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Major works. Honors and legacy. Style and themes. Personal life and death. Published works. Notes. References. Sources. Further reading. External links. Stephen Sondheim. Stephen Joshua Sondheim ( / ˈsɒndhaɪm /; March 22, 1930 – November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist.
Nov 27, 2021 · Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim’s contribution to the theater is as significant from a literary as it is from a musical standpoint. (Henny Ray Abrams / Associated Press) By...
- Charles Mcnulty
- Theater Critic
- charles.mcnulty@latimes.com
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Feb 14, 2022 · The New Yorker Interview. 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...
Nov 26, 2021 · By Jesse Green. Nov. 26, 2021. One of the greatest American composers, clearly the greatest lyricist — and, by virtue of those two rarely linked greatnesses, the essential musical dramatist of ...
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...
Aug 8, 2023 · Features. Stephen Sondheim: the man who transformed Musical Theatre. David Benedict. Tuesday, August 8, 2023. Sondheim biographer David Benedict reappraises his legacy through the lens of three pivotal works: Company, Sweeney Todd and Assassins. The 2018 cast of Company (photography: Brinkhoff Mogenburg) Poor Vincent Van Gogh.
Nov 26, 2021 · Nov. 26, 2021. ROXBURY, Conn. — Stephen Sondheim stood by the gleaming piano in his study, surrounded by posters of international productions of his many famous musicals, and smiled as he...
