Stephen Sondheim

Personal Info

Birthday

March 22, 1930

Day of Death

2021-11-26

(91 years old)

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 Hammerstein II mentored him.

Known For

The Simpsons

Great Performances

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

tick, tick... BOOM!

June Moon

Filmography

2022
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
as Stephen Sondheim
Keeping Company with Sondheim
as Self
The Stories of West Side Story
as Self
2021
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
as Self
Something's Coming: West Side Story
as Self
tick, tick... BOOM!
as Stephen Sondheim (voice on phone) (uncredited)
2019
On Broadway
as Self (archive footage)
2016
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
as Self
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
as Self
2013
Six by Sondheim
as Self / Joe
2011
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
as Self
2010
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
as Self - Honoree
2008
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
as Self
2006
Witness to 'Reds'
as Self
2004
Children Will Listen
as self
2003
Camp
as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self
West Side Memories
as Self
2002
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony
as Self
2001
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
as Self
1998
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
as Self
1996
Company
as Self
1995
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
as Self
1992
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
as Self
1991
Assassins: A Conversationpiece
as Self
1990
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
as Self
1986
Follies: In Concert
as Self- Composer
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
as Self
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
as Himself
1980
Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical
as Self
1974
June Moon
as Maxie Schwartz
1973
The Last of Sheila Featurette
as Self
1970
Original Cast Album: Company
as Self