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  1. 1 day ago · Stephen Joshua Sondheim (/ ˈ s ɒ n d h aɪ m /; March 22, 1930 – November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. Regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theater , he is credited with reinventing the American musical. [1]

  2. Jul 11, 2024 · Stephen Sondheim was an American composer and lyricist whose brilliance in matching words and music in dramatic situations broke new ground for Broadway musical theater. His credits included West Side Story, Gypsy, Into the Woods, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Steet.

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  3. 5 days ago · About Stephen Sondheim. Stephen Sondheim was born in New York on 22 March 1930, and is widely acknowledged as the most innovative, most influential and most important composer and lyricist in modern Broadway history. For more than 50 years, Stephen Sondheim set an unsurpassed standard of brilliance and artistic integrity in the musical theatre.

  4. Nov 30, 2021 · Stephen Sondheim was the most influential musical-theater artist of the modern era. His death leaves a permanent hole in the art form and in the hearts of his fans.

  5. 4 days ago · Sunday in the Park with George is a 1984 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine. It was inspired by the French pointillist painter Georges Seurat 's painting A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (painted, 1884–1886).

  6. Jul 17, 2024 · SSSSPOTY 2024. Venue: Sondheim Theatre. Date: 9 June, 3pm. Host: Bonnie Langford. Prize-giving: Jenna Russell. MD: Nigel Lilley; Assistant MD: John Haslam. Director: Hannah Chissick. Choreographer: Myles Brown. Stage Manager: Ali Wade; Assistant Stage Manager: Benedict Rattray.

  7. Jun 30, 2024 · The Stephen Sondheim Society is a charitable trust that promotes the public knowledge and appreciation of the works of Stephen Sondheim.