Stephen Sondheim
Writing
Born March 22, 1930 · New York City, New York, USA
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 m…
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Simpsons
The Colbert Report
Great Performances
Tony Awards
The Merv Griffin Show
Pebble Mill
The Kennedy Center Honors
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Live from Lincoln Center
tick, tick... BOOM!
Previn and the Pittsburgh
Camp
Inside the Actors Studio
Six by Sondheim
Broadway: The American Musical
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony
June Moon
On Broadway
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
The Stories of West Side Story
Original Cast Album: Company
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
Harold Prince: The Director's Life
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
Witness to 'Reds'
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
Keeping Company with Sondheim
Company
Anatomy of a Song
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
Follies: In Concert