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Nov 26, 2021 · Stephen Sondheim, the dominant voice in American musical theater in the second half of the 20th century and the composer with the most Tony Awards, has died.The Broadway icon died Friday, November ...
Nov 26, 2021 · Stephen Sondheim in 1999. His lyrics, Jesse Green writes, “had both a greater density of meaning and a lighter footprint on their music than anyone else’s.”
Aug 28, 2023 · When Stephen Sondheim died in 2021, the composer had been working for years on a new musical, “Here We Are” opening at The Shed, with the playwright David Ives and the director Joe Mantello.
Nov 27, 2021 · Stephen Sondheim made his last public appearance at the first preview of the revival of “Company,” his 1970 classic, last Monday night, the fifteenth of November. Ninety-one, and a little ...
Nov 26, 2021 · Stephen Sondheim's melodies, music, and complex lyrics made him a giant in musical theater for five decades, with a range of work that stretched from "Gypsy" and West Side Story" to "Sweeney Todd ...
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Stephen Joshua Sondheim was born on March 22, 1930, in New York City. His parents worked in the fashion industry: His father was a dress manufacturer; his mother was a designer. Sondheim showed early musical aptitude — playing piano at a young age — but his parents were largely distracted, his father by work, and his mother by unhappiness.
Nov 26, 2021 · November 26, 2021. Stephen Joshua Sondheim was born in New York City. His father, Herbert Sondheim, was a successful dress manufacturer, his mother, Janet Fox, a fashion designer. Young Stephen was given piano lessons from an early age, and showed a distinct aptitude for music, puzzles and mathematics. His parents divorced when he was only ten ...
