Sondheim

American

[sond-hahym] / ˈsɒnd haɪm /

noun

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

Sondheim British

/ 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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Opening track I Will Overcome finds her doom-scrolling through her phone on the rainy streets of Paris, set to an orchestral score that recalls Sondheim at his most melodramatic.

From BBC

Stephen Sondheim’s death in 2021, at 91, was a gut punch to musical theater fans.

From Los Angeles Times

Paddington the Musical and a new production of Stephen Sondheim's Into The Woods have the most nominations overall, with 11 each.

From BBC

Her former co-stars Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey are set to reunite for a London revival of Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George at the Barbican in 2027.

From BBC

His direction has grown in sophistication and ease since he staged Sondheim and James Lapine’s “Sunday in the Park With George” for Reprise in 2007.

From Los Angeles Times

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