Stephen Joshua Sondheim (/ˈsɒndhaɪm/; March 22, 1930 – November 26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist. Regarded as one of the most important figures in 20th-century musical theater, he is credited with reinventing the American musical. With his frequent collaborations with Harold Prince and James Lapine, Sondheim's Broadway musicals tackled unexpected themes that ranged beyond the genre's traditional subjects, while addressing darker elements of the human experience. His music and lyrics were tinged with complexity, sophistication, and ambivalence about various aspects of life. More about Stephen Sondheim
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Sondheim's interest in musical theater began at a young age, and he was mentored by Oscar Hammerstein II. He began his career by writing the lyrics for West Side Story (1957) and Gypsy (1959). He transitioned to writing both music and lyrics for the theater, with his best-known works including A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1962), Company (1970), Follies (1971), A Little Night Music (1973), Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979), Merrily We Roll Along (1981), Sunday in the Park with George (1984), and Into the Woods (1987).In total, we tracked 243 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Stephen Sondheim (Stephen Sondheim handwritten & signed musical phrase from MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG) was sold in May 2022 for $8200.00 while the cheapest item (USA 1972 Stamp FDC SIGNED by Music Composer / Lyricist - Stephen Sondheim) found a new owner for $8.06 in December 2019. The month with the most items sold (26) was November 2021 with an average selling price of $300.00 for an autographed item of Stephen Sondheim. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2022 with $4190.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $11.89 was December 2019. In average, an autographed item from Stephen Sondheim is worth $130.00.
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& JULIET signed Broadway Musical Playbill 2023 Stephen Sondheim Theatre | $19.99 | ||
Finale: Late Conversations with Stephen Sondheim D.T. Max Signed 1st Ed 2022 | $22.99 | ||
Follies Stephen Sondheim & Cast SIGNED OBCR CD Booklet Peters Maxwell Rains COA | $100.99 | ||
Marni Nixon (Signed) FOLLIES Kelli O'Hara / Stephen Sondheim 2001 Playbill | $69.99 | ||
RARE! Full Cast Signed ROAD SHOW Off Broadway Playbill Stephen Sondheim + Prop | $119.99 | ||
Stephen Sondheim Autograph On Personal Notecard | $500.00 | ||
STEPHEN SONDHEIM SIGNED LOOK I MADE A HAT First Edition | $299.99 | ||
STEPHEN SONDHEIM signed 1988 TLS letter BROADWAY COMPOSER | $99.95 | ||
Stephen Sondheim Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo w/ AMQS Beckett BAS Letter | $1499.95 | ||
STEPHEN SONDHEIM SIGNED HAT | $130.44 |
Stephen M. Silverman, Biographer of Stage and Screen, Is Dead at 71 (07/18/23): An entertainment journalist, he persuaded the publicity-shy director David Lean to let him write his story and died before seeing his final book, on Stephen Sondheim, published.
Review: ‘Shy,’ by Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green (08/05/22): The daughter of Richard Rodgers, confidante of Stephen Sondheim and composer of “Once Upon a Mattress” holds nothing back in “Shy.”