Stephen Sondheim

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Stephen Sondheim (b. 1930) is a composer and lyricist of Broadway musicals. Among the many honors bestowed upon him include an Academy Award, multiple Tony and Grammy Awards, the Pulitzer Prize, and the Kennedy Center Honor.

Abandoned by his father at a young age, Oscar Hammerstein II became a surrogate father to the young Sondheim, becoming a significant influence on the future composer and lyrist.

A prolific composer, his credits include the lyrics for West Side Story and Gypsy, as well as the music and lyrics for Saturday Night, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Anyone Can Whistle, Passion, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, Assassins, Passion, and Bounce among others. These shows have also featured many stars of the stage, including Ethel Merman, Nathan Lane, Bernadette Peters, Whoopi Goldberg, Mandy Patinkin, and B. D. Wong.

His show, Into the Woods, was optioned by the Jim Henson company, but never came to fruition. Stage adaptations that have appeared on the big screen include A Little Night Music (with Elizabeth Taylor), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (with Zero Mostel), and Tim Burton's version of Sweeney Todd (with Helena Bonham Carter).

His songs have also been the subject of several compilation revues, the first of which, Side By Side By Sondheim, is credited with starting the trend of composer compilation revues. His song "Send in the Clowns" became a top 40 hit for singer Judy Collins, and his "Everything's Coming Up Roses" is a perennial favorite of The Tournament of Roses Parade.

Contents 1 Songs Performed by the Muppets 1.1 Music by Leonard Bernstein 1.2 Music by Jule Styne 1.3 Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim 2 External links

Songs Performed by the Muppets

Music by Leonard Bernstein

• from West Side Story
  • "America"
  • "A Boy Like That"
  • "I Feel Pretty"
  • "Tonight"

Music by Jule Styne

• from Gypsy
  • "All I Need Is the Girl"
  • "Everything's Coming Up Roses"
  • "Together Wherever We Go"

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

• from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
  • "Comedy Tonight"
• from Company
  • "Side by Side by Side / What Would We Do Without You?"
• from Follies
  • "Broadway Baby"
• from A Little Night Music
  • "Send in the Clowns"

External links

• The Stephen Sondheim Society
• Internet Broadway Database
• IMDb