Wie alt ist Stephen Sondheim?
91 Jahre (1930–2021)
Stephen Sondheim/Alter zum Todeszeitpunkt
Sondheim blieb bis ins hohe Alter aktiv, so kündigte er im September 2021 in der Fernsehshow von Stephen Colbert ein neues Musical namens Square One an. Er starb im November 2021 im Alter von 91 Jahren in seinem Landhaus in Connecticut.
Wie heißt ein berühmtes Musical?
DAS PHANTOM DER OPER Platz unserer Musical Liste. 1986 uraufgeführt, in 27 Ländern inszeniert, von mehr als 130 Millionen Zuschauern gesehen – DAS PHANTOM ist das erfolgreichste Musical aller Zeiten.
Welche klassischen Musicals gibt es?
Beispiele für Aufzeichnungen von Bühnen-Musicals sind Victor/Victoria (New York, 1995), Cats (London, 1998), Rent (New York, 2008), Love Never Dies (Australien, 2012), Billy Elliot (London, 2014), Gypsy (London, 2015) und Miss Saigon (London, 2016).
Who is Stephen Sondheim and what is he famous for?
American lyricist and composer Stephen Sondheim is known for the remarkable range of musicals he’s worked on, from ‚West Side Story‘ to ‚Sweeney Todd‘ to ‚Into the Woods.‘ Who Is Stephen Sondheim?
What musicals did Stephen Sondheim write on Broadway?
Writing the song lyrics for West Side Story, which opened in 1957, Sondheim thus became part of one of Broadway’s most successful productions of all time. Sondheim’s next theater project was similarly high profile: He teamed up with composer Jule Styne to write the lyrics for Gypsy, which opened in 1959 with Ethel Merman as its star.
When was Saturday Night by Stephen Sondheim written?
Although Saturday Night was written in 1954, it wasn’t produced until 1997. It’s one of the lesser known musicals by Sondheim, and it tells the story of Brooklyn bachelors in search of love.
How many songs did Stephen Sondheim write for singing out loud?
Sondheim worked with William Goldman on Singing Out Loud, a musical film, in 1992, penning the song „Water Under the Bridge“. According to the composer, Goldman wrote one or two drafts of the script and Sondheim wrote six-and-a-half songs when director Rob Reiner lost interest in the project.