Stephen Sondheim - Wikipedia
WEBSondheim was born on March 22, 1930, into a Jewish family in New York City, the son of Etta Janet ("Foxy"; née Fox; 1897–1992) and Herbert Sondheim (1895–1966). His paternal grandparents, Isaac and Rosa, were German Jews , and his maternal grandparents, Joseph and Bessie, were Lithuanian Jews from Vilnius . [ 7 ]
Stephen Sondheim | Biography, Musicals, Legacy, & Facts
WEBSep 16, 2024 — Stephen Sondheim (born March 22, 1930, New York, New York, U.S.—died November 26, 2021, Roxbury, Connecticut) was an American composer and lyricist whose brilliance in matching words and music in dramatic situations broke new ground for Broadway musical theater.
Stephen Sondheim Society | Official biography
WEB2 days 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.
Stephen Sondheim: Biography, Composer, Musicals
WEBDec 3, 2021 — Stephen Joshua Sondheim was born on March 22, 1930, in New York City. His parents, Herbert and Janet (née Fox) Sondheim, worked in New York's garment industry; his father was a dress...
Stephen Sondheim, Titan of the American Musical, Is Dead at 91
WEBNov 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 Friday at his home in...
Remembering the influential lyricism of Stephen Sondheim's musicals - NPR
WEBNov 27, 2021 — Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, arguably the greatest artist in the American Musical Theater, has died. He was born March 22, 1930.
Stephen Sondheim obituary: Titan of the American musical
WEBNov 30, 2021 — Stephen Sondheim, who died on Friday at the age of 91, was one of Broadway history's songwriting titans, whose music and lyrics raised and reset the artistic standard for the American stage...
Obituary: Stephen Sondheim - BBC News
WEBNov 26, 2021 — Born in New York in March 1930, the composer and lyricist saw his first Broadway musical at the age of nine. The following year he met Oscar Hammerstein II, of The King and I and...
Stephen Sondheim - Songwriters Hall of Fame
WEBStephen Sondheim was born in 1930 and raised in New York City. He graduated from Williams College in Williamstown, MA, where he began a lifetime of award winning, taking down the renowned Hutchinson Prize for Music Composition, following which he studied theory and composition with Milton Babbitt.
Stephen Sondheim, Jewish theater legend who reshaped the …
WEBNov 26, 2021 — (JTA) — Stephen Sondheim, the Jewish lyricist and composer who redefined the American musical through a monumental canon of influential and innovative theatrical works, has died at 91.
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