Stephen Sondheim

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1930-03-22 (91 years old)

Deathday

2021-11-26

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

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 Ham...

Acting

2021

tick, tick... BOOM!

as Stephen Sondheim (voice on phone) (uncredited)

2019

On Broadway

as Self (archive footage)

2013

Six by Sondheim

as Self / Joe

2022

1974

June Moon

as Maxie Schwartz

1986

Follies: In Concert

as Self- Composer

2003

Camp

as Self

2010

1996

Company

as Self

Production

2013

1991

Into the Woods

as Musical

2001

1976

1996

Passion

as Musical

2021

1990

Sunday in the Park with... Stephen

as Original Music Composer

1996

Company

as Musical

2015

Gypsy

as Musical

1996

Passion

as Songs

2011

Company

as Songs

2011

Company

as Lyricist

1996

Passion

as Lyricist

2001

2015

Gypsy

as Lyricist

1996

Company

as Lyricist

1976

1976

1996

Company

as Songs

2003

2011

Into the Woods

as Musical

-

Road Show

as Music

1973

-

Road Show

as Writer

1991

1962

Gypsy

as Lyricist

1981

Reds

as Original Music Composer

2014

Into the Woods

as Musical

2014

1986

Candide

as Writer

1986

Candide

as Lyricist

1976

1974

Stavisky...

as Original Music Composer

2013

2005

Candide

as Lyricist

-

Follies

as Songs

2013

Follies

as Lyricist

-

Follies

as Lyricist

2013

Follies

as Songs

2023

Candide

as Lyricist

2020

2015

Gypsy

as Writer

1996

Company

as Writer

2001

1966

2001

Putting It Together

as Original Music Composer

2011

Company

as Writer

2008

Company: A Musical Comedy

as Original Music Composer

2011

Company

as Original Music Composer

1996

Passion

as Writer

1996

Company

as Original Music Composer

1986

Sunday in the Park with George

as Original Music Composer

1996

Passion

as Original Music Composer

1991

1991

Into the Woods

as Original Music Composer

1976

1976

Pacific Overtures

as Original Music Composer

1990

Dick Tracy

as Original Music Composer

2005

Passion

as Songs

2011

Company

as Musical

2011

2025

2014

Into the Woods

as Original Music Composer

2005

Passion

as Original Music Composer

1991

Candide

as Lyricist

1990

Dick Tracy

as Songs

2007

Candide

as Writer

1977

2021

West Side Story

as Lyricist

1966

1966

Evening Primrose

as Lyricist

2014

Into the Woods

as Lyricist

1977

A Little Night Music

as Original Music Composer

1966

Evening Primrose

as Original Music Composer

1992

1993

Gypsy

as Lyricist

2021

1986

Follies: In Concert

as Original Music Composer

1986

1961

West Side Story

as Lyricist

2021

West Side Story

as Theatre Play

1961

West Side Story

as Theatre Play

1962

Gypsy

as Theatre Play

1993

Gypsy

as Theatre Play

1977

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