| Timeline |
| 1930 |
Born 22 March in New York |
| 1937 |
Studies piano and organ sporadically from the age of seven |
| 1940 |
Parents divorce and he moves to Bucks County, Pennsylvania. One of his new neighbours is Oscar Hammerstein II - this proves to be a formative moment |
| 1945 |
Writes first musical, By George, at the George School in Bucks County, Pa |
| 1950 |
Graduates from Williams College, with the Hutchinson Prize For Musical Composition; begins studies with Milton Babbitt |
| 1970 |
Company wins a Tony for Best Music and Lyrics |
| 1971 |
Wins Tony for Follies |
| 1973 |
Elected president of the National Association of Playwrights, Composers, and Lyricists (serves until 1981) |
| 1973 |
Wins Tony for A Little Night Music |
| 1979 |
Wins Tony for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street |
| 1990 |
Appointed the first Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at Oxford University |
| 1990 |
Wins Academy Award for his scores for the film Dick Tracy |
| 1993 |
Recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors
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| 2000 |
Receives Pell Award for Excellence in the Arts |
