Writing
Stephen Sondheim
- Titles
- 106movies15TV 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.
- Showbiz6.0average 1.2
- Historical5.0average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.9average 3.7
- Satire & Parody3.8average 2.3
- Romance5.1average 3.8
- Pathos6.4average 5.2
- Wonder4.6average 3.4
- Catharsis6.3average 5.1
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
Select a genre to see those titles.
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
- Showbiz 2
- Thought-Provoking 2
- Ensemble Cast 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 in Concert, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Pacific Overtures, +4 more
James LapineActorInto the Woods, Into the Woods, Six by Sondheim, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece, +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, Company: A Musical Comedy, Passion, +1 more
Bernadette PetersActorInto the Woods, Sondheim: A Celebration at Carnegie Hall, Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece, Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall- 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, Company: A Musical Comedy, Gypsy
George FurthWriterMerrily We Roll Along, Company, Merrily We Roll Along, Company: A Musical Comedy, 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 in Concert, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Follies: In Concert, Putting It Together
Neil Patrick HarrisActorSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert, Company, Assassins
Angela LansburyActorSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Six by Sondheim, Anyone Can Whistle: Live at Carnegie Hall
Audra McDonaldActorSweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic, Six by Sondheim, Passion
Imelda StauntonActorNational Theatre Live: Follies, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Gypsy
Movies and TV shows
102020s
2 titles · average score 81
82
West Side Story (2021)
Thanks, Lyricist
79
tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
as Stephen Sondheim (voice on phone) (uncredited)
2010s
3 titles · average score 73
Sunday In the Park with George (2013)
Musical, Songs
73
Company (2011)
Musical, Writer
2000s
1 title
Passion (2005)
Writer, Original Music Composer
1990s
1 title · average score 73
73
Passion (1996)
Lyricist, Original Music Composer
1980s
1 title · average score 79
79
Reds (1981)
Original Music Composer
1960s
2 titles · average score 77
71
Gypsy (1962)
Theatre Play, Lyricist
83
West Side Story (1961)
Lyricist