Writing · New York City, New York, USA · Born March 22, 1930
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.
MovieGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2022
as Stephen Sondheim
MovieKeeping Company with Sondheim
2022
as Self
MovieThe Stories of West Side Story
2022
as Self
MovieCameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
2021
as Self
MovieSomething's Coming: West Side Story
2021
as Self
Movietick, tick... BOOM!
2021
as Stephen Sondheim (voice on phone) (uncredited)
MovieOn Broadway
2019
as Self (archive footage)
MovieHarold Prince: The Director's Life
2018
MovieWest Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016
as Self
MovieBest Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
2016
as Self
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieSix by Sondheim
2013
as Self / Joe
MovieA Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011
as Self
MovieSondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
as Self - Honoree
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
2008
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MovieWitness to 'Reds'
2006
as Self
TVThe Colbert Report
2005
as Self
TVBroadway: The American Musical
2004
as Self
MovieChildren Will Listen
2004
as self
MovieCamp
2003
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MovieBroadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003
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MovieWest Side Memories
2003
as Self
MovieThe Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony
2002
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MovieSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
2001
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MovieNed Rorem Interviews Stephen Sondheim
2000
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MovieHey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
1998
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MovieA Conversation With Composer Stephen Sondheim
1997
as Stephen Sondheim
MovieCompany
1996
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MovieSome Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1995
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MovieA Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
1995
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
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MovieSondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
1992
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Pebble Mill
1991
as Self
MovieAssassins: A Conversationpiece
1991
as Self
MovieInto the Woods: A Conversationpiece
1990
as Self
MovieSunday in the Park with... Stephen
1990
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Stephen Sondheim (voice)
MovieFollies: In Concert
1986
as Self- Composer
MovieSondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
1986
as Self
MoviePutting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
1986
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MovieSweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
1980
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TVThe Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
TVPrevin and the Pittsburgh
1977
as Self
MovieAnatomy of a Song
1976
TVLive from Lincoln Center
1976
as Self
MovieJune Moon
1974
as Maxie Schwartz
MovieSondheim: A Musical Tribute
1973
The Last of Sheila Featurette
1973
as Self
TVGreat Performances
1971
as Maxie Schwartz
MovieOriginal Cast Album: Company
1970
as Self
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Nominee
