Stephen Sondheim

 

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Stephen Joshua Sondheim is an American composer and lyricist known for his immense contributions to musical theatre for over 50 years. He is the winner of an Academy Award, eight Tony Awards including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, eight Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize and the Laurence Olivier Award. Described by Frank Rich of The New York Times as "now the greatest and perhaps best-known artist in the American musical theater", his most famous works include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George and Into the Woods. He also wrote the lyrics for West Side Story and Gypsy. Sondheim has written material for movies, including the 1981 Warren Beatty film Reds, for which he contributed the song "Goodbye For Now". He also wrote five songs for the 1990 movie Dick Tracy, including "Sooner or Later" by Madonna which won the Academy Award for Best Song

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Stephen Sondheim

Born 1930-03-22 (94 years ago) in New York City.

Awards
Award Ceremony Year Awarded for
Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement 62nd Tony Awards 2008
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (Passion (1994 original Broadway cast)) 37th Annual Grammy Awards 1994 Passion (1994 original Broadway cast)
Kennedy Center Honors 16th Annual Kennedy Center Honors 1993
Academy Award for Best Original Song (Sooner or Later) 63rd Academy Awards 1990 Sooner or Later
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (Into the Woods (1987 original Broadway cast)) 31st Annual Grammy Awards 1988 Into the Woods (1987 original Broadway cast)
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (Sunday in the Park With George (1984 original Broadway cast)) 27th Annual Grammy Awards 1984 Sunday in the Park With George (1984 original Broadway cast)
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) 22nd Annual Grammy Awards 1979 Sweeny Todd - The demon barber of fleet street
Grammy Award for Song of the Year (Send in the Clowns) 18th Annual Grammy Awards 1975 Send in the Clowns
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (A Little Night Music (1973 original Broadway cast)) 16th Annual Grammy Awards 1973 A Little Night Music (1973 original Broadway cast)
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (Company (1970 original Broadway cast)) 13th Annual Grammy Awards 1970 Company (1970 original Broadway cast)
Nominated for awards
Award Ceremony Year Nominated for
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (Silver Series) 53rd Annual Grammy Awards 2010 Silver Series
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (A Little Night Music (2009 Broadway revival cast)) 53rd Annual Grammy Awards 2010 A Little Night Music (2009 Broadway revival cast)
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (Passion (1994 original Broadway cast)) 37th Annual Grammy Awards 1994 Passion (1994 original Broadway cast)
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song (What Can You Lose) 48th Golden Globe Awards 1990 What Can You Lose
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song (Sooner or Later) 48th Golden Globe Awards 1990 Sooner or Later
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (Into the Woods (1987 original Broadway cast)) 31st Annual Grammy Awards 1988 Into the Woods (1987 original Broadway cast)
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street) 22nd Annual Grammy Awards 1979 Sweeny Todd - The demon barber of fleet street
Grammy Award for Song of the Year (Send in the Clowns) 18th Annual Grammy Awards 1975 Send in the Clowns
Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (A Little Night Music (1973 original Broadway cast)) 16th Annual Grammy Awards 1973 A Little Night Music (1973 original Broadway cast)
Grammy Award for Song of the Year (Small World) 2nd Annual Grammy Awards 1959 Small World
Relationships
Name From To Relationship type
Peter Jones(Sambo: 1991–1999) 1991 1999 Sambo
Jeff Romley(Sambo) Sambo
Parents

Etta Janet Fox, Herbert Sondheim

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Stephen Joshua Sondheim is an American composer and lyricist known for his immense contributions to musical theatre for over 50 years. He is the winner of an Academy Award, eight Tony Awards including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, eight Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize and the Laurence Olivier Award. Described by Frank Rich of The New York Times as "now the greatest and perhaps best-known artist in the American musical theater", his most famous works include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George and Into the Woods. He also wrote the lyrics for West Side Story and Gypsy.

Sondheim has written material for movies, including the 1981 Warren Beatty film Reds, for which he contributed the song "Goodbye For Now". He also wrote five songs for the 1990 movie Dick Tracy, including "Sooner or Later" by Madonna which won the Academy Award for Best Song.

He was president of the Dramatists Guild from 1973 to 1981.

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