Stephen Sondheim

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Stephen Sondheim was a groundbreaking American composer and lyricist renowned for revolutionizing musical theatre with complex characters, sophisticated lyrics, and innovative works such as "Sweeney Todd," "Company," and "Into the Woods."

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Stephen Joshua Sondheim 1

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instanceOf composer
human
lyricist
musical theatre composer
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Song
Kennedy Center Honors
Laurence Olivier Award
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Tony Award for Best Original Score
causeOfDeath cardiovascular disease
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1930-03-22
dateOfDeath 2021-11-26
educatedAt George School
Williams College NERFINISHED
familyName Stephen Sondheim self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sondheim
fullName Stephen Sondheim self-linksurface differs
surface form: Stephen Joshua Sondheim
genre Broadway musical
musical theatre
givenName Stephen
influencedBy Oscar Hammerstein II NERFINISHED
knownFor complex lyrics
innovative musical structures
psychologically complex characters
language English
movement concept musical
notableSong Being Alive
Children Will Listen
Johanna
Losing My Mind
No One Is Alone
Send in the Clowns
notableWork A Little Night Music
Assassins
Company
Follies
Gypsy
Into the Woods
Merrily We Roll Along
Pacific Overtures
Passion
Road Show
Sunday in the Park with George
Sweeney Todd (stage production)
surface form: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

West Side Story
occupation composer
lyricist
playwright
songwriter
placeOfBirth Manhattan
New York City
placeOfDeath Roxbury, Connecticut NERFINISHED
roleInWork composer and lyricist of A Little Night Music
composer and lyricist of Assassins
composer and lyricist of Company
composer and lyricist of Follies
composer and lyricist of Into the Woods
composer and lyricist of Sunday in the Park with George
composer and lyricist of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
lyricist of Gypsy
lyricist of West Side Story
sexualOrientation gay

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We’re Gonna Be All Right associatedWith Stephen Sondheim
Take the Moment associatedWithLyricist Stephen Sondheim
Take the Moment basedOnWorkOfLyricist Stephen Sondheim
Into the Woods composer Stephen Sondheim
subject surface form: Into the Woods (2014 film)
Stephen Sondheim familyName Stephen Sondheim self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim fullName Stephen Sondheim self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Stephen Joshua Sondheim
We’re Gonna Be All Right hasLyricsBy Stephen Sondheim
Roxbury, Connecticut hasNotableResident Stephen Sondheim
Oscar Hammerstein II influenced Stephen Sondheim
Gypsy lyricist Stephen Sondheim
Into the Woods lyricist Stephen Sondheim
subject surface form: Into the Woods (2014 film)
subject surface form: Somewhere
Take the Moment lyricist Stephen Sondheim
West Side Story lyricist Stephen Sondheim
We’re Gonna Be All Right lyricist Stephen Sondheim
Do I Hear a Waltz? lyricsBy Stephen Sondheim
Take the Moment lyricsBy Stephen Sondheim
Harold Prince workedWith Stephen Sondheim
Imelda Staunton workedWith Stephen Sondheim