James Lapine
Directing

James Lapine

Born 1949-01-10

James Elliot Lapine (born January 10, 1949) is an American stage director, playwright, screenwriter, and librettist. He has won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical three times, for Into the Woods, Falsettos, and Passion. He has frequently collaborated with Stephen Sondheim and William Finn.

Known for

Into the Woods★ 5.8
Into the Woods
2014
Sunday in the Park with George★ 7.3
Sunday in the Park with George
1986
Life with Mikey★ 5.6
Life with Mikey
1993
Act One: Live from Lincoln Center
Act One: Live from Lincoln Center
2015
Impromptu★ 6
Impromptu
1991
Custody★ 7
Custody
2016
A New Brain★ 9.3
A New Brain
2015
Into the Woods★ 8
Into the Woods
1991
Six by Sondheim★ 7.3
Six by Sondheim
2013
Into the Woods★ 8.3
Into the Woods
2011
In the Company of Rose
In the Company of Rose
2023
Falsettos★ 8.3
Falsettos
2017
Earthly Possessions★ 6.5
Earthly Possessions
1999
Passion★ 7.3
Passion
1996
Sunday in the Park with...Stephen
Sunday in the Park with...Stephen
1990
Sunday In the Park With George★ 10
Sunday In the Park With George
2013
Passion (Live from Lincoln Center)
Passion (Live from Lincoln Center)
2005
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
1990