Stephen Sondheim
Writing
Born March 22, 1930 in New York City, New York, USA
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).
Filmography
Follies
Merrily We Roll Along
West Side Story
Into The Woods (AUS Productions)
Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023
Candide
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Stephen Sondheim
Keeping Company with Sondheim
Self
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Becoming Benanti: The Role of a Lifetime
The Stories of West Side Story
Self
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
Self
West Side Story
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Self
tick, tick... BOOM!
Stephen Sondheim (voice on phone) (uncredited)
Simply Sondheim
Marry Me a Little
Kings of Broadway 2020: A Celebration of the Music of Jule Styne, Jerry Herman, and Stephen Sondheim
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
Harold Prince: The Director's Life
National Theatre Live: Follies
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Self
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
Self
Judy Collins: A Love Letter to Stephen Sondheim
West Side Story
Gypsy
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Into the Woods
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Follies
Six by Sondheim
Self / Joe
Merrily We Roll Along
Sunday In the Park with George
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Self
Company
Into the Woods
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Self - Honoree
Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Company: A Musical Comedy
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Witness to 'Reds'
Self
The Colbert Report
Self
Passion
Candide
Broadway: The American Musical
Self
Assassins
Children Will Listen
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Camp
Self
Mostly Sondheim
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
West Side Memories
Self
A Little Night Music: Ravinia Festival Concert
A Little Night Music: Live from the Kennedy Center
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony
Self
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
Self
Putting It Together
Ned Rorem Interviews Stephen Sondheim
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Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
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A Conversation With Composer Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Company
Self
Passion
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Self
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
Gypsy
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Gypsy: Live from the Southern Arizona Light Opera Company
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Self
Candide
Performance
Assassins: A Conversationpiece
Self
Into the Woods
Assassins
New York City Opera: A Little Night Music
Dick Tracy
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
Self
Sunday in the Park with... Stephen
The Simpsons
Stephen Sondheim (voice)
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
Candide
Sunday in the Park with George
Follies: In Concert
Self- Composer
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
Self
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
Self
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
American Playhouse
Reds
Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
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A Little Night Music
Previn and the Pittsburgh
Self
All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music
Pacific Overtures
Anatomy of a Song
Live from Lincoln Center
Self
Stavisky...
June Moon
Maxie Schwartz
The Last of Sheila
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
Great Performances
Maxie Schwartz
Original Cast Album: Company
Self
Evening Primrose
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Gypsy
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
West Side Story
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee