Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021) was a celebrated American composer and
lyricist, one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical
theatre.
Sondheim started his theatre career by writing the lyrics for West
Side Story (1957) and Gypsy (1959) before becoming a composer and
lyricist. Sondheim's best-known works include A Funny Thing
Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Company (1970), Follies
(1971), A Little Night Music (1973), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber
of Fleet Street (1979), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Sunday in the
Park with George (1984), and Into the Woods (1987).
He won many awards including eight Tony Awards (including a
Lifetime Achievement Tony in 2008), eight Grammy Awards, an Olivier
Award, an Academy Award, a Pulitzer Prize, and the 2015
Presidential Medal of Freedom.
''it is that joyous rarity, a work of sophisticated artistic
ambition and deep political purpose that affords nonstop
pleasure'
*Time Magazine*
'a sparkling, bittersweet and magical show... one of the great
works of the American musical theatre'
*The Sunday Times*
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