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James Lapine (born January 10 1949 in 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.

Libretti

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 PetersFurther Information

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