Stephen Joshua Sondheim (/ ˈ s ɒ n d h aɪ m /; March 22, 1930 – November 26, 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. [1]

Jan 17, 2025 · Stephen Sondheim was an American composer and lyricist whose brilliance in matching words and music in dramatic situations broke new ground for Broadway musical theater. His credits included West Side Story, Gypsy, Into the Woods, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Steet.

3 hours ago · The company of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends (left to right): Producer and deviser Cameron Mackintosh, direction and musical staging boss Matthew Bourne, actor Greg Mills, cast members Daniel ...

Dec 3, 2021 · American lyricist and composer Stephen Sondheim wrote musicals based on sources as varied as fairy tales, a painting by Georges Seurat, ancient Roman comedy and an Ingmar Bergman film.

4 hours ago · Lea Salonga, who headlines “Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends” alongside fellow Tony winner Bernadette Peters, is the brightest star of a production overloaded with majestic singing talent.

Jun 4, 2019 · Stephen Sondheim was a legendary composer and lyricist in the world of American musical theatre. Not only did he achieve the Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, he also received eight Grammys, a Pulitzer Prize, an …

Stephen Sondheim was an American composer and lyricist whose most acclaimed works include 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), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), and Into the Woods (1987).

6 hours ago · Direct from London’s West End, the show is the third revue of legendary Broadway composer Stephen Sondheim’s work after Putting It Together and Side by Side. As with those, producer Cameron ...

Stephen Sondheim was born in New York on 22 March 1930, and is widely acknowledged as the most innovative, most influential and most important composer and lyricist in modern Broadway history. For more than 50 years, Stephen Sondheim set an unsurpassed standard of brilliance and artistic integrity in the musical theatre.

Mar 28, 2024 · Ahead of the Broadway National tour of Company, it might be helpful to refresh your memory on the musical legend, Stephen Sondheim. The timeline below covers major events, from Sondheim’s Broadway debut, to the publication of his popular memoirs late in life.