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   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.

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     These moments made Stephen Sondheim the master of the musical

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Stephen-SondheimStephen Sondheim | Biography, Musicals, Legacy, & Facts

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   May 28, 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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4. www.nytimes.com › stephen-sondheim-deadStephen Sondheim, Titan of the American Musical, Is Dead at 91

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   Nov 26, 2021 · Stephen Sondheim, one of Broadway history’s songwriting titans, whose music and lyrics raised and reset the artistic standard for the American stage musical, died early Friday at his home in...

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     Being Alive: A Sondheim Celebration Makes World Premiere Beginning June 5Being Alive: A Sondheim Celebration Makes World Premiere Beginning June 5

     TheatreWorks Silicon Valley closes its 53rd season with the world premiere of a musical tribute honoring the late Stephen Sondheim, Being Alive: A Sondheim Celebration, beginning June 5. Conceived by Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley and William ...

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     Maria Friedman, a longtime friend of Stephen Sondheim, teaches 'Merrily We Roll Along' to sing

     This is how I wanted it.” “Merrily We Roll Along,” the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical that flopped when it premiered on Broadway in 1981 has been given glorious life under Friedman's touch. “This show has been one of, the most special ...

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     Even Jonathan Groff Had To Win Over Audiences: How ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ Went From Sondheim Also-Ran To Runaway Smash – Deadline Q&A

     Director Maria Friedman’s staging of Merrily We Roll Along, both on Broadway and its previous run Off Broadway, just might be the most unexpected success in the long, glorious career of composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. Long considered all but ...

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     Pride in songs and humor: Stephen Sondheim's compositions & David Mills' comedy

     Since Stephen Sondheim's death in 2021, there has been a nationwide boom in productions of work by the great gay lyricist and composer. At one point last year a remarkable three Sondheim musicals were simultaneously running on Broadway: "Sweeney Todd ...

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7. www.bbc.co.uk › news › entertainment-arts-59440642Musical theatre icon Stephen Sondheim dies at 91 - BBC News

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   Nov 27, 2021 · Legendary US composer and songwriter Stephen Sondheim has died aged 91. His lawyer told the New York Times that Sondheim passed away on Friday at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut. He was a...

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   Nov 26, 2021 · The American composer and songwriter Stephen Sondheim has died at his home in Connecticut aged 91, according to the New York Times. He was a titan of musical theatre who turned the unlikeliest...

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9. www.bbc.com › news › entertainment-arts-52125017Obituary: Stephen Sondheim - BBC

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   Nov 26, 2021 · The American composer and songwriter Stephen Sondheim has died at his home in Connecticut aged 91, according to the New York Times. He was a titan of musical theatre who turned the unlikeliest of...

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    Who was Stephen Sondheim?

    • 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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    How did Stephen Sondheim die?

    • As he worked on his final musical, the legendary composer discussed the ideas he’d abandoned, the minutiae of his technique, and the lesson that any artist must learn. Toward the end of his life, Stephen Sondheim —who died on November 26, 2021, of cardiovascular disease, at the age of ninety-one—sat for a number of interviews with me.

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    Was Stephen Sondheim a composer?

    • "Stephen Sondheim, as Great a Composer as He Was a Lyricist". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021. ^ Frontain, Raymond-Jean (2015). "Sondheim, Stephen (b. 1930)" (PDF). GLBTQ: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lebian, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Culture. p. 1.

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    Did Stephen Sondheim write a new musical?

    • "Stephen Sondheim has '20 or 30 minutes' written of a new musical" Archived March 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Los Angeles Times (blogs), February 2012 ^ "BWW Exclusive: Stephen Sondheim Drops Hint About New Musical with David Ives!". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.

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11. www.newyorker.com › culture › the-new-yorkerStephen Sondheim’s Lesson for Every Artist | The New Yorker

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    Feb 14, 2022 · Stephen Sondheim’s Lesson for Every Artist. As he worked on his final musical, the legendary composer discussed the ideas he’d abandoned, the minutiae of his technique, and the lesson...