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==Notable Achievements==
 
==Notable Achievements==
  
Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award
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Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Musical - theatre composer, changed the face of modern musical theatre, has written music/lyrics for over 21 works, won Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1985), 6 Tony Awards.  Notable works include 'Sweeney Todd' (1984), 'Sunday in the Park With George' (1984), and 'Gypsy' (1959).
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Musical - theatre composer, changed the face of modern musical theatre, has written music/lyrics for over 21 works, won Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1985), 6 Tony Awards.  Notable works include 'Sweeney Todd' (1984), 'Sunday in the Park With George' (1984), and 'Gypsy' (1959). Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2015). 
  
 
==Further Reading/Research==
 
==Further Reading/Research==

Revision as of 20:22, 13 February 2016

Stephen Sondheim

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1930 -

Occupation

Composer

Notable Achievements

Pulitzer Prize, Tony Award, Presidential Medal of Freedom

Description

Musical - theatre composer, changed the face of modern musical theatre, has written music/lyrics for over 21 works, won Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1985), 6 Tony Awards. Notable works include 'Sweeney Todd' (1984), 'Sunday in the Park With George' (1984), and 'Gypsy' (1959). Recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom (2015).

Further Reading/Research


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