Sondheim

[ sond-hahym ]

/ ˈsɒnd haɪm /

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noun

Stephen (Joshua), 1930–2021, U.S. composer and lyricist.

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Words nearby Sondheim

soncogene, sondage, sonde, sonderclass, Sonderkommando, Sondheim, Sondra, sone, son et lumière, song, song and dance

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How to use Sondheim in a sentence

Over the last thirty years, the Tony Award-winning Arlington theater has produced more of Sondheim’s work than any other theater in the country.
‘Simply Sondheim’ packed with thrilling moments|Patrick Folliard|March 18, 2021|Washington Blade
Signature Theatre is so Sondheim-proficient it can do his work with its doors closed.
Sondheim revue provides exhilarating warmth in cold, trying times|Peter Marks|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
I made sure to have James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim involved throughout the whole process.
Rob Marshall Defends ‘Into the Woods’|Kevin Fallon|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What did he write to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, to Boris Pasternak, to Stephen Sondheim, to Aaron Copland?
The Perfect Book for Every Man in Your Life|Liesl Schillinger|December 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Sondheim began by asking a friend about marriage and taking notes, “exactly as if it were a lecture,” he said.
Sondheim on Sondheim: American Musical Theater in Six Songs|Jimmy So|December 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The scene begins chaotically, as Sondheim interrupts the recording and tells Dean Jones to try again.
Sondheim on Sondheim: American Musical Theater in Six Songs|Jimmy So|December 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The number comes last in the documentary, marking the apotheosis of Sondheim.
Sondheim on Sondheim: American Musical Theater in Six Songs|Jimmy So|December 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was not just to me that you go to Sondheim in this so surprising manner, without informing me.
The Crimson Tide|Robert W. Chambers
Kastner sneered at him and nudged Sondheim, who immediately sat up in bed and levelled an unwashed hand at Skidder.
The Crimson Tide|Robert W. Chambers
“That mutt Sondheim looks like a bad one to me, and the other guy––Kastner,” he observed gloomily.
The Crimson Tide|Robert W. Chambers
The other matter which fitfully preoccupied him was his unpleasant and unintentional interview with Sondheim.
The Crimson Tide|Robert W. Chambers
Then Puma looked up, puffing his cigar, and Sondheim stepped forward from the group and shook his finger in his face.
The Crimson Tide|Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for Sondheim

Sondheim

/ (ˈsɒndhaɪm) /

noun

Stephen (Joshua). born 1930, US songwriter. He wrote the lyrics for West Side Story (1957), the score for Company (1971), and both for A Little Night Music (1973), Into the Woods (1987), and Passion (1994)

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