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James Lapine

James Lapine (born January 10, 1949, Mansfield, Ohio) is an American theatrical director and librettist.

Theatre first became a part of Lapine’s life when he was hired at Yale University as a graphic designer in theatre. Before this he was a photographer, graphic designer and architectural preservationist.

Lapine is winner of an Obie Award, a Pulitzer Prize, and three Tony Awards for “Best Book of a Musical".

A graduate of Franklin and Marshall College, Lapine is married to screenwriter/director Sarah Kernochan.

1 Libretti
2 Plays
3 Director
- 3.1 Stage
- 3.2 Films
4 References
5 External links

Libretti

Sunday in the Park with George (1984)
- Tony Nomination for Best Book of a Musical
- Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Into the Woods (1987)
- Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
Falsettos (1992)
- Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
Passion (1994)
- Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book
Into the Woods (revival) (1997)
Der Glockner von Notre Dame (1999, in Berlin) - composed by Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz
A New Brain (Off-Broadway) - 1999)
- Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Book of a Musical
Into the Woods (revival) - 2002

Plays

Table Settings (1978)
Twelve Dreams (1978)
Luck, Pluck, and Virtue (1994)
The Moment When (2000)
Fran's Bed (2005)

Director

Stage

Photography of Gertrude Stein (1977)
March of the Falsettos (1981) - composed by William Finn
Sunday in the Park with George (1984) - composed by Stephen Sondheim
- Tony Nomination for Best Direction of a Musical
Merrily We Roll Along (1985, La Jolla Playhouse)
Into the Woods (1987) - composed by Stephen Sondheim
- Tony Nomination for Best Direction of a Musical
Falsettos (1992) - composed by William Finn
- Tony Nomination for Best Direction of a Musical
Passion (1994) - composed by Stephen Sondheim
- Tony Nomination for Best Direction of a Musical
- Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Director of a Musical
Into the Woods (revival) - 1997
The Diary of Anne Frank (1997) - written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett
Golden Child (1998) - written by David Henry Hwang
Der Glockner von Notre Dame (1999, in Berlin) - composed by Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz
Dirty Blonde (2000) - written by Claudia Shear
- Tony Nomination for Best Direction of a Play
- Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Director of a Play
Into the Woods (revival) - 2002)
- Tony Nomination for Best Direction of a Musical
- Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Director of a Musical
Amour (2002) - composed by Michel Legrand
- Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Director of a Musical
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (2005) - composed by William Finn
- Tony Nomination for Best Direction of a Musical
- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

Films

Earthly Possessions (1999, TV) - starring Susan Sarandon, Stephen Dorff
Life with Mikey (1993) - starring Michael J. Fox, Cyndi Lauper
Impromptu (1991) - starring Judy Davis, Hugh Grant, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters

References

Haagensen, Erik J. "The Passion of James Lapine." SHOWmusic The Musical Theatre Magazine 1994: ppgs.11-16

External links

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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical

Arthur Laurents (1975) · Michael Bennett (1976) · Martin Charnin (1977) · Peter Masterson / Tommy Tune / Stephen Schwartz (1978) · Harold Prince (1979) · Harold Prince (1980) · Wilford Leach (1981) · Tommy Tune (1982) · George Abbott (1983) · James Lapine (1984) · Wilford Leach (1986) · Mike Ockrent (1987) · Harold Prince (1988) · Tommy Tune (1990) · Scott Ellis (1991) · Jerry Zaks (1992) · Des McAnuff (1993) · Nicholas Hytner (1994) · Harold Prince (1995) · Christopher Renshaw (1996) · Walter Bobbie (1997) · Julie Taymor (1998) · Matthew Bourne (1999) · Michael Blakemore (2000) · Susan Stroman (2001) · Michael Mayer (2002) · Jack O'Brien (2003) · Joe Mantello (2004) · James Lapine (2005) · John Doyle (2006) · Michael Mayer (2007) · Bartlett Sher (2008)

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