Mr.
Stephen Sondheim
New York, NY
Musician (composer, lyricist); Author
Area
Humanities and Arts
Specialty
Visual Arts
Elected
2001
Assimilates the innovations of his predecessors by raising the level of craftsmanship to an unprecedented high level, while simultaneously exploring new areas of expression and form. Composer and lyricist for West Side Story and Gypsy (lyrics); Company, Sweeney Todd, Sunday in the Part with George (music and lyrics), among others. Winner of seven Tony and seven Grammy awards; Pulitzer Prize for Drama (1985); Kennedy Center Lifetime Achievement Award (1993); NEA National Medal of Arts (1997).