Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Joshua Sondheim (; March22, 1930November26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. Regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theater, he is credited with reinventing the American musical. With his frequent collaborators Harold Prince and James Lapine, Sondheim's Broadway musicals tackled unexpected themes that ranged 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 theater began at a young age, and he was mentored by Oscar Hammerstein II. He began his career by writing the lyrics for ''West Side Story'' (1957) and ''Gypsy'' (1959). He transitioned to writing both music and lyrics for the theater, 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 theater is named after him both on Broadway and in the West End of London. 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). Provided by Wikipedia
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Road show / music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book by John Weidman. by Sondheim, Stephen
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Company : a musical comedy / music & lyrics, Stephen Sondheim ; book by George Furth ; direction & musical staging, John Doyle ; produced by Ellen M. Krass and Mort Swinsky ; directed for television by Lonny Price ; an Ellen M. Krass production with Thirteen/WNET New York in association with NHK/NHK Enterprises. by Sondheim, Stephen
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Finishing the hat : collected lyrics (1954-1981) with attendant comments, principles, heresies, grudges, whines and anecdotes / Stephen Sondheim. by Sondheim, Stephen
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Sweeney Todd : the demon barber of Fleet Street : vocal selections / music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book by Hugh Wheeler. by Sondheim, Stephen
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A little night music : vocal selections / music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book by Hugh Wheeler ; suggested by a film by Ingmar Bergman. by Sondheim, Stephen
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Merrily we roll along : vocal selections / music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by George Furth. by Sondheim, Stephen
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Sondheim! : the birthday concert / Ellen M. Krass Productions and Thirteen in association with WNET.org ; produced by Ellen M. Krass, Mort Swinsky, Matt Cowart ; produced and directed for the stage and television by Lonny Price ; written by Lonny Price, David Hyde Pierce. by Sondheim, Stephen
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Sunday in the park with George Michael Brandman and Emanuel Azenberg in association with the Shubert Organization and American Playhouse present ; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book by James Lapine ; produced by Iris Merlis ; book by James Lapine ; originally directed for the broadway stage by James Lapine ; directed for television by Terry Hughes ; Brandman Productions, Inc. by Sondheim, Stephen
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Sondheim sings. by Sondheim, Stephen
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Sondheim sings. by Sondheim, Stephen
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Look, I made a hat : collected lyrics (1981-2011) with attendant comments, amplifications, dogmas, harangues, digressions, anecdotes and miscellany / Stephen Sondheim. by Sondheim, Stephen
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Follies. by Sondheim, Stephen
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Into the woods / Brandman Productions ; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book and direction by James Lapine ; producer, Iris Merlis. by Sondheim, Stephen
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Follies in concert / music and lyrics, Stephen Sondheim ; book and new continuity, James Goldman ; directed by Michael Houldey ; produced by Ellen M. Krass ; an EMK Inc./BBC/WNET co-production in association with Showtime Entertainment. by Sondheim, Stephen
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Assassins / music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book by John Weidman ; vocal score. by Sondheim, Stephen
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Road show / music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book by John Weidman. by Sondheim, Stephen
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Anyone can whistle. by Sondheim, Stephen
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Road show : vocal selections / music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim ; book by John Weidman. by Sondheim, Stephen
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Pacific overtures. by Sondheim, Stephen
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Saturday night : original New York cast / music & lyrics, Stephen Sondheim ; book, Julius J. Epstein. by Sondheim, Stephen
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