Sondheim was considered American theater’s greatest composer and lyricist of the last half century or more.
Stephen Sondheim stands beside an advertisement for one of his shows in 1976.
Sondheim was considered American theater's greatest composer and lyricist of the last half century or more. His musical"Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street" is considered a masterpiece. He has more Tony awards — eight — than any other composer. He wrote the lyrics for"West Side Story," in the 1950s.His influence was felt in Hollywood, where he co-composed"Reds", as well as songs for"The Seven Percent Solution" and"Dick Tracy" .
He studied at George School, Pennsylvania from 1942 to 1946, and at Williams College in Massachusetts, from 1946 to 1950. At Williams he was a music major. When he graduated he received the Hutchinson Prize for Composition. He went on to study music theory and composition under composer Milton Babbitt.This story originally appeared on
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