Writing
Stephen Sondheim
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.
Filmography
The Stories of West Side Story
Film · 2022
Keeping Company with Sondheim
Film · 2022
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Film · 2022
tick, tick... BOOM!
Film · 2021
Cameron Mackintosh - The First 50 Years
Film · 2021
Something's Coming: West Side Story
Film · 2021
On Broadway
Film · 2019
Harold Prince: The Director's Life
Film · 2018
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened...
Film · 2016
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Film · 2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Six by Sondheim
Film · 2013
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Film · 2011
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
Film · 2010
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Burton + Carter + Depp = Todd
Film · 2008
Witness to 'Reds'
Film · 2006
The Colbert Report
Series · 2005
Children Will Listen
Film · 2004
Broadway: The American Musical
Series · 2004
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Film · 2003
West Side Memories
Film · 2003
Camp
Film · 2003
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony
Film · 2002
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
Film · 2001
Ned Rorem Interviews Stephen Sondheim
Film · 2000
Hey, Mr. Producer! The Musical World of Cameron Mackintosh
Film · 1998
A Conversation With Composer Stephen Sondheim
Film · 1997
Company
Film · 1996
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
Film · 1995
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
Film · 1995
Inside the Actors Studio
Series · 1994
Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall
Film · 1992
Assassins: A Conversationpiece
Film · 1991
Pebble Mill
Series · 1991
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
Film · 1990
Sunday in the Park with... Stephen
Film · 1990
The Simpsons
Series · 1989
Putting It Together: The Making of the Broadway Album
Film · 1986
Follies: In Concert
Film · 1986
Sondheim on Broadway: Follies - Four Days in New York
Film · 1986
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Film · 1980
The Kennedy Center Honors
Series · 1978
The South Bank Show
Series · 1978
Previn and the Pittsburgh
Series · 1977
Anatomy of a Song
Film · 1976
Live from Lincoln Center
Series · 1976
June Moon
Film · 1974
Sondheim: A Musical Tribute
Film · 1973
The Last of Sheila Featurette
Film · 1973
Great Performances
Series · 1971
Great Performances
Series · 1971
Original Cast Album: Company
Film · 1970
The Merv Griffin Show
Series · 1962
Tony Awards
Series · 1956