Stephen Sondheim: Minor works

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By George (1945), a musical Sondheim wrote at age 15 lampooning the denizens of George School, which he attended at the time.
Phinney's Rainbow (1948), a musical satire on college life that Sondheim wrote at age 18 lampooning the denizens of Williams College, which he attended at the time.
All That Glitters (1948), based on Beggar on Horseback by George S. Kaufman and Marc Connelly.
Climb High (1951), an original musical about a college student moving to New York City to become an actor.
Additional lyrics for the 1974 revival of Candide.
The Frogs (1974), a musical version of Aristophanes' comedy with a book by Burt Shevelove. Performed in the Yale University swimming pool.
Getting Away With Murder (1996), a "comedy thriller" (non-musical play), co-written with George Furth.

Topper (circa 1953), a non-musical television comedy series for which Sondheim wrote about ten episodes.
Evening Primrose (1966), a made-for-TV musical about a secret society of people living in department stores and the romance between Ella, a department store denizen, and Charles, a poet who decides to live in the department store after renouncing the world.
The Last of Sheila (1973), a nonmusical film mystery written with Anthony Perkins.
"The Madam's Song", also called "I Never Do Anything Twice", for the film The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976).
The score for Alain Resnais's film Stavisky... (1974).
Music for the film Reds starring Warren Beatty (1981).
Five songs for Warren Beatty's film Dick Tracy (1990).


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