- 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 threeTony Award s for “Best Book of a Musical".A graduate of
Franklin and Marshall College , Lapine is married to screenwriter/directorSarah Kernochan .Libretti
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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 byAlan Menken & Stephen Schwartz
*"A New Brain " (Off-Broadway ) - 1999)
**Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Book of a Musical
*"Into the Woods " (revival) - 2002Plays
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Table Settings " (1978)
*"Twelve Dreams " (1978)
*"Luck, Pluck, and Virtue" (1994)
*"The Moment When " (2000)
*"Fran's Bed " (2005)Director
tage
*"Photography of Gertrude Stein" (1977)
*"March of the Falsettos " (1981) - composed byWilliam Finn
*"Sunday in the Park with George " (1984) - composed byStephen Sondheim
**Tony Nomination for Best Direction of a Musical
*"Merrily We Roll Along" (1985, La Jolla Playhouse)
*"Into the Woods " (1987) - composed byStephen 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 byStephen 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 byFrances Goodrich andAlbert Hackett
*"Golden Child " (1998) - written byDavid Henry Hwang
*"Der Glockner von Notre Dame " (1999, in Berlin) - composed byAlan Menken & Stephen Schwartz
*"Dirty Blonde" (2000) - written byClaudia 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 byMichel Legrand
**Drama Desk Nomination for Outstanding Director of a Musical
*"The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee " (2005) - composed byWilliam Finn
**Tony Nomination for Best Direction of a Musical
**Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a MusicalFilms
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Earthly Possessions " (1999, TV) - starringSusan Sarandon ,Stephen Dorff
*"Life with Mikey " (1993) - starringMichael J. Fox ,Cyndi Lauper
*"Impromptu" (1991) - starringJudy 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
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* [http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/interactive/video/index.html#l TonyAwards.com Interview with James Lapine]
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