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- Born: March 22, 1930
- Birthplace: New York City
- Awards: One Academy Award, Seven Tony Awards, One Grammy Award and a Pulitzer Prize
- Protege of Oscar Hammerstein
- Graduated magna cum laude from Williams College
- Called the "greatest and perhaps best-known artist in the American musical theater" by The New York Times.
- Big break came with offer to write lyrics for West Side Story
- Voiced himself in the "Yokel Chords" episode of The Simpsons
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Stephen Sondheim is a stage musical and film composer and lyricist.
On June 15, 2008, Sondheim earned a lifetime achievement award at the 62nd annual Tony Awards.
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Early Years
Sondheim was born in New York City and was mentored from a young age by lyricist and playwright Oscar Hammerstein. His first big professional break came when he was brought on board to write the lyrics for West Side Story.In 1959, he contributed the lyrics to what become another hit musical, Gypsy. Sondheim's first Broadway outing as composer and lyricist came with 1962's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
Sondheim Work in the 1970s and 1980s
Sondheim would hit his stride in the 1970s and 1980s producing Company, Sunday in the Park with George and Into the Woods. During this time, songs from his shows were compiled together in evening-length revue shows including Side by Side by Sondheim and Marry Me a Little.-
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List of Stephen Sondheim Major Works
- Wikipedia: Stephen Sondheim Major Works
- The Stephen Sondheim Reference Guide: Chronology
- The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts: A Stephen Sondheim Timeline
- 1954: Saturday Night
- 1957: West Side Story
- 1959: Gypsy: A Musical Fable
- 1962: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- 1964: Anyone Can Whistle
- 1965: Do I Hear a Waltz?
- 1970: Company
- 1971: Follies
- 1973: A Little Night Music
- 1976: Pacific Overtures
- 1976: Side by Side by Sondheim
- 1979: Sweeney Todd
- 1980: Marry Me a Little
- 1981: Merrily We Roll Along
- 1984: Sunday in the Park with George
- 1987: Into the Woods
- 1990: Assassins
- 1993: You're Gonna Love Tomorrow
- 1993: Putting It Together
- 1994: Passion
- 1999: Bounce
- 2004: Frogs (Second Version)
- 2007: Incidental music for Public Theater production of King Lear with orchestrator Michael Starobin
Stephen Sondheim on Amazon
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Stephen Sondheim's Passion (Original Broadway Cast) - $24.99
An unforgettable chronicle of the redemptive power of love, this is a mesmerizing musical rhapsody from the Broadway team of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine. In 19th century Ital...Amazon
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The Story So Far.. - $54.98
Stephen Sondheim’s career is so rich that trying to encompass it on a mere four discs seems like a tall order. This satisfying set tries to please both newbies (the first three dis...Amazon
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Sondheim : A Celebration at Carnegie Hall (Vocal Selections) (Essential Box Sets) - $29.95
Contains: Back in Business (Dick Tracy) * The Ballad of Booth (Assasins) * Barcelona (Company) * Broadway Baby (Follies) * Children Will Listen (Into the Woods) * Send In the Clown...Amazon
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The Stephen Sondheim Collection (Into the Woods / Sunday in the Park with George / Follies in Concert / Passion / Sweeney Todd in Concert / A Celebration at Carnegie Hall) - $119.99
The six-disc Stephen Sondheim DVD Collection is pure Broadway gold, encompassing three original Broadway cast performances and three all-star concerts celebrating the work o...Amazon
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A Little Night Music (1973 Original Broadway Cast) - $11.98
Perhaps best known for the hit "Send In the Clowns," Stephen Sondheim's glamorous 3/4 waltz-time musical recalls enchanted evenings, white kidskin elbow gloves, and romance of the ...Amazon
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Oh, Stephen Sondheim's Assassins. You're my favoritest musical on the failure of the American Dream ever.
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Everything depends upon execution; having just a vision is no solution.~Stephen Sondheim
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RT @christopherfs: @slimmoon "Broadway Baby" and "Buddy's Blues" both from Stephen Sondheim's Follies
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@slimmoon "Broadway Baby" and "Buddy's Blues" both from Stephen Sondheim's Follies
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