Stephen Sondheim
American composer and lyricist (1930-2021) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 91
Stephen Joshua Sondheim was an American composer and lyricist. Regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century theater, he is credited with reinventing the American musical.
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A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.
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James Lapine Directed Sunday in the Park with George (1986)
Lonny Price Directed Company: A Musical Comedy and Company
Harold Prince Directed Pacific Overtures (1976)
Terry Hughes Directed Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)
George Hearn Also in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)
Lin-Manuel Miranda Produced Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021)
Bernadette Peters Also in Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021)
Jeanine Tesori Produced West Side Story - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2021)
Johnny Depp Stephen wrote Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2008)
Barbra Streisand Stephen wrote Move On
Gene Hackman Stephen wrote Reds and The Birdcage
Ron Howard Produced Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021)
Christine Baranski Stephen wrote Into the Woods and The Birdcage- Jonathan Larson Influenced by Stephen
Bronson Pinchot Stephen wrote Putting It Together: Direct from Broadway (2001)
Herbert Ross Directed The Last of Sheila (1973)
Brian Grazer Produced Tick, Tick... Boom! (2021)
David Newman Produced West Side Story - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2021)
Ruthie Henshall Stephen wrote Putting It Together: Direct from Broadway (2001)
Danielle Ferland Also in Tick, Tick... Boom! and Into the Woods
Frank Rich Produced Six by Sondheim (2013)
Dominic Cooke Directed National Theatre Live: Follies (2017)
Paddy McAloon Influenced by Stephen
Edmund Lyndeck Also in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)
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He received numerous accolades, including eight Tony Awards, an Academy Award, eight Grammy Awards, five Olivier Awards, and the Pulitzer Prize. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1982 and awarded the Kennedy Center Honor in 1993 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.
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In the same film or series as Stephen
Hannah WaddinghamAlso in Into the Woods (2011)
Brent SpinerAlso in Sunday in the Park with George (1986)
Donna MurphyAlso in Passion (1996)
Angela LansburyAlso in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)
Patti LuPoneAlso in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001)
Carol BurnettAlso in Putting It Together (2001)