English

President Barack Obama, right, presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to composer Stephen Sondheim during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, on, Nov. 24, 2015

Video. Stephen Sondheim, musical theatre legend and writer of 'Sweeney Todd', dies aged 91

Updated: 27/11/2021 - 12:47 GMT+1

Sondheim influenced several generations of theatre songwriters, particularly with such landmark musicals as “Company,” “Follies” and “Sweeney Todd."

Read full article

Top stories

Now playing Next

Thousands march across US cities during anti-ICE strike

Now playing Next

Latest news bulletin | January 31st, 2026 – Midday

Now playing Next

‘Macron effect’ boosts French eyewear designer

Now playing Next

Emmy-winning comedian Catherine O'Hara dies aged 71

Now playing Next

Heaviest snowfall in 200 years blankets Moscow, disrupting daily life

Now playing Next

Latest news bulletin | January 31st, 2026 – Morning

Now playing Next

Latest news bulletin | January 30th, 2026 – Evening

Now playing Next

Smart, electric and autonomous: welcome onboard the ultimate ‘last-mile’ shuttle bus

Now playing Next

Christophe Gans on 'Return To Silent Hill': ‘A big piece of Romanticism’

Now playing Next

Gaza's border with Egypt to open on Sunday after almost two-year closure, Israel says

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

More from Culture News

Culture news

First lady of film: Melania Trump's documentary premieres at Kennedy Center

Culture news

Afrobeats legend Fela Kuti to become first African to get Lifetime Achievement Award at Grammys

Culture news

Walk of Fame: The Isley Brothers 'Shout' over star on Hollywood Boulevard

Culture news

'A Lost Letter': Romanian politics and passion play prepares again for national tour

Latest video

Economy

Trump picks Warsh for Fed chair, testing US central bank independence

Europe Today

Watch the video: European space industry - boom or bust?

World News

Moving on from Holocaust remembrance an affront, Yad Vashem chair tells Euronews

Italy

UN calls for 52-day pause in global wars ahead of Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

Europe in Motion

Liquid anxiety: Which European airports have scrapped the 100ml limit?

No Comment

Major drug bust in Serbia: police confiscate 5 tonnes of marijuana in Kruševac

The Cube

No, ICE will not be responsible for security at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Olympics

No Comment

Italian opposition protests ICE role in Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

ADVERTISEMENT

China

Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to deal with China as Starmer arrives in Shanghai

Tech News

Paralysed British student controls computer with thoughts using Elon Musk's Neuralink brain implant

Europe Today

Mark Rutte should stop being an 'American agent' and unite NATO, Charles Michel says

World News

Trump says Russia agreed to pause Kyiv strikes during extreme winter temperatures

No Comment

King Felipe and Queen Letizia attend Mass for Spain train crash victims

Cinema

Euronews Culture's Film of the Week: 'Marty Supreme' - Dream big, stress big

Europe Today

Europe Today: Exclusive interview with Charles Michel, former European Council President

Denmark

Greenland gets new place on updated Danish coins

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT