Stephen Sondheim premieres and major productions (1954–2010)

1. Sondheim’s early musical Shelved as Broadway debut

   Jan 1, 1955Labels: Saturday Night, Stephen Sondheim

   • Saturday Night

2. West Side Story opens on Broadway

   Sep 26, 1957Labels: West Side, Stephen Sondheim

   • PBS Broadway
   • Britannica

3. Gypsy opens, expanding Sondheim’s reputation as lyricist

   May 21, 1959Labels: Gypsy, Stephen Sondheim

   • Gypsy

4. Forum opens, first Broadway hit with Sondheim music

   May 8, 1962Labels: A Funny, Stephen Sondheim

   • MTI
   • Forum

5. Anyone Can Whistle opens and quickly closes

   Apr 4, 1964Labels: Anyone Can, Stephen Sondheim

   • Anyone Whistle
   • MTI History

6. Do I Hear a Waltz? opens, Sondheim returns to lyric-only role

   Mar 18, 1965Labels: Do I, Richard Rodgers

   • R H
   • Waltz

7. Company opens, launching a new Broadway style

   Apr 26, 1970Labels: Company, Hal Prince

   • Company

8. Follies opens, blending nostalgia with darker themes

   Apr 4, 1971Labels: Follies, Stephen Sondheim

   • Follies

9. A Little Night Music opens and becomes a major hit

   Feb 25, 1973Labels: A Little, Stephen Sondheim

   • Night Music
   • Ovrtur

10. Pacific Overtures opens, taking on history with new forms

    Jan 11, 1976Labels: Pacific Overtures, Stephen Sondheim

    • Pacific
    • Sondheim Society

11. Sweeney Todd opens, bringing operatic scope to Broadway

    Mar 1, 1979Labels: Sweeney Todd, Stephen Sondheim

    • Sweeney Todd

12. Merrily We Roll Along opens and becomes a major setback

    Nov 16, 1981Labels: Merrily We, Stephen Sondheim

    • Britannica
    • Merrily

13. Sunday in the Park with George opens, linking art and making

    May 2, 1984Labels: Sunday in, Georges Seurat

    • Ovrtur
    • Sondheim Society

14. Into the Woods opens, reshaping fairy tales for modern audiences

    Nov 5, 1987Labels: Into the, Stephen Sondheim

    • Into Woods

15. Assassins opens Off-Broadway, stirring controversy and acclaim

    Dec 18, 1990Labels: Assassins, Playwrights Horizons

    • Assassins

16. Passion opens, ending the period with an intense, intimate score

    May 9, 1994Labels: Passion, Stephen Sondheim

    • Passion

17. Saturday Night finally opens professionally Off-Broadway

    Feb 17, 2000Labels: Saturday Night, Second Stage

    • Ovrtur
    • Saturday Night

18. The Frogs opens on Broadway in expanded version

    Jul 22, 2004Labels: The Frogs, Nathan Lane

    • Frogs

19. Road Show opens Off-Broadway, revising a long development process

    Nov 18, 2008Labels: Road Show, The Public

    • Road Show

20. Sondheim on Sondheim opens, summarizing his stage legacy through 2010

    Apr 22, 2010Labels: Sondheim on, Studio 54

    • Sondheim Revue