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Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
1986
as Self
Stephen Sondheim
Writing
Born:March 22, 1930
Died:November 26, 2021(aged 91)
Birthplace:New York City, New York, USA
Nationality:United States
Education:Williams College, Ethical Culture Fieldston School, New York Military Academy, George School
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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 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.
Filmography (55 movies)
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The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony
2002
as Self
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Keeping Company with Sondheim
2022
as Self
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Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992
as Self
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Pacific Overtures
1976
Writer
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Into the Woods
2011
Writer
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Into the Woods
1991
Writer
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8.1
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2014
Writer
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Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
1980
as Self
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West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016
as Self
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1982
Writer
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The Stories of West Side Story
2022
as Self
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Gypsy
2015
Writer
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7.7
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
2008
as Self
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7.5
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
2016
as Self
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7.5
Something's Coming: West Side Story
2021
as Self
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7.4
Company: A Musical Comedy
2008
Writer
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Evening Primrose
1966
Writer
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Original Cast Album: Company
1970
as Self
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Sunday in the Park with George
1986
Writer
7.1
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Six by Sondheim
2013
as Self / Joe
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
as Stephen Sondheim
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Follies: In Concert
1986
as Self- Composer
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The Last of Sheila
1973
Writer
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
2001
Writer
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Company
2011
Writer
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Merrily We Roll Along
2025
Writer
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Company
1996
Writer
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Putting It Together
2001
Writer
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Passion
1996
Writer
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
Writer
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Witness to 'Reds'
2006
as Self
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011
as Self
Harold Prince: The Director's Life
2018
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995
as Self
Sunday in the Park with... Stephen
1990
The Last of Sheila Featurette
1973
as Self
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
1986
as Self
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
1995
Children Will Listen
2004
as self
West Side Memories
2003
as Self
June Moon
1974
as Maxie Schwartz
Assassins: A Conversationpiece
1991
as Self
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
1990
as Self
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
2021
as Self
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2012
Writer
Simply Sondheim
2021
Writer
Candide
1986
Writer
Road Show
TBA
Writer
Leonard Bernstein: Candide
2003
Writer
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2008
Writer
Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2009
Writer
Into The Woods (AUS Productions)
2024
Writer
Candide
2007
Writer
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