Stephen Sondheim

DeathNovember 262021

Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim, American composer and lyricist (born 1930)

5th anniversary in 2026

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When
Friday, November 26 20215 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
Anniversary
5th in 2026
Recorded from
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Person
Stephen Sondheim

Who they were

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. He received numerous accolades, including eight Tony Awards, eight Grammy Awards and five Olivier Awards. 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.

Path and career

Career 1954–1959: Lyrics West Side Story Burt Shevelove invited Sondheim to a party where he saw a familiar face, Arthur Laurents , who had seen one of the auditions of Saturday Night . Laurents told him he was working on a musical version of Romeo and Juliet with Leonard Bernstein , but they needed a lyricist; Betty Comden and Adolph Green , who were supposed to write the lyrics, were under contract in Hollywood. He said that although he was not a big fan of Sondheim's music,

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