Stephen Sondheim

Stephen Sondheim
Sondheim godine 1976.
Lični podaci
Datum rođenja	(1930-03-22)22. 3. 1930. New York
Mjesto rođenja	New York, SAD
Datum smrti	26. 11. 2021. (dob: 91)
Zanimanje	kompozitor, tekstopisac
Muzički rad
Period aktivnosti	1954-
Žanr	mjuzikl

Stephen Joshua Sondheim (IPA: ˈsɒnd.haɪm ; 22. marta 1930 — 26. novembar 2021) je američki kompozitor i tekstopisac, poznat kao autor brojnih uspješnih broadwayskih mjuzikala. Među mjuziklima kojima je napisao muziku i tekst se ističu A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Park with George i Into the Woods, a napisao je i tekst za West Side Story i Gypsy. Za svoje je djelo nagrađen Oscarom (za pjesmu "Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man)" u filmu Dick Tracy), sa osam nagrada Tony, uključujući Tony za životno djelo, brojnim Grammyjima, Pulitzerovom nagradom i nagradom Laurence Olivier.

Sondheim je također poznat i po tome što je od 1973. do 1981. bio predsjednik sindikata Dramataičarskog ceha Amerike. Godine 2010. je u čast njegovog 80. rođendana Henry Miller's Theatre preimenovan u Stephen Sondheim's Theatre.

Iako se Sondheim 1980-ih javno deklarirao kao gej, i iako je neko vrijeme živio s dramatičarem Peterom Jonesom, uživa reputaciju introverta i usamljenika.

Vanjske veze

• The Stephen Sondheim Society Web site of The Stephen Sondheim Society
• The Quotable Stephen Sondheim Page Arhivirano 2008-12-26 na Wayback Machine-u
• Stephen Sondheim | PlaybillVault.com
• Stephen Sondheim na Internet Broadway Database (en)
• Stephen Sondheim na Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Stephen Sondheim na sajtu IMDb
• MusicalTalk Podcast featuring interview with Sondheim, Depp, Burton, Rickman, Carter and others.
• MusicalTalk Podcast discussing the concert production of Sweeney Todd held at the Royal Festival Hall in the summer of 2007 in London. This episode features Emma Williams who along with being a MusicalTalk presenter, also starred as Johanna for this concert.
• MusicalTalk Podcast with an in depth introduction to the work of Stephen Sondheim
• Stephen Sondheim online-with Finishing The Chat
• The Stephen Sondheim Reference Guide Comprehensive listings of productions and recordings information
• James Lipton (Spring 1997). „Stephen Sondheim, The Art of the Musical”. The Paris Review. 
• Fresh Air NPR radio interview with Sondheim from 2000 (20 minutes, streaming audio)
• Kennedy Center interview with Sondheim, conducted by Frank Rich in 2002 (90 minutes, streaming video)
• Stephen Sondheim Center for Performing Arts Arhivirano 2021-12-21 na Wayback Machine-u
• MMD – developing new musical theatre with Sondheim as patron
• Stephen Sondheim "The Story So Far" podcast series produced by Sony BMG Masterworks Arhivirano 2009-03-15 na Wayback Machine-u
• News article "Sondheim 'Story So Far' available 9/30, including previously unreleased tracks", BroadwayWorld.com
• Review "Sondheim has more story to tell" USA Today, 10/8/08
• Stephen Sondeim: Alumni of Distinction Arhivirano 2011-07-27 na Wayback Machine-u – New York Military Academy archives page
• Stephen Sondheim symposium Arhivirano 2007-03-09 na Wayback Machine-u held at Goldsmiths, University of London, in 2005
• BroadwayWorld.com interview with Stephen Sondheim, December 20, 2007
• Review of "Finishing the Hat: Collected Lyrics (1954–1981)" Arhivirano 2010-12-22 na Wayback Machine-u November 2010