Stephen Sondheim was born on March 22, 1930, to upper-middle-class parents, Herbert and Janet Sondheim.
His father was a dress manufacturer and his mother was a fashion designer and interior decorator. He studied piano for two years while very young and continued his interest in the musical stage throughout his education.
Sondheim’s parents divorced in 1942 and his mother took up residence in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, which was near the summertime residence of Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960). As a friend of Hammerstein’s son, Sondheim was able to ask the famous librettist (a person who writes the words for a musical or opera) for an evaluation of his first stage work, a high school production produced at the age of fifteen.
While attending Williams College in Massachusetts, Sondheim performed duties in the preparation and rehearsals of the Rogers and Hammerstein productions of South Pacific and The King and I. Upon graduation, he won the Hutchinson Prize, which enabled him to study composition at Princeton University.
Stephen Sondheim’s husband
Stephen’s wife is Jeff Romley. He tied the knot with Jeff in 2017.
Stephen Sondheim’s children
The data available cannot establish if he has a child or not.
Stephen Sondheim’s parents
Stephen Sondheim’s parents are Herbert and Janet Sondheim.
Stephen Sondheim’s siblings
Stephen Sondheim has no siblings. His parents had never had any children before him.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
