Sondheim, Stephen (Joshua)
- Sondheim, Stephen (Joshua)
(
n. 22 mar. 1930, Nueva York, N.Y., EE.UU.).
Compositor y letrista estadounidense. Estudió piano y órgano, y a la edad de 15 años escribió su primer musical bajo la tutoría de
Oscar Hammerstein II, autor de musicales y amigo de su familia. Después de estudiar con el compositor Milton Babbitt, obtuvo su primer éxito en Broadway como autor de los textos de
West Side Story (1957) y posteriormente de
Gypsy (
1959). Escribió tanto la música como la letra de
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (
1962, Premio Tony),
A Little Night Music (
1973, Premio Tony),
Sweeney Todd (
1979, Premio Tony),
Sunday in the Park with George (
1984, Premio Pulitzer) e
Into the Woods (
1987), entre otras obras. Sus obras escénicas son reconocidas por su intelectualidad, su complejidad musical y el frecuente tono oscuro.
Enciclopedia Universal.
2012.
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