Stephen Sondheim
Writing · Lyricist · Musical · Music
Born Mar 22, 1930 · New York City, New York, USA
Active 1961–2021 · Awards: Johnny Mercer Award, Praemium Imperiale, Library of Congress Living Legend, Grammy Trustees Award, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Laurence Olivier Awards, Pulitzer Prize for Drama
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…
Filmography
Merrily We Roll Along (2025) — Music · Lyricist · Musical · Original Music Composer · WriterWest Side Story (2025) — LyricistFollies — Songs · LyricistThe Simpsons (1989) — Stephen Sondheim (voice)Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) — Musical · Music · Lyricist · Songs · Original Music ComposerGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) — Stephen Sondheimtick, tick... BOOM! (2021) — Stephen Sondheim (voice on phone) (uncredited)West Side Story (1961) — LyricistWest Side Story (2021) — Lyricist · Theatre PlayInto the Woods (2014) — Songs · Musical · Original Music Composer · LyricistDick Tracy (1990) — Original Music Composer · SongsReds (1981) — Original Music ComposerThe Last of Sheila (1973) — WriterInto the Woods (1991) — Musical · Songs · Writer · Original Music ComposerSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982) — Musical · Lyricist · Songs · Original Music Composer · WriterA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966) — Songs · Lyricist · Original Music Composer · MusicalStavisky... (1974) — Original Music ComposerGypsy (1962) — Lyricist · Theatre PlayCompany: A Musical Comedy (2008) — Songs · Lyricist · Writer · Original Music Composer · MusicalSunday in the Park with George (1986) — Musical · Songs · Lyricist · Original Music Composer · WriterCompany (2011) — Lyricist · Songs · Original Music Composer · Writer · MusicalSix by Sondheim (2013) — Songs · WriterBest Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened... (2016) — Lyricist · SongsNew York City Opera: A Little Night Music (1990) — Music · Lyricist · Songs