Stephen Sondheim
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.
Personal Details
Movies (47)
Merrily We Roll Along
Music (Sound)
2025
West Side Story
Lyricist (Writing)
2025
Into The Woods (AUS Productions)
Writer (Writing)
2024
Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023
Music (Sound)
2023
Candide
Lyricist (Writing)
2023
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Stephen Sondheim
2022
Keeping Company with Sondheim
as Self
2022
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Songs (Sound)
2022
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
Lyricist (Writing)
2022
The Stories of West Side Story
as Self
2022
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
as Self
2021
West Side Story
Thanks (Crew)
2021
Something's Coming: West Side Story
as Self
2021
tick, tick... BOOM!
as Stephen Sondheim (voice on phone) (uncredited)
2021
Simply Sondheim
Writer (Writing)
2021
Marry Me a Little
Songs (Sound)
2020
Kings of Broadway 2020: A Celebration of the Music of Jule Styne, Jerry Herman, and Stephen Sondheim
Songs (Sound)
2020
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
Lyricist (Writing)
2020
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Harold Prince: The Director's Life
2018
National Theatre Live: Follies
Musical (Writing)
2017
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
as Self
2016
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
as Self
2016
Judy Collins: A Love Letter to Stephen Sondheim
Music (Sound)
2016
West Side Story
Songs (Sound)
2016
Gypsy
Musical (Writing)
2015
Into the Woods
Songs (Sound)
2014
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Music (Sound)
2014
Follies
Songs (Sound)
2013
Six by Sondheim
as Self / Joe
2013
Merrily We Roll Along
Lyricist (Writing)
2013
Sunday In the Park with George
Musical (Writing)
2013
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Original Music Composer (Sound)
2012
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
as Self
2011
Company
Lyricist (Writing)
2011
Into the Woods
Musical (Writing)
2011
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
as Self - Honoree
2010
Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Writer (Writing)
2009
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Writer (Writing)
2008
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
as Self
2008
Company: A Musical Comedy
Lyricist (Writing)
2008
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Music (Sound)
2007
Candide
Writer (Writing)
2007
Witness to 'Reds'
as Self
2006
Passion
Songs (Sound)
2005
Candide
Lyricist (Writing)
2005
Children Will Listen
as self
2004
