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Stephen Sondheim

Born

in New York, New York, The United States

March 22, 1930

Died

November 26, 2021

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Music, Drama

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Stephen Joshua Sondheim was an American musical and film composer and lyricist, winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards (seven, more than any other composer), multiple Grammy Awards, and a Pulitzer Prize. He has been described as the Titan of the American Musical.

His most famous scores include (as composer/lyricist) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, and Assassins, as well as the lyrics for West Side Story and Gypsy. He was president of the Dramatists Guild from 1973 to 1981.

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Stephen Sondheim’s books

Average rating: 4.22 · 44,823 ratings · 1,159 reviews · 366 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Stephen Sondheim (Music, Lyrics), Hugh Wheeler, Christopher Godfrey Bond (Introduction) 4.18 avg rating — 14,621 ratings — published 1979 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Into the Woods 4.25 avg rating — 11,810 ratings — published 1987 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sunday in the Park with George by Stephen Sondheim, James Lapine 4.18 avg rating — 3,394 ratings — published 1983 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Company: A Musical Comedy by Stephen Sondheim, George Furth 4.20 avg rating — 3,173 ratings — published 1970 — 26 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1954-1981, With Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines, and Anecdotes 4.54 avg rating — 2,120 ratings — published 2009 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Assassins by Stephen Sondheim, John Weidman 4.24 avg rating — 1,784 ratings — published 1991 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum by Stephen Sondheim (Music and Lyrics), Larry Gelbart (Book), Burt Shevelove (Book) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,666 ratings — published 1961 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim (Music & Lyrics), Hugh Wheeler 4.18 avg rating — 1,431 ratings — published 1973 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Look, I Made a Hat: Collected Lyrics, 1981-2011, With Attendant Comments, Amplifications, Dogmas, Harangues, Digressions, Anecdotes, and Miscellany 4.57 avg rating — 1,109 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Passion by Stephen Sondheim, James Lapine 4.06 avg rating — 218 ratings — published 1994 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Stephen Sondheim (?)

“If I cannot fly, let me sing.”
― Stephen Sondheim

tags: music, singing, song

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“I prefer neurotic people. I like to hear rumblings beneath the surface.”
― Stephen Sondheim

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“Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos. ”
― Stephen Sondheim

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Polls

What is your favorite song from INTO THE WOODS (2012 movie)?

Stephen Sondheim

"Agony"

13 votes, 31.0%

"No One is Alone"

5 votes, 11.9%

"Prologue"

4 votes, 9.5%

"Your Fault"

4 votes, 9.5%

"It Takes Two"

3 votes, 7.1%

"Moments in the Woods"

3 votes, 7.1%

"On the Steps of the Palace"

2 votes, 4.8%

"Giants in the Sky"

2 votes, 4.8%

"Children Will Listen"

2 votes, 4.8%

"The Last Midnight"

2 votes, 4.8%

"I Know Things Now"

1 vote, 2.4%

"Stay With Me"

1 vote, 2.4%

"Cinderella at the Grave"

0 votes, 0.0%

"Hello, Little Girl"

0 votes, 0.0%

"Rapunzel's Song"

0 votes, 0.0%

"A Very Nice Prince"

0 votes, 0.0%

"The Witch's Lament"

0 votes, 0.0%

"Any Moment"

0 votes, 0.0%

"Careful My Toe"

0 votes, 0.0%

42 total votes

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