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.

WriterProducerDirectorCinematographyCastMusicalStage DirectorExecutive Producer

Known for

Into the Woods★ 5.8Viewing moment
Into the Woods
2014
Sunday in the Park with George★ 7.3Viewing moment
Sunday in the Park with George
1986
Life with Mikey★ 5.6Viewing moment
Life with Mikey
1993
Act One: Live from Lincoln CenterViewing moment
Act One: Live from Lincoln Center
2015
Impromptu★ 6Viewing moment
Impromptu
1991
Custody★ 7Viewing moment
Custody
2016
A New Brain★ 9.3Viewing moment
A New Brain
2015
Into the Woods★ 8Viewing moment
Into the Woods
1991
Six by Sondheim★ 7.3Viewing moment
Six by Sondheim
2013
Into the Woods★ 8.3Viewing moment
Into the Woods
2011
Earthly Possessions★ 6.5Viewing moment
Earthly Possessions
1999
Passion★ 7.3Viewing moment
Passion
1996
In the Company of RoseViewing moment
In the Company of Rose
2023
Falsettos★ 8.3Viewing moment
Falsettos
2017
Sunday In the Park With George★ 10Viewing moment
Sunday In the Park With George
2013
Passion (Live from Lincoln Center)Viewing moment
Passion (Live from Lincoln Center)
2005
Sunday in the Park with...StephenViewing moment
Sunday in the Park with...Stephen
1990
Table Settings★ 5Viewing moment
Table Settings
1982
Into the Woods: A ConversationpieceViewing moment
Into the Woods: A Conversationpiece
1990

Frequent collaborators

Stephen SondheimStephen SondheimBernadette PetersBernadette PetersMandy PatinkinMandy PatinkinPaul GemignaniPaul GemignaniJonathan TunickJonathan TunickDan FoglerDan FoglerJudi DenchJudi DenchAudra McDonaldAudra McDonald