Writing
Stephen Sondheim
- Titles
- 107movies15TV shows
- Career
Active from 1966 to 2025, busiest in 1986 and 1990 with 3 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 1top three billing
- Average score
75/100
- Highest rated
Six by Sondheim88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Showbiz5.9average 1.2
- Historical4.9average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.8average 3.7
- Satire & Parody3.7average 2.3
- Romance5.1average 3.8
- Catharsis6.3average 5.1
- Pathos6.3average 5.2
- Nostalgia4.8average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.1, average 5.2
- Adrenaline3.7, average 5.1
- Mystery3.1, average 4.1
- Tech & Humanity0.7, average 1.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Musical 6
- Character-Driven 5
- Tragic Romance 3
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Stage Adaptation 2
- Psychological Horror 2
- Gothic Musical 2
- Darkly Humorous 2
- Psychological Drama 2
- Anthology Series 2
- Ensemble Cast 2
- Victorian London 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Hugh WheelerWriterSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert, Pacific Overtures, +4 more
James LapineActorInto the Woods, Into the Woods, Six by Sondheim, Sunday in the Park with George, Passion, +3 more
Lonny PriceDirectorSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert, Company: A Musical Comedy, Company, Gypsy, +1 more
Bernadette PetersActorInto the Woods, Sunday in the Park with George, Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall, Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece- GGary BradleyEditorSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert, Company: A Musical Comedy, Company, Gypsy
George FurthWriterMerrily We Roll Along, Company: A Musical Comedy, Company, Merrily We Roll Along, Company
Patti LuPoneActorSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert, Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, Company, Passion
George HearnActorSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert, Follies: In Concert, Putting It Together
Paul GemignaniActorSondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall, Follies: In Concert
Imelda StauntonActorNational Theatre Live: Follies, Gypsy, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Neil Patrick HarrisActorSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert, Company, Assassins
Audra McDonaldActorSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic, Six by Sondheim, Passion
Movies and TV shows
41960s
4 titles · average score 76
75
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
Original Music Composer, Music
74
Evening Primrose (1966)
Writer, Lyricist
71
Gypsy (1962)
Theatre Play, Lyricist
83
West Side Story (1961)
Lyricist