Stephen Sondheim
December 2, 1934 – November 12, 2018
Stephen Sondheim was one of the most honored and acclaimed composers in our culture with accolades including Tony Awards, Pulitzer Prizes, Grammy Awards, BAFTA, Meryl Streep Award for Best Musical Artistic Direction, Honorary Doctorate, Companion of Arts, and others. He was the author of numerous Grammy-winning songs and theatrical scores such as “Company,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Into the Woods,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Lucky Guy,” “Dead Accounts,” and more. His eight Tony Awards included “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Company,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Into the Woods,” “Assassins,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” and “Sunday in the Park with George.” His work featured exceptional, richly textured lyrics with the expressiveness and density of great film dialogue and wonderful high musical melodies. His theme song for HBO’s hit series “Band of Brothers” was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, which is considered to be one of the highest honors in the US television field. Other memorable television performances included “Caroline, or Change,” “Little Women,” “Broadway Bound,” “Comedy of Errors,” “Lucky Guy,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Follies,” “Company,” “Merrily We Roll Along,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Company,” “Passion,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Company,” “Chorus Line,” “Follies,” “Merrily We Roll Along,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Company,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Merrily We Roll Along,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Company,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Follies,” “Merrily We Roll Along,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Company,” “Follies,” “Company,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Company,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Company,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Company,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Company,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Company,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Company,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Company,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Company,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Company,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Company,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” “Sunday in the Park with George,”