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Stephen Joshua Sondheim ( /ˈsɒnd.haɪm/) (born March 22, 1930) is an American composer and lyricist known for his contributions to musical theatre. He is the winner of an Academy Award, eight Tony Awards (more than any other composer) including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, multiple Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize and the Laurence Olivier Award. Described by Frank Rich of the New York Times as "the greatest, and perhaps best-known artist working in musical theatre", his most famous works include (as composer/lyricist) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George and Into the Woods. He also wrote the lyrics for West Side Story and Gypsy.
Sondheim has also written material for movies, including the 1981 Warren Beatty film Reds, contributing the song "Goodbye For Now". He also wrote five songs for the 1990 movie Dick Tracy, including "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)", which won the Academy Award for Best Song.
Sondheim at 80 (BBC Proms 2010)
Stephen Sondheim Kennedy Center Honors - Angela Lansbury, Bernadette Peters, Scott Bakula
Into the Woods - MTI Conversation Piece with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine
Great Performances: Sondheim! The Birthday Concert 2010
Stephen Sondheim on “Sweeney Todd” and His Process for Writing a Musical –New Yorker Festival
The World of Stephen Sondheim - Documentary
Stephen Sondheim Interview
Meryl Streep Tells Hilarious Stephen Sondheim Story
Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY (CBS This Sunday Morning 22-Oct-95)
Stephen Sondheim - on West Side Story
Sondheim teaches 'My Friends' from Sweeney Todd
Stephen Sondheim: Part 1/7 The South Bank Show 2010
Bernadette Peters & Stephen Sondheim - "Send In the Clowns"
Sondheim teaches Send In The Clowns
Actors: Bruce McDonald (director), Kevin Jubinville (actor), Aron Tager (actor), Michele Lee (producer), Daniel Kash (actor), Jerry Ciccoritti (actor), Kenneth Welsh (actor), David Susskind (actor), James Farentino (actor), David Sparrow (actor), Peter Riegert (actor), Michele Lee (actress), Susan Shipton (editor), Barbara Parkins (actress), Truman Capote (actor),
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