Stephen Sondheim wins prestigious Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement

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FILE - In this April 12, 2004 file photo, Stephen Sondheim gestures during a gathering at Tufts University in Medford, Mass. Sondheim has won one of the top honors in the arts world, the Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement. The MacDowell Colony, the New Hampshire-based artist residency program, announced Sunday that Sondheim has received an award that has been given to Robert Frost and Georgia O’Keeffe among others. The 83-year-old Sondheim is known for such classic musicals as “A Little Night Music” and “Into the Woods.” (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Stephen Sondheim has won one of the top honours in the arts world, the Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement.

The MacDowell Colony, the U.S.-based artist residency program, announced Sunday that Sondheim has received an award that has been given to Robert Frost and Georgia O’Keeffe among others. The 83-year-old Sondheim is known for such classic musicals as “A Little Night Music” and “Into the Woods.”

He will accept the medal at an August ceremony.

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