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Stephen Joshua Sondheim ( / ˈsɒndhaɪm /; 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. [1] .
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Sondheim was born into a Jewish family in New York City. He grew up on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and later near Doylestown, Pennsylvania. He was openly gay.In 2017, he married Jeffrey Romley. Sondheim died on November 26, 2021 from heart disease in Roxbury, Connecticutat the age of 91.
Sondheim wrote the words for songs in Gypsy and West Side Story. Of American composers still living, he had won the most awards. He won: 1. Multiple Grammy Awards 2. 9 Tony Awards(more than any other composer) 3. A Lifetime Achievement Tony 4. An Academy Award 5. A Pulitzer Prize. Sondheim wrote both the music and the words to his musicals. Many cr...
J is for Jewish dramatistsAnother opening, another show"Stephen Sondheim, Titan of the American Musical, Is Dead at 91". The New York Times. November 26, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.Stephen Sondheim (1930–2021) was an American composer and lyricist known for his work in musical theatre and film. Sondheim received a Presidential Medal of Freedom (2015) and the Kennedy Center Honors (1993) for an outstanding career of excellence.
23 hours ago · Stephen Sondheim was born in New York on 22 March 1930, and is widely acknowledged as the most innovative, most influential and most important composer and lyricist in modern Broadway history. For more than 50 years, Stephen Sondheim set an unsurpassed standard of brilliance and artistic integrity in the musical theatre.
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...
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 titan...
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