lyricist, Original Music Composer, Musical
Pacific Overtures
Musical, Songs, Lyricist, Music, Writer, Original Music Composer
June Moon
as Maxie Schwartz
Stavisky...
Original Music Composer
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
Actor, Thanks
Original Cast Album: Company
as Self, Music, Songs, Lyricist
Evening Primrose
Writer, Songs, Lyricist, Original Music Composer
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Songs, Original Music Composer, Music
Gypsy
Lyricist, Theatre Play
West Side Story
Lyricist