PETERBOROUGH, N.H. – Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim was awarded one of the top honors in the arts world: the Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement.
The award was presented Sunday at the MacDowell Colony, the prestigious retreat for artists, writers and composers in Peterborough, N.H. This is the first time the medal has been awarded for achievement in musical theater. Past recipients include Robert Frost and Georgia O’Keefe.
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Stephen Sondheim was awarded the Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement. The Associated Press
In a statement when the award was announced, Sondheim called the medal a “sort of homecoming,” noting that as a child he used to play compositions by Edward MacDowell, for whom the prize is named.
Sondheim has won more Tony Awards than any other composer.
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